05-01-2025, 07:20
(This post was last modified: 05-01-2025, 07:31 by ShelaVenna.)
Last week was week 16. I’m officially 4 months in. I thought I would post before and after pics by now, but I’m not sure if I will. I feel like the difference is still barely visible.
It’s still time to update my measurements. I tried measuring using the displacement method today. I I clipped shut the tubing on one of the domes. Then I measured how much water it takes to fill my small domes. Then I filled up my bathtub, submerged the cup fully, dunked each boob in the submerged dome, and made sure the edges of the dome were perfectly flush with my skin. I measured the remaining water in the dome after dunking and subtracted the result from the total volume of the domes. This is where everything went wrong. The result I got was 87cc and 94cc respectively. This seems impossibly small. The average volume of my breasts according to this method is 91cc. That’s equivalent in volume to a 28AA. I haven’t been a 28AA since I was 104lb and size 0 in highschool. Now I’m 125lb, size 6/8, and a small 32B. Clearly the majority of my breast tissue did not make it into the dome. When I fold myself in half to submerge my chest in the tub, and put a hand to steady myself, my breast stretches into a weird shape, and I think that’s causing most of my breast tissue to move to the edges outside of the dome’s diameter.
I could try using a syringe to fill the domes while lying on my back with my torso slightly angled up, but that sounds annoying. If I were lying perfectly flat on my back, I think my boobs would still disappear into the ether and be impossible to measure accurately. If I were in a swimming pool I could stick my boob in the cup while standing completely upright, which would be ideal, but that’s not gonna happen, lol. I think I might measure again, but pump up to 1inhg (very mild vacuum pressure) to force my breast tissue into the dome. Obviously if my breasts are slightly expanded the measurement won’t be perfectly accurate, but at least it will be more accurate than the bonkers measurements I took today. Either way, I don’t really need the total volume measurement to be very accurate. I only need the difference in volume over time to be very accurate.
I also tried hydronoogling for the first time today. Hydronoogling is pumping with water instead of air. I’ve always heard that pumping with water is superior but too inconvenient for people who pump for an hour or more at a time. I think I agree on all counts. The difference was amazing. I was able to pump at 4inhg continuously for a whole hour without needing a break. I can only normally only handle that pressure for a 2 minutes tops, although I stopped doing that because even that was way too uncomfortable after an hour or two of pressure cycling. The higher pressure is drastically more comfortable with water in the domes, and it’s not just because of the warmth. To me eat seems like the warmth is the least important part. Does the prolonged high pressure mean that water pumping is a lot more effective? I’m not sure. I just know that I don’t really want to take an hour long bath everyday. I could maybe handle half an hour a day, but I’m not sure if doing it for only 30 mins is worth it.
Anyway, I’m going to measure my breast volume again tomorrow using the new method I just described. I’ll also take my measurements the normal way, with a measuring tape, hopefully for the last time. I’d like to switch to measuring my breasts in CCs from now on, if I can find a reliable way to do it.
Edit: It just occurred to me that if I pump to pull my breast tissue into the domes to measure, breaking the seal without spilling any of the water is going to be damn near impossible. Can’t believe I didn’t think of that earlier. Oh well. I’ll try it anyway. But I’m much less optimistic about this new measuring plan now.
It’s still time to update my measurements. I tried measuring using the displacement method today. I I clipped shut the tubing on one of the domes. Then I measured how much water it takes to fill my small domes. Then I filled up my bathtub, submerged the cup fully, dunked each boob in the submerged dome, and made sure the edges of the dome were perfectly flush with my skin. I measured the remaining water in the dome after dunking and subtracted the result from the total volume of the domes. This is where everything went wrong. The result I got was 87cc and 94cc respectively. This seems impossibly small. The average volume of my breasts according to this method is 91cc. That’s equivalent in volume to a 28AA. I haven’t been a 28AA since I was 104lb and size 0 in highschool. Now I’m 125lb, size 6/8, and a small 32B. Clearly the majority of my breast tissue did not make it into the dome. When I fold myself in half to submerge my chest in the tub, and put a hand to steady myself, my breast stretches into a weird shape, and I think that’s causing most of my breast tissue to move to the edges outside of the dome’s diameter.
I could try using a syringe to fill the domes while lying on my back with my torso slightly angled up, but that sounds annoying. If I were lying perfectly flat on my back, I think my boobs would still disappear into the ether and be impossible to measure accurately. If I were in a swimming pool I could stick my boob in the cup while standing completely upright, which would be ideal, but that’s not gonna happen, lol. I think I might measure again, but pump up to 1inhg (very mild vacuum pressure) to force my breast tissue into the dome. Obviously if my breasts are slightly expanded the measurement won’t be perfectly accurate, but at least it will be more accurate than the bonkers measurements I took today. Either way, I don’t really need the total volume measurement to be very accurate. I only need the difference in volume over time to be very accurate.
I also tried hydronoogling for the first time today. Hydronoogling is pumping with water instead of air. I’ve always heard that pumping with water is superior but too inconvenient for people who pump for an hour or more at a time. I think I agree on all counts. The difference was amazing. I was able to pump at 4inhg continuously for a whole hour without needing a break. I can only normally only handle that pressure for a 2 minutes tops, although I stopped doing that because even that was way too uncomfortable after an hour or two of pressure cycling. The higher pressure is drastically more comfortable with water in the domes, and it’s not just because of the warmth. To me eat seems like the warmth is the least important part. Does the prolonged high pressure mean that water pumping is a lot more effective? I’m not sure. I just know that I don’t really want to take an hour long bath everyday. I could maybe handle half an hour a day, but I’m not sure if doing it for only 30 mins is worth it.
Anyway, I’m going to measure my breast volume again tomorrow using the new method I just described. I’ll also take my measurements the normal way, with a measuring tape, hopefully for the last time. I’d like to switch to measuring my breasts in CCs from now on, if I can find a reliable way to do it.
Edit: It just occurred to me that if I pump to pull my breast tissue into the domes to measure, breaking the seal without spilling any of the water is going to be damn near impossible. Can’t believe I didn’t think of that earlier. Oh well. I’ll try it anyway. But I’m much less optimistic about this new measuring plan now.