[lled34aa]

i'm feeling a little bit sentimental. just looked back at photos of me in my early and mid 20s. i'm now 31. i can honestly say that i feel much sexier and happier with myself now than in my 20s. i'm so glad i found this forum, and i'm glad i stuck with this over the past 2+ years despite all the set backs and non-progress i had.

in my 20s, i knew i had small breasts, and i was extremely ashamed of them. i ignored my breasts and tried to focus on other things. i couldn't buy any push up bras because there was not enough tissues to push up. it just created too big of a gap on top. i wore t-shirt padded bras to give myself shape underneath my clothes. but if i wore a slightly low top, you can see my chest is completely flat, then two bumps created by the padded bra. i spent 6 months in my mid 20s trying out herbs but it didn't make any difference whatsoever.

by the end of my 20s, i found this forum. i was skeptical, but desperate. i dived in 200% only to broke out with acne, experienced hair loss, and went 6 months without period. all the while i was super frustrated seeing other people growing out their bras while i still couldn't fill out ANY of my existing bras. slowly i had little glimmers of hope... a little bit of shadow between boobs, a little bit of breast sensation here and there, a little bit more aware that i have a tiny bit of breasts...

now, my b/c cup during the day is temporary swelling from brava. but even at night, not only do i have breast tissues to push up, i also have cleavage. are they by any means large breasts? no. but they are finally what i feel are breasts rather than tiny lumps on my chest, and i'm so happy and thankful, and proud of myself for finally being on the winning side of this long battle.

so i went from being a skeptic, to a believer in NBE. i have to say the most progress i've made is with brava. i plan on continuing with this to see where it takes me. in the back of my mind, there's still a part of me that's worried about losing everything once i stop brava. but i get consolation in believing that because my progress has been so slow, it's given my body plenty of time to adapt.

i no longer dread taking my bra off in front of a guy. i no longer feel like an anomaly.

[lled34aa]

mesusuana,

i'm not taping down my nipples anymore because within 1hr of pumping, my nipples are pressed against the ends of the domes - so they are pretty flat when i take off the domes.

i really do need the x-large domes. i'm filling the large domes to the max within 6-7 hrs now.

and thank you emily and notsobusty. i don't have genetic on my side, so i make up for it in persistence.

[mesusuana]

Hi lled,

you're deserved to get a D cup because you work so hard on your boobs and never give up. You are the one who inspired me, I'm not lucky as you in the past 1.5years but I still try to find out if any other things would work for me...

[gilly]

Hi Illed!

You are incredible! Thanks so much for sharing your story, as you are such an inspiration.

[definitelymaybe]

i'm feeling a little bit sentimental. just looked back at photos of me in my early and mid 20s. i'm now 31. i can honestly say that i feel much sexier and happier with myself now than in my 20s. i'm so glad i found this forum, and i'm glad i stuck with this over the past 2+ years despite all the set backs and non-progress i had.

in my 20s, i knew i had small breasts, and i was extremely ashamed of them. i ignored my breasts and tried to focus on other things. i couldn't buy any push up bras because there was not enough tissues to push up. it just created too big of a gap on top. i wore t-shirt padded bras to give myself shape underneath my clothes. but if i wore a slightly low top, you can see my chest is completely flat, then two bumps created by the padded bra. i spent 6 months in my mid 20s trying out herbs but it didn't make any difference whatsoever.

by the end of my 20s, i found this forum. i was skeptical, but desperate. i dived in 200% only to broke out with acne, experienced hair loss, and went 6 months without period. all the while i was super frustrated seeing other people growing out their bras while i still couldn't fill out ANY of my existing bras. slowly i had little glimmers of hope... a little bit of shadow between boobs, a little bit of breast sensation here and there, a little bit more aware that i have a tiny bit of breasts...

now, my b/c cup during the day is temporary swelling from brava. but even at night, not only do i have breast tissues to push up, i also have cleavage. are they by any means large breasts? no. but they are finally what i feel are breasts rather than tiny lumps on my chest, and i'm so happy and thankful, and proud of myself for finally being on the winning side of this long battle.

so i went from being a skeptic, to a believer in NBE. i have to say the most progress i've made is with brava. i plan on continuing with this to see where it takes me. in the back of my mind, there's still a part of me that's worried about losing everything once i stop brava. but i get consolation in believing that because my progress has been so slow, it's given my body plenty of time to adapt.

i no longer dread taking my bra off in front of a guy. i no longer feel like an anomaly.

I understand what you're saying completely. I've even ended relationships just because I didn't want to be topless in front of a guy. We're about the same age and I too, feel a lot more confident now that I'm older and wiser and have had a small bit of growth.

Thanks for posting that. It's always nice to see people who go through and have the same feelings you have. :-)

[lled34aa]

i'm glad i can inspire and relate to others.

definitelymaybe, how much have you grown? did you start out smaller than an A cup? i remember seeing your posts on this board a while back when girlfriday used to post every day. she was also another small boobs hard gainer... i really wonder if she grew more or kept what she gained.

28th week of brava:

what a difference the last week made! on week 27th, my swelling after 18hr was 34.75". week 28th, my swelling after just 14hr was a little over 35". maybe it's because i'm in the late part of my cycle?

i bought a super cheap unpadded bra in size 30C. it fits me snug 10hrs post brava. i think i bought it just because i wanted to feel good about owning a C cup bra (which i never thought in a million years would happen). but a 30c is equivalent to 32b, and 34a. some of the 32a push up bras that i used to wear no longer cover my nipples. FINALLY! i'm growing out some of my bras!!!!

[lostacres6]

Many, many congrats on your progress. Wish I can say the same for myself. I tried Brava 2 yrs ago but just couldn't sleep with it on. I give you so much credit for your perseverence.
Anyway, how often do you get the tingling sensations? Once a day? Once every few days? How long does 1 tingling episode last? Somewhere I read that NG & Brava stretch the tissue so growth can take place. Is that true? So someone just using NBE won't grow as fast without the stretching?
Isabelle said being depressed is a sign the phytoestrogens are working. Have you experienced depression from the PM?
Lots of questions - sorry.
Have a great Brave day, week, year.[/align]

[definitelymaybe]

i'm glad i can inspire and relate to others.

definitelymaybe, how much have you grown? did you start out smaller than an A cup? i remember seeing your posts on this board a while back when girlfriday used to post every day. she was also another small boobs hard gainer... i really wonder if she grew more or kept what she gained.

28th week of brava:

what a difference the last week made! on week 27th, my swelling after 18hr was 34.75". week 28th, my swelling after just 14hr was a little over 35". maybe it's because i'm in the late part of my cycle?

i bought a super cheap unpadded bra in size 30C. it fits me snug 10hrs post brava. i think i bought it just because i wanted to feel good about owning a C cup bra (which i never thought in a million years would happen). but a 30c is equivalent to 32b, and 34a. some of the 32a push up bras that i used to wear no longer cover my nipples. FINALLY! i'm growing out some of my bras!!!!

Yes, I miss her posts. I wonder about her sometimes too. Hope she kept up the booby journey and is doing good.

I'm still a small A cup but I'm feeling a lot better about my breasts than I used to, for sure. I breastfed and the end results of nursing was that I pretty much had nothing. Seriously, nothing. So depressing. Now, I am a small A cup.

Yay for more progress! 30C? That's too cool! So awesome to see that there is hope! :-)))

[lled34aa]

lostacres6,

i rarely get tingling sensations.... maybe 1-3 times a month? usually when i use ro-bust lotion with siriporn capsules and st. herb capsules. some months i don't get any sensations at all. they last only about 1-2 seconds.

i know for fat crafting nowaday, a lot of doctors opt for doing it with brava. the idea is that brava stretches out the tissues, giving the injected fat more room to survive. i read that fat crafting with brava yields much better result than without. as far as doing NBE with or without pumping, i have no idea if pumping helps speed up the progress any. as you already know, you and i didn't have much luck with NG.

i've noticed on days when i get impatient and take more than my usual PM dosage, i get a little bit foggy, headache, and depressed. BUT, i really don't think people should aim for taking estrogen to the point of depression. my dosage right now is just below the amount that causes negative side effects. i have progesterone cream handy for the rare instances when i over dose a little.

i wish you best of luck! have you thought about doing chest exercises to make them perkier? i've been doing that the past year. the guy i'm seeing said he could tell i do chest exercises because they feel firm and full. getting complimented on my breasts is definitely new territory for me. i almost thought he was talking about someone else's boobs!

[lled34aa]

i've simplified my NBE routine lots.

currently, i am:

- wearing brava (average 12.5hr a day)
- PM capsules + lotion
- Spearmint tea
- Goat's rue tea
- gelatin
- progesterone cream 5 days out of the month
- for general health : exercise, whey protein, coconut oil, cod liver oil, probiotic


no longer using:

- BO
- MSM
- maca
- hops
- natureday liquid extract and lotion
- greenbush herb extract and tea
- noogleberry
- aumenti lotion
- collagen pills
- l-arginine
- milk thistle
- motilium
- gaba


tomorrow is the beginning of week 29th on brava. still trying to get narrow x-large domes.