35 Yo with 2 Kids, 5'1 and 105lbs, Needing Volume. Atlanta, GA

Hi Cancun, thank you ! You probably can't see but the left side is still higher, I am hoping it drops, but with the creases at different levels they may both drop at the same rate. I am waiting though, hoping for the best. He told me that the stitches in my bellybutton take 6 weeks to dissolve to it doesn't look that great now, but he showed me how it should look like by May hopefully. I love that I can finally fill out these bikinis that I never could before, what a change. But I am worried about my ribs showing on top and bottom, which makes them look a little fake, there is nothing I can do to change that, I could gain 30 pounds right now and the very last place it would go is my chest, the swelling on top helped cover the ribs when it was there. I am very excited that my scars are flat and light, I was so nervous about that because I DO have scars that are raised and purple elsewhere on my body, so that's a relief : )

Thank you! You will be wearing those too soon and your hubby's head will be spinning! Any ideas on size yet?

Leaning towards 300cc but won't know for sure until preop on the 11th. Ahhh, it's almost here!

Hi Anna, thank you! I am already eyeing the new bikinis at VS for 2016, so expensive though. I need to return two bikinis I bought last year but never used, the top doesn't fit, and those front close incredible bras I ordered online also don't fit, way too tight, even though I was measured there and tried it on. They are 32 D but I don't know whether I should get 34 D or 32 DD, I can't zip up in the middle?! My ribcage is about 28 to 29in, so bandsize is 32, but I find its usually to tight, have you had that issue, its hard to know in every company what is going to fit. So hopefully if I get store credit from these things I can buy the bikini I want online, hahaha! How was Christmas? What did everyone get?

Yes I do have that issue! For me it is between a 30 and 32 band.. I know I should be wearing a 30 but I HATE the way they feel. And any bra that makes fat or skin squish over is a big NO lol. So I usually end up buying 32 bands.
That sucks that you have to return all that stuff but I'm sure you will find nice stuff to replace it :)

I took them back yesterday, while I was there I tried on more sizes in the knockout bra, the lady originally said 32D for me, the only thing that fit comfortably was 34DD,isn't that crazy, I don't feel that big, in my hands it feels like full B. Same with regular bras, 32 or 34 DD. WHAT happens if you wear a bigger bandsize than your measurements? I noticed if I deflate my lungs or just stand there my ribcage is 28in but when you are running, breathing hard or taking a deep breath your ribcage becomes much bigger, I figured that's why the 32in can be uncomfortable, because while normal activities require different breathing the bandsize doesn't accommodate the changes?

Very interesting theory...you might be on to something...lol

But you know me, I don't wear the right size bra anyways.....: )

Yes you do, it's the right size for cancun mexico, hehehe! I would say I am definitely some kind of C cup, but now I see what you are saying, depending on the manufacturer you could be wearing B, D,DD too. I could never imagine that I am wearing DD at VS, but it's just them. Even yesterday the lady in VS said the bras in the store all fit a little differently so you have to try each one on, GREAT! Forget shopping online now, I may be a 32C for real, but not online or certain companies. When you come to Atlanta we can go to VS together and get 32DDD bras for you, you must be at least a cup size bigger than me ; )

I think VS bra bands are on the small/tight side. Most of the time, I am definitely in a 34" band there. I want to be able to buy a bra so that it fastens on the loosest setting to allow for stretching and being able to tighten it, but that rarely happens. 32 feels too snug on that setting at VS, so I usually have to put it on the middle or tightest setting on their 34 band.

Its crazy right??LOL..I think VS likes to feed the ego and make women feel like they are bigger than they really are. Since all my swelling is gone, I have the ribs show on top too, and depending on the bra like you said, I can wear a B, or C. Ive never tried on a D..Ive only seen them here in like 38 or 39 D and that's just not going to fit me at all. I would love to go shopping for bras with you when I come to Atlanta..We have been boobie buddies from the start..and we share the same cute PS...lol.

I am moving to Atlanta this summer too, yay!! Just wait till you go to VS you will be shocked how big they make you out to be, I am sure you will be DDD, by the way why is there no CCC or BBB cups, what does that even mean? Next time I see Dr. Connors I will be inquiring about fat transfers between the ribs, this is not cool. Doesn't he have like a dreamy look in his eyes, I literally forget what I am saying and find myself just smiling at him,lol!

@4thelove: Do you know I am wearing a very comfortable bra from warner's today, guess what: I went from 34 DD at VS yesterday to 36 C in warner's, it feels great....except I am very confused, hahaha!

@cancun: one reply was for you and the other was for 4thelove, but computer decided to put them all at the bottom for no reason

Hahahaha, I relax more when I see Ashley and I feel I get to ask more questions with her. Like you said, I forget everthing and only ask stupid stuff when he's in the room.

Hahaha!

@4thelove: OMG!!!!!!!!! Had did I miss this??? I had no idea you are 3 weeks post, what the h#ll ! I never saw your pre op or post op newsfeeds, what happened, I can't believe it. I was thinking you still had a month or two to go. So back up, were you helping with your daughter's performance at one week post op?? I am sorry to sound so crazy here, but I am quite shocked, the last couple weeks I have been talking to you I didn't even know what context we were talking in, I thought I was talking to a pre op real selfer the whole time, hahaha! Congratulations!!! I just read back through your profile, once I saw the sentence "my PS said I should experience significant changes in between the six and eight week mark..." I started thinking, what does she mean? I am so sorry I never saw that sooner and didn't say anything. I feel so selfish blabbing away about my MY post op experiences to you : ( How are you feeling now, are they softening up, I see the bottom is filling out more, I had the same thing, wearing bras was awkward because the bottom of the cup was empty, its probably still like that to some degree. So I was measured as 32 D in unpadded bras in VS too ( and I have 350cc, versus your 485cc and we measure the same, isn't that interesting) However, I was measured for 32 D sports bra and even tried it on for a brief second so I could run home and order online, but once I got them in the mail, they are wayyyyy to tight. I am not sure if I need a 34 or a DD now. The lady told me if I get padded or pushup to go to 32DD, but I am wondering if that is my regular unpadded size. I totally DO not look that big, so weird! I like those bras you posted, they look really comfy, I will have to look for those. So far most sports bras are uncomfortable because of my crease incisions, so now I am looking for a comfortable supportive day time bra. I just ordered the Nightlift bra last night, I hope it fits, according to their size chart and my measurements, I am a 32C, but was really debating over whether to get 34C. I think I will not be able to order online anymore. I am so happy for you that you made it through without barfing and all the other things. I laughed so hard when you said your fear was that you would say something out of character while sedated, that did happen to me, nothing bad though, but it was like being drunk, I felt like I loved everyone in the room, I COULD NOT stop talking, to the point people had to cut me off and distract me, my PS was trying to draw pictures on me,,, and I kept laughing and turning around to the nurse behind me so much that he had to place my hands three times on his shoulders, then like a little boy, I started patting his head and admiring how much gel there was on his hair. I was supposed to be sitting in my bed after the sedatives, because I would lose my balance, but I got bored waiting (after 3 whole minutes) that I started walking around reading through all the dermal fillers and injections paperwork, his credentials, and when they opened the door they almost knocked me down, because they of course figured I would be laying in the bed, hahaha! Then when I woke up, I STILL couldn't stop talking, within 30 seconds of awakening, I started right back up, going crazy over my nurses wedding ring and the goldfish crackers wondering WHY have I never eaten any of these when I have given them to my children so many times!! I think they all had a good laugh with me (or about me) not sure which one, but I can completely relate to that situation, except I didn't expect that to happen pre op, but it just did happen. How did you pull of Christmas being 4 days post op, I was 2 days post op on Thanksgiving and don't remember a thing, I don't think anyone ate that day : D

LOL, you made my laugh so hard, I was crying! Oh my goodness. No. We deliberately planned my BA after all Nutcracker rehearsals and performances. So the last performance was Saturday, and my hubby and I drove down Sunday afternoon to spend the night for Monday morning surgery. The Nutcracker was spectacular, by the way. So beautiful and so incredibly professional. My daughter was beautiful and danced great, too. I talked quite a bit in the prep before surgery, but mostly to distract myself and disguise my nerves. My nurse was the bomb. She was sweet, funny, and helpful. She obviously knew I needed the distraction, very good at her job. I cannot believe you walked around sedated and were patting your doctor's head. LOL. I cannot get over that. After surgery, apparently, I was just out of it. My hubby told me that when he came back, the nurse zipped open my running jacket to show him and he kind of freaked out. He said his face went white and he had a look of horror on his face - egads! The nurse saw his look and told him everything was fine that this was the way it was supposed to look. Hers looked the same way when she had hers done. He was very surprised and appalled by the amount of obvious pain I was in. Apparently, I had a pain stricken face and every time the nurse moved me, zippered, unzippered I just moaned in agony. He looked at the nurse and said, "Why is my wife in so much pain? She said, "uh, because surgery hurts," lol. He was like, "I know but I thought you gave her something for the pain. "I've got to drive her three hours home. How am I going to get her home if she's in this much pain?" I did not get this whole story until just recently. And actually, I slept most of the ride home. I did talk some, but kept my eyes closed for the most part. The ride home really went fine. Christmas was a little unusual. I did too much Christmas Eve and was pretty sore Christmas day and for a few days after. I think my husband did more Christmas wrapping in one day than he had over our whole 24 years of marriage. It was a good thing, too, because he was way faster at wrapping than I was on Christmas Eve. It was just us, so I really wanted to make sure it was somewhat a traditional Christmas for them. I did not, however, make my homemade cinnamon buns. My hubby drew the line there, lol. We had plenty of food though. I deliberately tried to keep Christmas dinner simple, too. I remember you saying that you didn't care much for Thanksgiving anyway, lol. Hopefully, your hubby bought a take home Publix or Boston Market Thanksgiving dinner or a Honey Baked ham or something. I cannot believe you had never had a goldfish cracker before surgery! It was probably wise, as they can be addicting once you stick one in your mouth. It's hard to eat just one. I'm sorry I jumped all over the place in this response, lol. No, I am no longer taking narcotics.

On another note, when do you start choreography and rehearsing? Are you feeling like you will be capable?

Hi Meme, thank you! There is one difference though, you still have roundness on top, where as my volume on top is disappearing with the swelling and now showing my ribs, which makes them look fake. I wish there was a way to fill in my ribs with a fat transfer, lol! If I gain more weight, it just goes to my butt and thighs, my chest is the very last place fat would go. I wouldn't mind loosing the swelling on top if there was adequate skin coverage over my ribs. But I am so exciting not to look like a 12 years old in a bathing suit anymore!! I am really excited about all the bras and bikinis that now look feminine and sexy, there are so many choices now, yay! I don't have to pass up the bra section in VS anymore : D Yes I changed my mind about that particular performance event, but not about dancing. My husband did a slight backward dip with me, I thought I could handle it, but my incisions on my belly felt like they were about to open, and my husband had my right arm stretched out at a 45degree angle and I literally felt that muscle that connects between your outer chest to the shoulder (don't know the name) ripping apart. For two days I felt like I did major damage to the muscle and my right breast was in a lot of pain, it really scared me. Everything is fine now, but I realized performance type dancing right now is not happening, maybe in another year. I can do light social dancing right now though. Also I met the directors and saw videos of their previous performances, they were horrid, the instructors technique was no where to be seen and I can't even begin to say what was going on with the amateur. I wanted to do this for fun, but once the codirector showed herself performing argentine tango beaming with pride, I wanted to cry, that is a dance I hold dear to my heart and couldn't believe that she was proud of herself, it looked like a mockery. I decided I didn't want to be associated with their "professionals", I would just get in arguments with them the whole time. Plus my physical state is way too risky. But I definitely would love to try again in the big city next year, where there are real professionals there to learn from. Do you have any update pix right now, where are you now post op?

Hi DR35, I'm right with you about bathing suit. I regret I should have done this long time ago. I'm going to see my PS in couple hours and I will post some pix. I have one close up to my nipple for you to see that I couldn't see scar at all. I still admire your dancing. I can't even dance haha.

You can dance! I started 2 years ago, my whole life I had 2 left feet, started taking ballroom lessons, and fell in love, best workout EVER! And so sorry I never tried earlier in my life, had I started as a child, I would be a serious performer by 18 years old, such is life though : ( Even if you think you can't, believe me, it is soooo fun!! I lost all my baby weight dancing salsa, lol! Looking forward to your pix : D

DR35, how you feel about the size?? Are you happy with them?? We both get the same size but they look bigger on you. You went with high profile right?

No I went with mplus so they are wider. I don't think I could have done HP because of the space in the middle, it would have looked weird. Even with the mplus the space in the middle has come together by almost 2 inches but there is still no cleavage. With HP I may still have 3 inches apart but high on top and that doesn't look right, especially when you also have a bony ribcage like I do, I would have looked like Victoria Beckham, my worst nightmare. But only certain angles look "bigger", but I would say, with lighting and posing put a aside they look and feel more like a full B, although VS measured me at 32D with unpadded bras, I got my 32D sports bra in the mail and its got a death grip on my ribcage and boobies, I think I need either 34D or 32DD, and seriously I don't look that big, I don't know how that works. In your bikini pix you look wayyyy bigger than me.

DR35, I just posted some pix.

DR35 I just posted some pix

Hopefully you weren't showing my post op day 1 photo, hahaha! Thank you though, just tried on a bikini I have had for years but never wore it because it doesn't look good flat chested, I put it on and so happy that I was busting out of it for once !

No it was your 20 day post with your black panties. Lol!! He loved it!

@meme my msg to you keeps going to the top even though I write under your response : (

Are you loving them now? Is the size what you wanted?

@cancun, I don't know what happened, I wrote a really long response to you, spent a long time, I watched it post under your name but I see that it is missing =《

no I didn't get it...:(

@cancun: This site has some glitches I think. As the swelling is going down from the top it's filling out on the bottom, my incision used to be right on my crease but now it's moved up to my underboob area. I think they are starting to round out on the bottom, I tried a bra on in target the other day it looked ridiculous, the top was overflowing out of the cups but the bottom of the cup was empty,lol! It's okay though my incisions are still raised and sore so a bra would not feel good there right now. I swear, some angles I look like a B, like if I just look straight in the mirror, when I turn to the side like the pix above they look much bigger, and OMG yesterday I was trying to take a head shot from above my head, I was not trying to get my boobs in the pix but because my arms were pushing them together to get the shot, my cleavage looked like it went on for miles, they looked bigger than my head, it looked weird actually like a small head on top of watermelons, hahaha! But yes I think I will be very happy with the size, I am starting to appreciate the advantages of being smaller, if I lived on a beach though I would want to be bigger for sure. I am just hoping my incisions look like yours though because they are pretty hard and raised right now.

Yes from different angles they can look completely different, and that's what I was telling you, Im not that huge..lol. I was probably smaller that you before BA, so 400 puts me to about what you are now, and mine are mod plus. My incisions stayed raised for a little while, and one day they were flat, and when I wear a bra with a wire now, they are red. I guess it takes a while for them to disappear. They don't bother me though, I do love having boobs now. I forgot what it was like to be small, and I love being topless around my hubby now too, I use to cover up when I was small. Im glad you are happy, you look fantastic!

Thank you! I am so glad you found a recliner you like, is it a wall hugger? Those let you recline almost all the way back, but you can keep it at a 45 degree angle by putting it against the wall where you want it to stop. Among other things, I really attribute the lack of swelling to my recliner, I still sleep in it every night at a little less than 45 degrees and I don't feel the need to stop, it is so comfortable it would be hard to go back to laying flat on a bed. So just between me and you, it may be a long time before he gets that recliner back, just don't let him know ; ) Dancing can be very taxing when you dedicate your life everyday to it, I hope she performs perfectly ,she has worked hard!

We did not get a wall hugger. We did get a rocker recliner one, though. It is now in our bedroom with a small pillow for support of my lumbar spine. I have a new electric blanket throw to go with sheets and light blankets, just in case the weather turns colder again. Yeah, I think I'll be using it for quite a while, lol. I worked back stage for quick changes the first two rehearsals and for the school showing on Tuesday morning. Last night was the first time I got to see them run through the program. "Wow," is all I can say. I thought she looked great, but she thinks she did terrible. Ballerina's are very self-criticial. It's to be expected, I guess, after all the years of being corrected and striving for perfect in classes. I was very impressed by the Company as a whole. The costumes are quite spectacular, too. I'm looking forward to opening night with the live orchestra.

Ugh! Again, I never had a clue you responded to this from the above list of responses, I was just looking through and accidentally saw this : ( Oh sad, it's just like everything in life, we are our own worst critics! I remember we used to videotape our tango sessions so we could practice later, everyone was so happy and saying how good we looked, yet I would just look at the video and see everything wrong with it, and I would be thinking, what were those people thinking, look at my white legs, gross, lol! Even on here, I received many compliments on my breasts which I am so thankful for, but STILL, I scrutinize them everyday and find what I don't like, it never stops. Like you said, ballerinas are held to high standards, even worse if their own standards are even higher than that. Did you watch that movie "Black Swan" with Mila Kunis and other girl I forgot her name, one of the most interesting movies I ever watched.
So that's good you also have something for your lumbar, I didn't want to go on with details but that is one of them, very needed. Also, you wouldn't think, but the nurse told me to put something under my knees, a wedge is great if you have it but 2 pillows will work too. It alleviates pressure on your tail bone and butt, I added to that a pillow like a donut hole under my butt, we have one because it's an antisnore pillow (doesn't work though) but it works wonders for your butt! Also I never got a chance to respond to another message you sent, but I think you made a good decision on size, we have to look at the whole picture, how it fits your lifestyle, your whole body and clothing you usually wear. Also seeing 5 to 10 years later, what you might expect to see. I hope you will be happy with that size, and you can always go bigger later on if not, it's harder to go smaller : D Happy Holidays ♡

Thank you Hope! It does feel like a transformation here, I used to bump into walls and people all the time, no problem then, now I need to protect them, I am very aware of my surroundings now, always a good skill to have anyways, lol! Everyone please walk around me, I need a perimeter of at least 5 feet!! I am glad things are looking up for me, like my nips, slowly they are going in the right direction especially as the swelling goes down. I am happy with them, I feel like I have options to either dress down, or up. I really impressed upon the PS that I wanted 1950's pin up boobies, not necessarily big but a natural youthful contour so I think it's going to happen : D

Yay!!! So HAPPY for you!!! :)

Hahaha! Thank you!