Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks
October 17 2006 at 8:03 PM Miranda (no login)
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Hi everyone,
I've been reading this forum for the past 6 weeks, hoping to find other people who are using the Brava and posting their results. Unfortunately, it seems like there is minimal support or participation. In hopes of changing that, I wanted to share my results using the Brava system to date.
I started using the Brava system on September 5. It's been 6 full weeks using the system...progress is slow...but to me, it's absolutely worth it and will continue until I reach week 20.
Here are my beginning stats:
5'3''
118 lbs
small 34A
No children
According to Brava, I would be categorized as a slow responder and would be best if I wore the system 12-14 hours. My average wear time to date is 11.24 hours each night. My goal is to keep a 12 hour average. So far, I'm on track for this. I usually wear the system anywhere from 11 to 14 hours a day.
At first, it was difficult wearing the domes. Now, it has become second nature putting them on in the evening and taking them off in the morning. Whenever I feel uncomfortable wearing the system, I keep thinking that it's only for a short period of time and that it will be worth the end results!
It took a while for me to see any type of growth. I mentioned that I started as a small 34A. Now at the end of week 6, in the mornings I am a full 34B when swollen and in the evenings and a full 34A when the swelling subsides. My breasts are visibly rounder and fuller.
To keep the swelling for as long as I can, I wear a size 34B bra during the day or go braless.
I'm happy to keep posting if this is helpful to other women out there. I also have documented my growth with photos...proof positive that the system is slowly working!
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Nicole
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 18 2006, 12:47 AM
Miranda
We have very similar stats except that i have children and had beast fed. I dont really think having children is that much of a advantage, wear time and the suction power are still the most important factors. I am into 16 weeks now, but plan to wear 6-8 more weeks. I started to see results around the 6th week as well(gain about an inch), but no more visible growth ever since
. Recently the morning swelling has gone down a lot as well, I am convinced that only more swelling would give me more growth, so i switch from my smartbox to airlock. That just do the trick, i have awesome swelling now in the morning and seemed to be picking up more growth. I guess what i am trying to say here is that, your body could somehow get used to all that suction, it just doesn't get swelling easily any more, in order to change that, you must add suction to get more swelling. I hope this tip would help others out there who's been wonderring why their growth seemed to have stopped at some point.
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Bella
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 18 2006, 6:13 AM
Thanks for the tip Miranda - it does actually make some sense to me that people's bodies might get used to the suction over time and so might stop responding to Brava. Just one question though - what is the airlock system that you mention? I notice that other people seem to have talked about using airlocks also, but I don't really know what they mean when they say that this is an alternative to the Smart box or how it would work in practice.
Miranda - congratulations on your results so far! my statistics are identical to yours, and if I get anywhere near the same result, I would be delighted - it is definitely encouraging to hear positive feedback from others using the system (especially as I am only a couple of weeks into wearing Brava), so please let us know how you are getting on!
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Anonymous
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 18 2006, 6:16 AM
Oops, sorry - I meant to say thank you to Nicole for the tip!
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Miranda
(no login) Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 18 2006, 6:44 AM
Hi Nicole,
Did you have to move up a size with your domes?
I can see why you would want to go to a manual airlock system if you feel you are not achieving enough swelling with the smartbox. It also seems to be a good backup method in case the smartbox malfunctions and you don't want to miss any weartime. How do you measure the amount of pressure for the manual airlock?
Bella - thanks for the encouragement.
There are days when I think that NOTHING is growing. Ladies, I'm sure that you can relate staring in the mirror, analyzing your breasts from all angles to see if there is any growth. Because I'm used to seeing myself day after day, it's difficult to see daily changes that occur. That's why I rely on pictures that I take weekly, with a bra and without.
I'm happy to know that we're all experiencing this together!
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Nicole
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 18 2006, 9:33 PM
I am still using the wide medium domes, but i should have switch to W-L because after switching to airlock, i am touching the domes in the moring. For those who doesn't know what an airlock is, it's just basically a T-shape tube, just like the one came with Brava. But instead of connecting one end to the smartbox, it's connected to a check velve which helps to lock in air. You suck out air with your own mouth, so you could do as much suction as you can, but of course it should never hurt, if you feel the increased suction is making you uncomforatable, you should be less aggressive. But honestly, for me, no matter how hard i suck, it never hurt.
I have always been skeptical of the airlock idea because the design is just too simple and it doesn't sent off an alarm when you are losing suction, but i was desparate to get more swelling, i went ahead and puchased one from ebay. I thought i could just use it a few hours before going to bed, and then hook my smartbox back for sleeping. Surprisingly, the airlock has an amazing ability to keep a good seal and i don't lose suction at all during my sleep.
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leinna
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 21 2006, 7:21 AM
I used the airlock from the start. You can purchase it on ebay ( uk).
It is very important to take pictures before you start. You easily get used teh size you have with the swelling, and growing from a 34a to a 34b is not that much, I believe only a few centimeters or less than one inch.
If you look at bra sizes with their measurements you'll see the difference is really very small.
I grew from a small 32b to a full 32C in 16 weeks.
Unfortunately I had some skin problems and had to stop for a while, just started again because they say after stopping you will lose some of the growth and I want to keep my full 32C !
By the way, I have no kids so didn't breastfeed. But I used to be a lot bigger and lost a lot of weight and this makes me a normal to rapid responder
Keep it up, it is working if you stick to it.
good luck !
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Miranda
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 21 2006, 10:01 AM
You are SO right about taking photos of your progress. It's one of the only ways to judge growth through this process.
Just today, I was looking at myself, thinking that I haven't changed at all since starting with the Brava. Sure, the swelling in the morning looks great. But when I see myself in the afternoon, it's a little bit of a letdown. So I was about to go out for the evening and decided to wear one of my older bras, a 34A. To my surprise, it was too small! I happily put on my newly purchased 34B instead.
Do other people notice the change? Maybe not. But my boyfriend, who has been incredibly patient with my Brava endeavor, has noticed the change.
I'm sticking with it, ladies.
I'm happy read that you are too!
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Miranda
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks October 26 2006, 1:13 AM
Hi ladies!
I hope everybody is doing well in their Brava progress.
Something I wanted to share: I have noticed that once I began sucking the air out of the tubes before connecting the smartbox, I get a better seal as well as more swelling in the morning. It also shortens the time that I have to wait for the smartbox to achieve the pressure( from 5 minutes to 0 seconds!). I'm still content with the smartbox, especially since it turns itself on when the pressure decreases. Buying an airlock from an aquarium store is definitely something I will need to do, just in case the smartbox breaks down.
-Miranda
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Nicole
(no login) Airlock rocks December 22 2006, 2:10 AM
Hello ladies
It's week 25 for me now, can't believe it's been so long! I switched to Airlock from week 15, and the growth has been amazing! I was skeptical about airlock when i first saw people post about it, it was just such a simple device, what good could it do!? but surprisingly, it locks in air much better than a smartbox, so even though it doesn't trigger off an alarm when the seal is broken, it's so air tight that i never have problem with losing seal at night. The main reason why it is so great is that you could increase suction any time as you wish, of course only to a level not hurting yourself.
I have grown about 2 inches so far, and most of growth happened during the last 10 weeks. I plan to keep on wearing it for another month, hopefully i will be able to keep all the growth i have after i stop using it(i know some people could lose some once they stop)
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Caroline
(no login) Didn't work for me December 22 2006, 3:43 AM
I'm over 50, had 3 kids and breast fed all 3. After I quit nursing, what little boobs (36 B) I had completely disappeared! I was in shock & felt like I'd just had a double masectomy. So I got saline implants and had them for over 20 yrs. They were uncomfortable, looked unnatural & I believe my current health problems were caused by them. I was so happy to have them removed. Then I found out about about Brava. It sounded good...with all the supposed clinical trials, supposed avg. 100 cc gain, etc. so I bought it.
I wore Brava for over 20 weeks, at least 10-12 hrs a day, sometimes 14-16 hrs. I suffered with rashes and back/breast bone pain while wearing the domes. I was/am so flat, I don't fit into even an AA bra. All the Brava did for me is waste my money, take my time and cause me pain. And, it did STRETCH out my breast tissue (didn't fill it up, but stretched it out). Before I was well, just flat. Now, I am still flat (don't fit into an AA bra..not sure if I'd fit into an AAA bra if they made one) but have some sagging to where you can see a curve at the bottom of the breasts.
Oh, it looked impressive while I was wearing them! With the swelling I was up to a C cup. They even stayed swelled up for a while after I quit wearing the domes. But after a couple of weeks, major disappointment. I still have the stupid domes/system in my closet....but not for long. As soon as I log off, they're going in the trash. They were a useless waste of money and time and I'll be glad to get back the closet space.
After having the implants removed and getting virtually NO results from Brava, I thought no man would be interested in a woman without boobs. Boy was I wrong! My boyfriend just loves my little boobs. He says he is so glad I don't have big saggy boobs.
When I go to work or out in public I still use an enhanced bra. I used to buy regular padded bras, but with so much padding (to look like at least an A cup) they looked fake. Then I found some silicone boobie inserts at Victoria Secret that I could put in a regular bra. But, it wasn't real comfortable having them against my skin and they tended to shift around in the bra. Then I found a lightly padded bra by Playtex that has "pockets" on the sides that will allow me to slip the silicone boobies into. The padding is between me and them and only a thin layer of stretchy fabric is over them. They look really natural (with nipples too).
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Miranda
(no login) Re: Dedicated to Brava for 20 weeks December 22 2006, 10:00 AM
Hi Nicole,
Congratulations on your progress! It takes diligence to wear the system for 25 weeks straight. Please let us know what your ultimate results are after you stop wearing the system 4 weeks from now.
I'm on week 15. Because of the holidays, I missed a few days in a row, so I know that I've hindered my growth pattern. I'm planning to wear the domes through the end of February, which gives me another 10 weeks. My breast growth so far definitely has me motivated to continue. Although growth seems slow to me (I compare it to watching grass grow), there is a significant difference that my boyfriend and I have noticed.
