28 Year Old Mom of 2. Small Frame 5’7”, 128 Pounds. Mentor Memory Shape / Anatomical Tall Height, Moderate + Profile

I have always had a small chest. I remember it somewhat bothering me in high school and college, but it was more of a passing thought when I’d put on certain clothes, swimsuits, or were around other females that actually had breasts.

I always liked the shaped of my boobs and feeling more confident naked rather than in clothes, because the clothes just covered up the little curves that I had.

When I got pregnant, my boobs grew some, but only to a full B. After having my two boys, my old tiny perky boobs looked more like deflated balloons. That’s when the size started affecting my confidence. Everyday when I got dressed it would bother me. I didn’t like when my husband touched my chest because it made me self conscious- like he had to search for something to grab.

My last straw was (on 2 separate occasions) 2 male friends of ours compared my body to a 14 year old boy. They meant it as a compliment, trying to say I was in shape, so I was not upset with them one bit. But I told my husband that if any other fit women walked out in a bikini, those men wouldn’t have compared her to an adolescent boy, they would have said she was hot, had a good body, or compared her to a model/actress.

I tried so hard to accept what’s a god has given me. I prayed, I read blogs about the good, bad, and ugly of boob jobs but just couldn’t get it off my mind. My husband said when we would get ready for date nights I’d be blaring music and dancing and getting ready, as soon as I put my clothes on, my mood would flip. He didn’t care one way or the other if I got the boob job or not, he just wanted me to be happy.

I told him I would book a consult so we could go together and learn more and decide if this was actually something I wanted to do. To be honest, I was hoping the consult would talk me out of it.

We booked a consult at Iowa Plastic Surgery. It was like a fun date night for us! The surgeon, Dr Van Raalte, his assistant, Maureen, and the nurse, Gina were all so wonderful. I left the consult knowing that I wanted to move forward with scheduling the surgery.

I took a bunch of before photos from different angles and in different swim tops, bras, my fav tops, and some clothes that I want to wear but don’t feel confident in due to my chest size. At this time, I was barely filling out an A cup.

Pre-Op I showed the surgeon my wish pics and said I’d like 375 CC. He explained what I am showing him and what size I am picking do not match up. He measured me and explained to get the look I’ve been showing him I would need 495CC. He explained very in-depth textured vs smooth implants, round vs anatomical, and salience vs silicone.

He was so knowledgeable, matter-of-fact and confident in his explanation that I said “you’re the professional and have been doing this for 33 years, I’ll take your opinion over my 6 months of Google” We paid for the procedure right then and there.

I left excited, but I am not going to lie. On the ride home I had a little bit of panic “did I just choose a ginormous implant?!”

I ended up emailing to dcotor’s Assistant my concerns and she responded promptly and reassured me the doctor’s recommendation will be ideal so my shape. She even had me send my “wish photos” so the doctor can look them over.

I am writing this 5 day’s post-op. I was pretty out of it after my surgery and slept most the rest of the day. My husband has been great at keeping my 3 and 1 year old entertained and out of the bedroom.
The 2nd day I was getting antsy so I was about our home, we even had company over for a pool party and I just laid out in my sexy surgical bra and band. The soreness the first 3 days is pretty intense, it’s hard to move past a certain range of motion. I feel like I probably was pushing the limits on this as I don’t like feeling useless.
Sleeping is the hardest because you have to sleep in your back and at an angle. I don’t get much sleep at night. It seems I sleep the best between 4 am and 7 am. My boobs hurt the worst right when I get up in the morning. I tired laying on my side - BIG NO! So I comfortable. Listen to your doctor!
On day 3 I was down to only taking an Oxycodone 1x in the morning. The soreness/pain has subsided for the most part, my boobs are now just firm and feel engorged. There is some pain from my bruising on the sides below my armpit, underneath, and swollen and bruised on my sternum (the sternum is the most painful), but nothing that require pain medication. I have to take my surgical band off a few times throughout the day and night to give my sternum some relief. I have ridden with my husband in the vehicle and basically just hold onto my boobs he entire time because any bump hurts.
I do sometimes get a weird pain in my armpit and the other night I had a weird Charlie horse type feeling in my right calf. This kind of scared me because I had a previous blood clot after giving birth to our first son, however my surgeon already had me taking blood thinners starting the day after my surgery so that gave me some peace of mind.
I am so bloated from the surgery. Have put on 10 pounds. I know it’s probably from the implants themselves, all the fluid from surgery, and not being able to have a BM yet (I started stool softeners and Miralax on Day 3, wish I would have started sooner)