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6 weeks brava so far...
December 1 2008 at 2:21 PM amy (no login)
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i have done 6 weeks and i have never swelled more than an a cup and i lose it all by the next session.
It doesnt seem like i will keep any growth...
can some1 tell me wen they started retaining swelling all day(slow responders)
im thinking bout switching to the bb
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roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: 6 weeks brava so far... December 1 2008, 2:33 PM
Hi, Amy. If you read the excerpt from the counselor on my post below under 6-week Brava experiment, you will see that the body doesn't even begin to create new tissue until at least a month into Brava. So, at six weeks, it might be that you are still way too early to tell. I am not one to give any testimony at this point, however, since I have just finished up four weeks. I have not retained anything either. Hopefully some of the more experienced ladies will provide some encouragement.
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StacyEllen
(no login) Re: 6 weeks brava so far... December 1 2008, 2:33 PM
I am in my third cycle of Brava (1st time was 4 years ago, 2nd time 3 years ago) and each time I can honestly say it seemed like nothing was happening until at least week 8. That is why 10 weeks would have been a waste of my time...I have to go at least 20 weeks to see real growth. I am now in week 18 (17 full weeks) and I finally feel like i still have some serious swelling by 3 or 4 in the afternoon. I am preparing for a "vacation" from Brava after week 20, but will try for another 10 weeks starting in January. I know it is slow and torturous waiting for growth, but patience is the only way to achieve anything. When you figure you are only gaining 1 drop of fluid a day....that would take weeks to notice in your cup size. The first time I did Brava I did 32 weeks (which seemed like most of the year!) and I went from a small A to a full B. I was SO happy and kept all of the growth that I expected to (what I had by week 15 was what I kept) but 8 months of the year is a lot of sleepless nights to achieve 1 cup. But implants were not an option for me, so it was either perseverance and lack of sleep or be a pathetic A cup for the rest of my life. This time (i did lose some growth during 1 1/2 years of breastfeeding) I began a small B and by week 10 I was a full B. I am now a good sized C. (which I won't keep if I quit at 20 weeks) It is a long process, but worth it in the end.
December 1 2008 at 2:21 PM amy (no login)
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i have done 6 weeks and i have never swelled more than an a cup and i lose it all by the next session.
It doesnt seem like i will keep any growth...
can some1 tell me wen they started retaining swelling all day(slow responders)
im thinking bout switching to the bb
Author Reply
roakie
(Login roakie)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: 6 weeks brava so far... December 1 2008, 2:33 PM
Hi, Amy. If you read the excerpt from the counselor on my post below under 6-week Brava experiment, you will see that the body doesn't even begin to create new tissue until at least a month into Brava. So, at six weeks, it might be that you are still way too early to tell. I am not one to give any testimony at this point, however, since I have just finished up four weeks. I have not retained anything either. Hopefully some of the more experienced ladies will provide some encouragement.
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StacyEllen
(no login) Re: 6 weeks brava so far... December 1 2008, 2:33 PM
I am in my third cycle of Brava (1st time was 4 years ago, 2nd time 3 years ago) and each time I can honestly say it seemed like nothing was happening until at least week 8. That is why 10 weeks would have been a waste of my time...I have to go at least 20 weeks to see real growth. I am now in week 18 (17 full weeks) and I finally feel like i still have some serious swelling by 3 or 4 in the afternoon. I am preparing for a "vacation" from Brava after week 20, but will try for another 10 weeks starting in January. I know it is slow and torturous waiting for growth, but patience is the only way to achieve anything. When you figure you are only gaining 1 drop of fluid a day....that would take weeks to notice in your cup size. The first time I did Brava I did 32 weeks (which seemed like most of the year!) and I went from a small A to a full B. I was SO happy and kept all of the growth that I expected to (what I had by week 15 was what I kept) but 8 months of the year is a lot of sleepless nights to achieve 1 cup. But implants were not an option for me, so it was either perseverance and lack of sleep or be a pathetic A cup for the rest of my life. This time (i did lose some growth during 1 1/2 years of breastfeeding) I began a small B and by week 10 I was a full B. I am now a good sized C. (which I won't keep if I quit at 20 weeks) It is a long process, but worth it in the end.