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Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference?
May 26 2008 at 10:14 PM Kestie (Login Kestie)
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I was just wondering for all of those who have used the Brava system , approximately how many weeks did you have to put in before you reached the halfway mark? I started using Brava back in March but missed many days due to bad rashes and pain. Started again at the beginning of April, so I'm coming up to the 8 weeks mark and can only see a very slight difference with size increase when I put the domes back on in the evening.
My social life is really suffering at the moment and because of work constraints I can only manage to wear it for 12 hours most nights 13 occasionally. Any input would be appreciated! I really want to gain a small cup size. How many weeks did you put in before you saw a real difference before putting the domes back on? I'm determined to wear it for as long as I can, but would like to know from those who have used it how many weeks it took to get reasonable growth.
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Tori
(Login Tori365)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? May 27 2008, 11:42 AM
Hi Kestie, it took 15 weeks of consistent wear for me to achieve a cup size of growth. I averaged just over 13 hours a night. I think I am a fast responder because I started out as a small C cup this made me more receptive to suction. With all NBE methods women who are very thin and with very little breast tissue generally are very slow growers with smaller gains. But regardless of your build its always possible to grow, and with suction it just means putting in more time. Most people atleast achieve half a cup size. 12 hours a night is fine, so long as you do atleast 12 weeks. I experienced swelling immediately with brava but initially it wuld disappear throughout the day. I think I started noticing a difference in about week 6, that when I came to put them back on they had only shrunk slightly. Good luck!
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Choco
(no login) me too May 28 2008, 4:51 PM
I started Brava in the beginning of April 08 too, and managed to wear it 10-12 hours each day with no missed day in the period, but I only noticed a very slight difference (rounder and a bit fuller in shape). I bought the device from a local doctor, and he said most people should experience a difference in 10 weeks times. I wonder whether it's worth to continue after 10 weeks, and when I should or would I ever see a one cup difference?
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Kestie
(Login Kestie) Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? May 28 2008, 7:31 PM
Thank you Tori and Choco for your input - it's encouraging to know you can get a result if you persevere. I started out the same as you Tori - a small C cup, but I think I'm going to have to put in at least 18 or more weeks if I'm going to gain a modest cup size.
I'm also trying to lose a little weight too, but I'm worried this might ruin the effectiveness of the whole thing, so I'm holding back on that for the moment! Did either of you use herbs in conjunction with Brava? I can't touch them because they really messed up my cycle and gave me headaches.
It's quite strange really because the smartbox that came with my brand new Brava from their website doesn't have as much suction power as the spare smartbox I bought off ebay! It's only since I've been using the spare smartbox that I've noticed better swelling and retention. I had no idea that the pressure could vary in different smartboxes - thought they were all made to a standard pressure!
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autumn
(no login) Hi there May 30 2008, 6:32 AM
I Am on my 10th week of brava and it was about last week that I started to see great results My boobs would stay large all day until late in the evening. They were a really good size that I am more than happy I think part of it was also that about 2 weeks before I started wearing at least 13 hours a night and I really notice a diference when i only wear 10-12 hours verses 13. When I wear 13 they are bigger and stay biiger all day but when i wear less it seems that I dont get very big and stay real big. The thing is Brava said that once you retian growth and your are the size you like you are at your half way point but for me this means I half to wear it another 9 weeks whcih means 18 weeks but brava also says you dont start to see permanants growth till around the 8-10th week and they say all your need is 10 weeks but they are really contradicting them selfs. Cause if you dont start keeping growth till 10 weeks then acording to what they say you need to go another 10 to keep it. Also they had a new article that basically stated to wear it for 18 weeks with at least 12 hours a day more poeple were getting better resulst and a full cup size so its also contradictary to what they are saying about 10 hours and 10 weeks.
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Kestie
(Login Kestie) Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 1 2008, 9:42 PM
Hi Autumn, thanks for the extra information on how long to wear the Brava system. I also notice a big difference in swelling when I wear it for 13 hours instead of 11 or 12. I'm coming up to week 9 and am just beginning to retain more swelling into the evening - that additional hour or two seems to make a real difference!
I'm going to put in at least 18 weeks or more in total - don't want to lose what I've gained. Glad to hear you're getting good results with it!
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Tori
(Login Tori365)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 2 2008, 10:58 AM
In answer to your question Kestie I've not been taking any herbal pills. I did consider it, but was concerned about messing up my hormones, and having mood swings which I get if my hormones are out of whack. I've also been using the smartbox. I do believe that it is what you retain that is important rather than major swelling. You should see swelling after removing brava, but those that use airlock very strong get enormous swelling. I was not bothered about getting this as I wouldn't want people to notice my boobs looking like implants at the start of the day and shrinking by the end! I'd rather see them getting gradually bigger each week than not noticing cause of the massive loss of swelling! Well done on your progress so far
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Tori
(Login Tori365)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 2 2008, 11:03 AM
Oh and about loosing weight. I know that Louise and Seri both lost weight whilst using brava, and still achieved good gains. Seri has put in a huge amount of time, 52 weeks I think? And Louise did 30 weeks, and achieved 1.5 cup sizes. So it is def possible to grow and loose weight, but you may need to put in a few more weeks to get the same results.
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 5 2008, 3:40 PM
I didn't really retain much until about 16-17 weeks (15 hours per day, 1 missed night in 30 weeks). Then I was stationary for a but longer, then got more about wekk 24. Stick at it! Hard suction and long hours are the way to grow boobs!
On weight loss:
If you were quite fat to start with and grew with Brava, then lost weight you would lose boobs because you increased fat + breast tissue then lost the fat. However if you're skinny with denser breasts then weight loss shouldn't make so much difference as there's less fat in there. I'd already lost about 15 lbs (and maybe 1 cup) before I started then lost another 15 lbs and gained about 1.5 cups so I've got bigger boobs then I had to start with but I'm 2-3 dress sizes smaller! Been putting it back on with stress-related chocolate eating recently so need to get back to the diet!
Good luck girls!
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Kestie
(no login) Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 14 2008, 5:05 PM
Thanks Tori and Louise for your helpful comments! I'm just coming up to week 11 and think I'm finally starting to see some retention well into the evening. It's great you both got such good results by sticking with Brava - it's given me some much needed encouragement!
Does anyone know if it's worth combining BB whilst using Brava to sort of accelerate the results or would it be better to wait until I've finished a complete Brava cyle first?
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 14 2008, 7:46 PM
YES YES YES!
I used BB before most Brava sessions for the last few weeks. I was worried about using the massage setting because you're not supposed to massage with Brava so I used the suck setting (which is slightly stronger) and just didn't turn the control wheel up so high. I think anything that uses suction will help and I intend my next round to include BB and Brava. You'll be amazed at how strong BB is and you'll probably need some sort of silicone sheeting to protect your ribs. I also found BB was good because Brava was giving me a huge gap between my boobs where the cushions meet in the middle and BB made them closer together. I used BB for 30 mins before each Brava session and didn't get any swelling during this time for 2 weeks then got about 0.5 cups swelling each time after that (then huge swelling from Brava!). Did get to a point where I'd be just about touching the end of the narrow XL before I even got into bed and would have scary fright-boobs in the morning.
I've only heard one other report of combining BB and Brava and all the other girl got was a rash so maybe it doesn't work for everyone!
May 26 2008 at 10:14 PM Kestie (Login Kestie)
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I was just wondering for all of those who have used the Brava system , approximately how many weeks did you have to put in before you reached the halfway mark? I started using Brava back in March but missed many days due to bad rashes and pain. Started again at the beginning of April, so I'm coming up to the 8 weeks mark and can only see a very slight difference with size increase when I put the domes back on in the evening.
My social life is really suffering at the moment and because of work constraints I can only manage to wear it for 12 hours most nights 13 occasionally. Any input would be appreciated! I really want to gain a small cup size. How many weeks did you put in before you saw a real difference before putting the domes back on? I'm determined to wear it for as long as I can, but would like to know from those who have used it how many weeks it took to get reasonable growth.
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Tori
(Login Tori365)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? May 27 2008, 11:42 AM
Hi Kestie, it took 15 weeks of consistent wear for me to achieve a cup size of growth. I averaged just over 13 hours a night. I think I am a fast responder because I started out as a small C cup this made me more receptive to suction. With all NBE methods women who are very thin and with very little breast tissue generally are very slow growers with smaller gains. But regardless of your build its always possible to grow, and with suction it just means putting in more time. Most people atleast achieve half a cup size. 12 hours a night is fine, so long as you do atleast 12 weeks. I experienced swelling immediately with brava but initially it wuld disappear throughout the day. I think I started noticing a difference in about week 6, that when I came to put them back on they had only shrunk slightly. Good luck!
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Choco
(no login) me too May 28 2008, 4:51 PM
I started Brava in the beginning of April 08 too, and managed to wear it 10-12 hours each day with no missed day in the period, but I only noticed a very slight difference (rounder and a bit fuller in shape). I bought the device from a local doctor, and he said most people should experience a difference in 10 weeks times. I wonder whether it's worth to continue after 10 weeks, and when I should or would I ever see a one cup difference?
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Kestie
(Login Kestie) Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? May 28 2008, 7:31 PM
Thank you Tori and Choco for your input - it's encouraging to know you can get a result if you persevere. I started out the same as you Tori - a small C cup, but I think I'm going to have to put in at least 18 or more weeks if I'm going to gain a modest cup size.
I'm also trying to lose a little weight too, but I'm worried this might ruin the effectiveness of the whole thing, so I'm holding back on that for the moment! Did either of you use herbs in conjunction with Brava? I can't touch them because they really messed up my cycle and gave me headaches.
It's quite strange really because the smartbox that came with my brand new Brava from their website doesn't have as much suction power as the spare smartbox I bought off ebay! It's only since I've been using the spare smartbox that I've noticed better swelling and retention. I had no idea that the pressure could vary in different smartboxes - thought they were all made to a standard pressure!
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autumn
(no login) Hi there May 30 2008, 6:32 AM
I Am on my 10th week of brava and it was about last week that I started to see great results My boobs would stay large all day until late in the evening. They were a really good size that I am more than happy I think part of it was also that about 2 weeks before I started wearing at least 13 hours a night and I really notice a diference when i only wear 10-12 hours verses 13. When I wear 13 they are bigger and stay biiger all day but when i wear less it seems that I dont get very big and stay real big. The thing is Brava said that once you retian growth and your are the size you like you are at your half way point but for me this means I half to wear it another 9 weeks whcih means 18 weeks but brava also says you dont start to see permanants growth till around the 8-10th week and they say all your need is 10 weeks but they are really contradicting them selfs. Cause if you dont start keeping growth till 10 weeks then acording to what they say you need to go another 10 to keep it. Also they had a new article that basically stated to wear it for 18 weeks with at least 12 hours a day more poeple were getting better resulst and a full cup size so its also contradictary to what they are saying about 10 hours and 10 weeks.
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Kestie
(Login Kestie) Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 1 2008, 9:42 PM
Hi Autumn, thanks for the extra information on how long to wear the Brava system. I also notice a big difference in swelling when I wear it for 13 hours instead of 11 or 12. I'm coming up to week 9 and am just beginning to retain more swelling into the evening - that additional hour or two seems to make a real difference!
I'm going to put in at least 18 weeks or more in total - don't want to lose what I've gained. Glad to hear you're getting good results with it!
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Tori
(Login Tori365)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 2 2008, 10:58 AM
In answer to your question Kestie I've not been taking any herbal pills. I did consider it, but was concerned about messing up my hormones, and having mood swings which I get if my hormones are out of whack. I've also been using the smartbox. I do believe that it is what you retain that is important rather than major swelling. You should see swelling after removing brava, but those that use airlock very strong get enormous swelling. I was not bothered about getting this as I wouldn't want people to notice my boobs looking like implants at the start of the day and shrinking by the end! I'd rather see them getting gradually bigger each week than not noticing cause of the massive loss of swelling! Well done on your progress so far
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Tori
(Login Tori365)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 2 2008, 11:03 AM
Oh and about loosing weight. I know that Louise and Seri both lost weight whilst using brava, and still achieved good gains. Seri has put in a huge amount of time, 52 weeks I think? And Louise did 30 weeks, and achieved 1.5 cup sizes. So it is def possible to grow and loose weight, but you may need to put in a few more weeks to get the same results.
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Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 5 2008, 3:40 PM
I didn't really retain much until about 16-17 weeks (15 hours per day, 1 missed night in 30 weeks). Then I was stationary for a but longer, then got more about wekk 24. Stick at it! Hard suction and long hours are the way to grow boobs!
On weight loss:
If you were quite fat to start with and grew with Brava, then lost weight you would lose boobs because you increased fat + breast tissue then lost the fat. However if you're skinny with denser breasts then weight loss shouldn't make so much difference as there's less fat in there. I'd already lost about 15 lbs (and maybe 1 cup) before I started then lost another 15 lbs and gained about 1.5 cups so I've got bigger boobs then I had to start with but I'm 2-3 dress sizes smaller! Been putting it back on with stress-related chocolate eating recently so need to get back to the diet!
Good luck girls!
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Kestie
(no login) Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 14 2008, 5:05 PM
Thanks Tori and Louise for your helpful comments! I'm just coming up to week 11 and think I'm finally starting to see some retention well into the evening. It's great you both got such good results by sticking with Brava - it's given me some much needed encouragement!
Does anyone know if it's worth combining BB whilst using Brava to sort of accelerate the results or would it be better to wait until I've finished a complete Brava cyle first?
Edit Message Delete Message
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER Re: Brava users I need encouragement! How long before you noticed a difference? June 14 2008, 7:46 PM
YES YES YES!
I used BB before most Brava sessions for the last few weeks. I was worried about using the massage setting because you're not supposed to massage with Brava so I used the suck setting (which is slightly stronger) and just didn't turn the control wheel up so high. I think anything that uses suction will help and I intend my next round to include BB and Brava. You'll be amazed at how strong BB is and you'll probably need some sort of silicone sheeting to protect your ribs. I also found BB was good because Brava was giving me a huge gap between my boobs where the cushions meet in the middle and BB made them closer together. I used BB for 30 mins before each Brava session and didn't get any swelling during this time for 2 weeks then got about 0.5 cups swelling each time after that (then huge swelling from Brava!). Did get to a point where I'd be just about touching the end of the narrow XL before I even got into bed and would have scary fright-boobs in the morning.
I've only heard one other report of combining BB and Brava and all the other girl got was a rash so maybe it doesn't work for everyone!