09-01-2011, 14:24
swelling gone down
December 13 2006 at 7:39 AM kel (no login)
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I am in week 7 and I just took a break for about 3 days last week (skin problems), now my swelling is about 1.5 inchs less and it only lasts a few hours, it is even less swelling than when I first started. What is going on?
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Miranda
(no login) Re: swelling gone down December 13 2006, 8:52 AM
How long are you wearing the domes each day? I've never taken 3 days off from wearing the domes...I am assuming that you have to wear them an extra 15 days to make up for the lost wear.
From personal experience, I have found that wearing the domes for an extended period of time for as many days as I can has helped with sustaining/improving growth. On average, I wear my domes for 12 hours each night. Either the day before or the day after I miss a day from wearing the domes, I try to extend my dome wear time even more to make up for lost time.
Hang in there, Kel. I am now starting week 15 and the road has been rocky for me. Becoming discouraged can come easily with all of the negative comments that I read. Two things have kept me motivated:
1) My boyfriend has watched my progress from the beginning and has noted marked growth. He is very pleased and NOW completely understands why I put up with wearing the system.
2) I have documented my growth with weekly photos that I take in the evening when swelling has gone down and see the changes in the size/shape of my breasts.
kel
(no login) Re: swelling gone down December 13 2006, 5:17 PM
thanks Miranda,
I try to wear mine 10-12/night. good to hear you see improvements. do you use measurements or just pictures? I feel like I could wear them for months if it wasn't for the skin irritaions.
Miranda
(no login) Re: swelling gone down December 13 2006, 6:08 PM
I just take photos...no measurements as of yet.
I mentioned that I'm on week 15. When I first wore the system, I was very careful about washing and prepping my skin before wearing the domes, as well as washing the domes immediately and applying lotion/vitamin E/cocoa butter afterwards to keep my skin moist. At about week 8 out of pure laziness, I started wearing the domes without prepping my skin and noticed that my skin did not react any differently. In fact, I found that the domes adhered more securely. So now, all that I do is wash my domes after use and treat my skin.
After trial and error, I have found that for me, the treatment of my skin (keeping areas moisturized and not scratching irritations) has helped the most in dealing with my irritated areas. Luckily, I have not experienced any open sores. But they could have easily become worse if it wasn't for the cocoa butter and vitamin E.
Have you tried using a pantyliner over your skin irritations when wearing your domes?
December 13 2006 at 7:39 AM kel (no login)
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I am in week 7 and I just took a break for about 3 days last week (skin problems), now my swelling is about 1.5 inchs less and it only lasts a few hours, it is even less swelling than when I first started. What is going on?
Author Reply
Miranda
(no login) Re: swelling gone down December 13 2006, 8:52 AM
How long are you wearing the domes each day? I've never taken 3 days off from wearing the domes...I am assuming that you have to wear them an extra 15 days to make up for the lost wear.
From personal experience, I have found that wearing the domes for an extended period of time for as many days as I can has helped with sustaining/improving growth. On average, I wear my domes for 12 hours each night. Either the day before or the day after I miss a day from wearing the domes, I try to extend my dome wear time even more to make up for lost time.
Hang in there, Kel. I am now starting week 15 and the road has been rocky for me. Becoming discouraged can come easily with all of the negative comments that I read. Two things have kept me motivated:
1) My boyfriend has watched my progress from the beginning and has noted marked growth. He is very pleased and NOW completely understands why I put up with wearing the system.
2) I have documented my growth with weekly photos that I take in the evening when swelling has gone down and see the changes in the size/shape of my breasts.
kel
(no login) Re: swelling gone down December 13 2006, 5:17 PM
thanks Miranda,
I try to wear mine 10-12/night. good to hear you see improvements. do you use measurements or just pictures? I feel like I could wear them for months if it wasn't for the skin irritaions.
Miranda
(no login) Re: swelling gone down December 13 2006, 6:08 PM
I just take photos...no measurements as of yet.
I mentioned that I'm on week 15. When I first wore the system, I was very careful about washing and prepping my skin before wearing the domes, as well as washing the domes immediately and applying lotion/vitamin E/cocoa butter afterwards to keep my skin moist. At about week 8 out of pure laziness, I started wearing the domes without prepping my skin and noticed that my skin did not react any differently. In fact, I found that the domes adhered more securely. So now, all that I do is wash my domes after use and treat my skin.
After trial and error, I have found that for me, the treatment of my skin (keeping areas moisturized and not scratching irritations) has helped the most in dealing with my irritated areas. Luckily, I have not experienced any open sores. But they could have easily become worse if it wasn't for the cocoa butter and vitamin E.
Have you tried using a pantyliner over your skin irritations when wearing your domes?