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New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help!
September 14 2007 at 11:56 AM Beverley (no login)
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Hi to everyone. My name is Beverley I'm new to your forum and have been looking at a lot of the post but would really appreciate some help from any experienced (and new) Brava users PLEASE!!! I apologise if this post is long but I really need some advice as I keep losing suction with my domes so am going nowhere fast!
I purchased a used brava system on ebay a few days ago. Actually I've ended up buying two brave systems as a few weeks ago in my eagerness to win the bid I purchased the wrong sized domes! but that's another story.
The domes I purchased the other day are a medium wide and I am sure this is right for me according to the measurement chart on Brava.com in US (I live in the UK)
I am 5'5 tall and weigh approx 8 1/2 stones. My measurements were 30.5" under breast and 32.5" across nipples (thanks to breastfeeding 4 children gravity and I have become good friends, lol!)
As I said I purchased the medium wide domes but I have been having problems getting a good seal. I am using the smartbox which just kept running and then beeping within 10 minutes. This has happened for 3 consecutive days and I'm getting really depressed about this now.
I spoke to the UK customer service, but as I did not purchase them from new they claim they can not realy help me unless I buy a new pair of domes for £199!
Please can anyone advise me on how I can get a proper seal I seem to be losing the seal at the sides L & R just below my armpits and near the top of my ribcage. I cleansed the domes with a little non fraganced soapy water (Simple soap) and have tried both the Brava roll on prep and the Smith and Nephew no-sting wipe prep but still have the same problem with the domes coming away from my skin and the smartbox running with a humming sound followed by the alarm going off and then the smartbox shutting off!
I am very frustrated as I just can keep a seal at the sides and I just don't know what to do. I was really hoping this would work! Does anyone have any suggestions or has had the same problem.
I had read in one of the post that I could try a gel or silicon sealant where I am losing the seal or even another bra over the domes before putting the Brava bra on does anyone know if this is correct? If so does anyone know the name of sealants that can be used and where I can purchase it from especially in the UK. The domes are still quite tacky so I don't know what's happening.
I would really appreciate your help or any other tips so that I can just get some suction and even boost about some swelling whether or not it's painful, lol
Thank you all in advance and again sorry for the long post
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livinonaprayer
(no login) Re: New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 2:23 PM
I had the same problem at first with my domes. Wash your skin with Baby Shampoo, allow to dry completely. Apply no-sting prep wipes where domes will adhere and ALLOW FULL 10 MINUTES TO DRY. Apply domes and tubing. Turn on smartbox and hug gently with forearms against your body with smartbox running. I also pressed very gently with my hands against sides where domes touch ribcage at sides and hold very still (you almost need extra hands). It usually took me the full 10 minutes or even a second try after it alarmed and then I would feel it start to achieve full seal and then I pulled Brava bra up over domes. Good luck.
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Beverley
(no login) New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 2:27 PM
Hi.
Thank you so much for you reply. I will give the baby shampoo a go and hopefully that will work. Will let you know how I get on. Thanks again
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Louise
(no login) Re: New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 7:47 PM
You definitely have the right size domes, greater than 29.5 is a wide and less is a narrow. Then I think it's approx AA is medium, A is large and B is XL. I was never patient enough to wait for the prep to dry or for the smartbox to run for 10 mins so I just lean forward right dome in right hand, left dome in left hand. Start with domes in line with boobs but off to the right and left (like a front closing bra) and squash your boobs in and press the domes to the chest. Suck out the air with your mouth, bend the tube over to stop air escaping and attach the smartbox - if you haven't sucked hard it will run for maybe 30secs.
I use an airlock all the time now so I get much more suction but I did use the smartbox to start. I've just finished 10 weeks and I don't bother with any typr of bra, I just suck them on tight and wear a loose T shirt or jumper. I only wear the bra if I know I'm going to be doing a lot of house work that involves bending forwards. All this and Brava told me I was too narrow underbust for the narrow domes! I do have a program page which is v v v long and boring if you have a lot of time on your hands.
Let us know how you get on, good luck x
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Black Sheep
(no login) Re: New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 10:43 PM
Hi Louise, thanks for your reply and clarifying that I am the right size too. You might be right about me not waiting a full 10 mins for the prep to dry which is what livinonaprayer said so I'll make sure I leave it for 10 mins. So just to clarify if the alarm goes off this DOES mean that I am losing suction? So in theory if I there is suction the smartbox will just carry on running and the alarm shouldn't go off at all during the night. I really hope this works I've been dying to start using the system and have been so disappointed with everything going wrong.
Louise believe me I have plenty of time on my hands just came out of hospital so if I could see the programme page that would be great.
Thank you ladies for your replies
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Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER suction September 16 2007, 6:38 AM
If the alarm is going off then you have no seal. gently hold the domes to your chest and suck the air out with your mouth till the domes feel a bit on the tight side not to much. Then attach the smart box if after a couple minutes the box starts pumping again you need to make sure the silicone surrounds are flat against your chest if they are curled under the domes then that is wrong. flare the domes out with your fingers and suck the air out again then stick the box on and see if it works.
Basically i lean forward get the girls inside the domes then suck the air out check the surrounds if an area is curled under i let air back in and flare that area then suck the air out again. takes a bit getting used to but you will.
Clean is the operative word here. Make sure you clean the domes daily clean your skin after each session and clean your skin before you put the domes back on. clean the tubing aswell periodically. I use the skin prep but not all the time. I have found having clean dry skin and clean dry domes works just fine.
I have worn the system for 269 days now for a total of 4085 hours 15.19 hours per day average so far. Started as almost an A cup sitting at a small C after 15 hours of not wearing the system. Very full C to D cup after wearing the system sometimes even larger. After some of my mega sessions ie: over 48 hours of consecutive wear taking 30 minutes out of the day to clean everything and reattach the domes.
Just finished moving so everything is a mess. Got back online today. Still need to put things away and find things that are in boxes someplace. sheesh.
Well here is to getting this last 1400 hours done...then i will take a break from brava.
Good luck
September 14 2007 at 11:56 AM Beverley (no login)
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Hi to everyone. My name is Beverley I'm new to your forum and have been looking at a lot of the post but would really appreciate some help from any experienced (and new) Brava users PLEASE!!! I apologise if this post is long but I really need some advice as I keep losing suction with my domes so am going nowhere fast!
I purchased a used brava system on ebay a few days ago. Actually I've ended up buying two brave systems as a few weeks ago in my eagerness to win the bid I purchased the wrong sized domes! but that's another story.
The domes I purchased the other day are a medium wide and I am sure this is right for me according to the measurement chart on Brava.com in US (I live in the UK)
I am 5'5 tall and weigh approx 8 1/2 stones. My measurements were 30.5" under breast and 32.5" across nipples (thanks to breastfeeding 4 children gravity and I have become good friends, lol!)
As I said I purchased the medium wide domes but I have been having problems getting a good seal. I am using the smartbox which just kept running and then beeping within 10 minutes. This has happened for 3 consecutive days and I'm getting really depressed about this now.
I spoke to the UK customer service, but as I did not purchase them from new they claim they can not realy help me unless I buy a new pair of domes for £199!
Please can anyone advise me on how I can get a proper seal I seem to be losing the seal at the sides L & R just below my armpits and near the top of my ribcage. I cleansed the domes with a little non fraganced soapy water (Simple soap) and have tried both the Brava roll on prep and the Smith and Nephew no-sting wipe prep but still have the same problem with the domes coming away from my skin and the smartbox running with a humming sound followed by the alarm going off and then the smartbox shutting off!
I am very frustrated as I just can keep a seal at the sides and I just don't know what to do. I was really hoping this would work! Does anyone have any suggestions or has had the same problem.
I had read in one of the post that I could try a gel or silicon sealant where I am losing the seal or even another bra over the domes before putting the Brava bra on does anyone know if this is correct? If so does anyone know the name of sealants that can be used and where I can purchase it from especially in the UK. The domes are still quite tacky so I don't know what's happening.
I would really appreciate your help or any other tips so that I can just get some suction and even boost about some swelling whether or not it's painful, lol
Thank you all in advance and again sorry for the long post
Author Reply
livinonaprayer
(no login) Re: New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 2:23 PM
I had the same problem at first with my domes. Wash your skin with Baby Shampoo, allow to dry completely. Apply no-sting prep wipes where domes will adhere and ALLOW FULL 10 MINUTES TO DRY. Apply domes and tubing. Turn on smartbox and hug gently with forearms against your body with smartbox running. I also pressed very gently with my hands against sides where domes touch ribcage at sides and hold very still (you almost need extra hands). It usually took me the full 10 minutes or even a second try after it alarmed and then I would feel it start to achieve full seal and then I pulled Brava bra up over domes. Good luck.
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Beverley
(no login) New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 2:27 PM
Hi.
Thank you so much for you reply. I will give the baby shampoo a go and hopefully that will work. Will let you know how I get on. Thanks again
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Louise
(no login) Re: New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 7:47 PM
You definitely have the right size domes, greater than 29.5 is a wide and less is a narrow. Then I think it's approx AA is medium, A is large and B is XL. I was never patient enough to wait for the prep to dry or for the smartbox to run for 10 mins so I just lean forward right dome in right hand, left dome in left hand. Start with domes in line with boobs but off to the right and left (like a front closing bra) and squash your boobs in and press the domes to the chest. Suck out the air with your mouth, bend the tube over to stop air escaping and attach the smartbox - if you haven't sucked hard it will run for maybe 30secs.
I use an airlock all the time now so I get much more suction but I did use the smartbox to start. I've just finished 10 weeks and I don't bother with any typr of bra, I just suck them on tight and wear a loose T shirt or jumper. I only wear the bra if I know I'm going to be doing a lot of house work that involves bending forwards. All this and Brava told me I was too narrow underbust for the narrow domes! I do have a program page which is v v v long and boring if you have a lot of time on your hands.
Let us know how you get on, good luck x
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Black Sheep
(no login) Re: New to your forum and Brava system and losing dome suction...please help! September 14 2007, 10:43 PM
Hi Louise, thanks for your reply and clarifying that I am the right size too. You might be right about me not waiting a full 10 mins for the prep to dry which is what livinonaprayer said so I'll make sure I leave it for 10 mins. So just to clarify if the alarm goes off this DOES mean that I am losing suction? So in theory if I there is suction the smartbox will just carry on running and the alarm shouldn't go off at all during the night. I really hope this works I've been dying to start using the system and have been so disappointed with everything going wrong.
Louise believe me I have plenty of time on my hands just came out of hospital so if I could see the programme page that would be great.
Thank you ladies for your replies
Edit Message Delete Message
Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER suction September 16 2007, 6:38 AM
If the alarm is going off then you have no seal. gently hold the domes to your chest and suck the air out with your mouth till the domes feel a bit on the tight side not to much. Then attach the smart box if after a couple minutes the box starts pumping again you need to make sure the silicone surrounds are flat against your chest if they are curled under the domes then that is wrong. flare the domes out with your fingers and suck the air out again then stick the box on and see if it works.
Basically i lean forward get the girls inside the domes then suck the air out check the surrounds if an area is curled under i let air back in and flare that area then suck the air out again. takes a bit getting used to but you will.
Clean is the operative word here. Make sure you clean the domes daily clean your skin after each session and clean your skin before you put the domes back on. clean the tubing aswell periodically. I use the skin prep but not all the time. I have found having clean dry skin and clean dry domes works just fine.
I have worn the system for 269 days now for a total of 4085 hours 15.19 hours per day average so far. Started as almost an A cup sitting at a small C after 15 hours of not wearing the system. Very full C to D cup after wearing the system sometimes even larger. After some of my mega sessions ie: over 48 hours of consecutive wear taking 30 minutes out of the day to clean everything and reattach the domes.
Just finished moving so everything is a mess. Got back online today. Still need to put things away and find things that are in boxes someplace. sheesh.
Well here is to getting this last 1400 hours done...then i will take a break from brava.
Good luck