[melissa4u]

Hi
I am new to this whole BO thing, but I am not new to NBE.
I started to take Breast Actives almost 2 years ago along with a few extra capsules of fenugreek, fennel and saw palmetto.
I took them for 2 months, and both of those months, i would get bad cramps the first few days of my period and my period was HEAVIER and lasted 10 days, than the usual 7 days. I did not even think that BA or the additional herbs might have caused this, i was searching online about NBE and i came across a user who said that the herbs messed her periods and gave her painful cramps. After i read that, i took my 4 sealed BA bottles and the sealed creams along with the other extra herb bottles and threw them in the garbage! I did regret throwing them a few days later, as i could have sold them or use them at a later time. It was only 2 months so it was still early, but i did not grow or swell during that time, but i threw them because i was just so pissed. I regret it so much. Who knows, maybe if I did get any growth, i would have stayed on the progrm, regardless of the period pain, heaviness etc. I was also afraid that it might mess up my hormones and that i wont be able to have a baby again.
I feel better now that i have found this forum and am willing to give NBE a other try! I will try swanson brand BO and see how I do!
Has anyone had any side effects, good or bad, from BO, UB, or BB?

[melissa4u]

Oh and i forgot to mention that my periods being heavier and longer and having painful cramps lasted way after i stopped the pills, I guess it took a while for my hormones to go back to normal!??

[Anastasia916]

A few ladies have said they had some side effects from BO, and those ladies do better with herbal NBE. But ladies like you and me, who have had bad side effects from the herbal route, do better with BO, that's usually the way it is. I have tried many things in NBE. And with herbs I also got bad side effects, so I stopped them, cleansed then started up on BO, and I believe BO balanced my hormones back out. My acne cleared, the other side effects I got from herbs cleared. And of course after a 6 month course, I achieved growth. The only way you will know if BO will give you bad side effects is to try it. I'd say after a month or two if you are having bad side effects, stop it, cleanse, then try something else.

[Helena]

I tried herbs when I was 18 and they made me feel bloated and weird but my breasts did swell slightly. (I took them for 2 months)
I wasn't exactly sure what I was doing and when I read that herbs never really give you permanent growth I decided to stop it.

I tried BB once last year but wasnt very commited so I did a clense and started again in May this year. This time I was commited, used the protein shakes and did massages, after 2 weeks I started feeling slight pains in my breasts. I have noticed a difference, even the tape measure said I was 0.5cm bigger after 9 weeks of taking it. However stopped taking it just over a week ago because I started getting acne. I don't know whether I should consider this normal as throughout puberty, from around age 10 til 17 I had bad skin, improved slightly at 18. Since BB is meant to put u back into puberty mode, should we expect this? I am also currently on the combined pill (Femodene) maybe its an overload of hormones with these 2 combined? There are so many factors to take into consideration that you will not know whether you'll get any side effects unless you try.

I am really confused and disappointed as it looks like BB works for me but the added acne is really not helping my motivation.
I was thinking to see a doctor about it and see if they could help me with my hormone levels... or do you guuys think they would just tell me not to take it full stop? I am starting to panic slightly.

All the best everyone

Helena xx

[melissa4u]

Hi Helena!
Some ladies on the forum swear by MSM and Collagen for the skin. It Also makes hair and nails better. I am going to buy the MSM, Collagen and Maca from Swanson Vitamins. If you havent heard, Maca makes your butt a little bigger!

[Isabelle]

And if you've got acne already, maca will probably make it worse. In the herbs corner, we just increase our anti-androgen in case of acne, or take androgens out of our diet. The easy way to try gently is an anti-androgen tea, like green or mint. If it's really bad, try saw palmetto.

[Helena]

Hello people and thanks writing back

Melissa, do you really think collagen or MSM will stop me breaking out? I know that it helps with skin elasticity and stopping wrinkles but will it stop me breaking out so much? It would really be great if it did

I'm really not keen on using herbs, and deffo not saw plametto as that makes you gain weight in most cases, and I do not want to do that at 5'5" and 129lbs.

I feel so hopeless as it doesn't seem to me like there has been that many people having skin problems while on BB/BO... Sometimes I feel like someone I can't rememebr who wrote it.. that I have to choose what I hate more acne or small boobs. How depressing.

Best wishes

Helena xx

[melissa4u]

Hi Helena!
I dont know if Collagen or MSM will totally clear up your acne, but from what I have read, collagen and MSM will help. But you have to remember, although its a bummer, but BB and BO will put your body into "pubert mode" again, so with that, acne will have a big chance to come. Your body is going almost through puberty again, and acne, unfortunatlety is one of the things that happens during puberty.
I personally think that it is worth it if i can have bigger boobs, lol!
I guess you can always use soaps, creams, etc to help with the acne!
It is totally up to you, to continue with BB or BO, how much have you grown?

[Helena]

Hi Melissa!

Thanks for writing back. I mentioned in my eralier posts that acne may be something that I have to go through as I had it throughout puberty. I will deffo try the MSM pills though. I can't believe how much money is going to go into this! Also I am going to have to take something for cellulite as I get a bit of that too when Im on BB. Just makes me feel like I am doing something bad to my body... but I cannot stand my small boobs, I go through summer wearing t-shirts because I don't like exposing my chest.

In 9 weeks of taking BB I have grown 1cm which has now decreased to 0.5cm as I stopped almost 3 weeks ago now. Not really sure if I can expect solid, permanent growth in such a short period of time. I do plan to order more when I get paid at the end of this month.

I want to go up by 1 full cup size and really hope to achieve this in 4 months time. I hope it is not an unrealistic goal, but I don't really understand what size I am as my measurements don't agree with what bra fits me... very confused. I have bras that I want to fill out though, so I guess I'll just keep growing til I fill them out.

Much love
Helena xx