Mariah's Pics

[Anastasia916]

Mariah, awesome results hun, are you still pumping as much as you use to? or more? and what's your size when the swelling is all gone?

[MariahsDs]

Thanks Anastasia.

I am not pumping as much as I used to and I just got a full-time job. I stopped pumping so much after my husband came back, about 3 weeks into pumping. I became really busy and couldn't pump much but I still try to pump as often as I can.

When the swelling is gone I am about a 32C. I don't really know what size I am but my padded B bra is to small and my boobs are falling out of the bra (which had huge gaps in it before at the tops) and my 34C is too big around the band. But the 32C bra I have fits great. So I will say I am a 32C, but I usually wear the 34C during the day. Usually after I have pumped I wear the 34C and the swelling takes a while to go down so I still wear it for a few hours after pumping.

[Anastasia916]

Sounds like the same situation I have except I don't have any 32C bras and they don't sell them here. I am falling out of my B bras, but the 34C's are too big except right after I pump. The C bras I have are not padded though. Just regular underwire bras. So I might eventually order some padded or push up C bras. But right now money is a little tight with the season changing I have to get my son new clothes, we also took in 2 kittens and they are scheduled to be declawed and fixed the beginning of next month. And there is stuff I'm doing at my son's school. So yea, have alot going on right now. I manage to pump an hour a day at night. Wish I could do more though. I stopped the herbs completely a while back, have been doing a complete body cleanse, got 3 more days on it, it's a 2 week program. And I ordered some of the Ultra Breast you told me about, hopefully I'll have it soon. I got a 2 month supply to start with, going to order more after I use it for a month or so. I hope to be at a full 34C by the new year though.

[comingD's]

what techn. do u use? wowwwwwwwwwwwww 
how much were u pumping at the beginning?

[MariahsDs]

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I don't really use any technique. I just pump until there is a tight hold then keep pumping every so often until it is tight. I try to always make sure there is a tight hold at all times. For the first 3 weeks I was pumping for 1 hour about 3-4 times a day, sometimes 5 times a day. My husband was gone so I sat and worked at home, day and night. While I was working I was pumping. I could pump longer then because I was wearing the foam rings from NB. With those rings I could pump for hours and not feel a thing! It was so comfy. I was using the medium cups and they were fine. Then I switched to the large cups and the foam rings for the large cups got stretch out so fast so it wasn't do comfy anymore. I have been pumping with the large cups but with no foam rings so I can't pump that long. Plus now I have a full time job so I can no longer pump during the day like I used to. Now I pump maybe 30 minutes in the morning before work and maybe 2 hours at night. On the weekends I can't pump too long either because the kids are home.

Hope that helps, if not don't be afraid to ask more questions. I'll try to help.

[babyboonyc]

WOW mariah !
you pumped up to 5 times a day at the beginning o.O?
im in the 3rd week of pumping and i pump like 3hrs straight
am i not doing enough o.O?
and Mariah tys soo much for answering me and other ppls questions =)
u make us all feel so welcomed in this forum =)
<3babyboonyc

[MariahsDs]

I would pump for about 3 to 5 hours a day usually for an hour at a time. But that was only for the first 3 weeks, cause my hubby was gone out of town. 3 hours straight is plenty! You are doing enough. You just have to give it time, I guarantee that if you keep it up you will see results. I think I had seen faster results because my boobs have gone up to a DD when I was pregnant and then down to an AAAA after I finished breast feeding.

Aaawwww you so welcome, I want to make people feel as welcomed as I was. This is really a great forum and an even greater product NB! I will definitely stand behind this product because it has really worked for me. And I feel so much better about myself already. I cant wait to reach my goal of DD's!

[TT]

 
hello mariah,
just wanted to say i am amazed, cant believe the size you have managed to get to so far.
a huge well done to u
seeing your pics makes me want to sit here 4 24 hours untill my boobs have gone up 2 cup sizes, thanku for putting the pictures back up.
i think i will try for 1 week to pump 4 at least 5 hours just to jump up my progress,

you have done so well and i hope in 2 months i can do the same, i have not been as commited as you so can not really complain that im not getting a big increase,
so i guess ill start again

i suppose you will have your DDs  by christmas wont you..
u lucky thing

[MariahsDs]

TT,
I am also amazed! 

When I  first started I figured the more I pump the better my results would be. Coming from an AA breast size I was desperate to gain something! The pictures are just after pumping. I don't want you to think that is the size I am right now. I will try take pictures one day in the morning after all the swelling has gone down. Try to pump as much as you can, even if it is not for long periods. I usually do a lot of work on the computer, so that is why I can still pump for 2 1/2 hours a day. Even if you don't see result right away, know that they will be coming.

I hope I will get DD's by christmas, that would be the greatest christmas gift ever! I am willing to pump lots now that it is winter, because everything I wear is going to cover up the ring marks. So I can pump at times when I wasn't able to before in the summer. Like pumping right before I go out, which gives me that extra boost for the day.

Get committed and get bigger! Let me know how you progress.

[TT]

i definatly will,
 if i get some Ds i dont think u will be able to shut me up lol i might get my self banned for ocp =obsessive compulsive posting !

[chloespeaks]

I'm a pumping newbie here, and very excited reading the posts Mariah. I never grew that much during nursing wow DD! if i base my growth based on that, i can only hope to get up to a full B! but I'm at an AA now so I wouldn't be upset.

But am I the only one who can't find the pics? 

[MariahsDs]

My pictures are on the previous pages, I have a few of them posted so start on page 1 of my pictures page and go on from there. Let me know if you cant find them.

I was a fullB pre-pregnancy, and a DD after having my first child then back down to an AAAA. I just think that because I went up and down so much I was able to get great swelling. I hope everything works out for you, I am sure it will, noogleberry is a great product.

[comingD's]

Mariah you are the sweetest person thanks so much for helping i was only pumping for like half hour i got the large cups and i cant fit them both at a time so it takes a lot of time Mariah did you get pain near your armpit? while pumping and after that? do you think too much pumping can damage the breast tissues?

[MariahsDs]

AAAAAA,

AAAWWWWW  Thanks! I try to help as much as I can.
 
It would take longer with just one cup at a time, but eventually you will get there. I don't really get any pains except for the pressure against my ribs which hurts. I don't think that pumping too much is will damage breast tissue cause when I first started I pumped alot, and I seem to be doing fine now.

[Mycupishalffull1]

AAAAAA,

Hi, i did get pain when i first pumped with the large cups and it seemed to go down my arms as an ache too. I think the golden rule is that is if hurts then you're body is telling you something, so just don't pump so hard.

It did occur to me that all cells in the body need a blood supply to be healthy, so if you over pump (there are arteriol veins around the armpit area i think) maybe the pain is that the blood supply is restricted. The way the brava system is used is with gentle pressure and this method is clinically proven, so any type of pumping system should work in this way too, i feel.

I don't know if overpumping will permanently damage tissue, but I can't see how new cells can be produced without adequate blood supply to provide nutrients to the new cells.

Maybe i'm wrong, but  I personally see logic in that idea.
:-)