Friday the 13th - Clearwater, FL

IT IS!! Omgosh... I never been so confident. I'm so glad I have this site to be able to express myself in this way

Me too!! I still have a few things in my closet I want to try on but what scares me is a lot of my tops are too tight now so I can't even get them on lol and I even got stuck in one and had to call my boyfriend to come help me hahaha. Looks like I'll be needing to do some clothes shopping...oh darn ;-)

oh geeze, that's funny. Only stretchy shirts for you. lol

Lol yeah for a little while, I'd hate to buy more clothes and then they grow sine more and not fit haha. The good thing is that I have a daughter that's about my size and she'll be happy to inherit all my clothes I can't wear anymore.

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Ohhhhh BUMMER! NOT !

Right! Lol

I actually have a lot of clothing that I loved but never wore because they didn't look right on me. Im shopping in my own closet, falling in love with my own clothes. These boobs are really getting fun now. lol

Yes! It's the same with my closet! Sooo much fun to "shop" without strapless bras and lots of padding!

that's right! I never did find a strapless bra that looked right. I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that anymore. And If I do opt to get a strapless bra, I know for sure it will fit better than my pre surgery days.

Hated those darn things....always tugging on them and making sure they aren't showing or giving you bumpy BOOBS!

I'm silly x because about 2 months ago before my boob loan was approved well actually waiting for hubby to agree I threw all my nice big boob tops away gggrrr from post pregnancy x not maternity as I don't wear it I just but large in everything when I'm pregnant lol for the boob bit but now I want it back lol [RS bleep]

HA HA HA,,,, thank you. I appreciate that, since 40 (gulp) being right around the corner is constantly on my mind :) These boobs really do make me feel young. Good for you to have them done at your age. I wanted to do it then also but I put it off for WAY to long.

The 40's are awesome! Probably the best (okay, 50 is now because I have boobs! ) But 40's are great....I think life is a little easier, we are more comfortable with who we are....and we KNOW who we are and what's important. We have firmly rooted thoughts, ideas, passions and we really don't care what most people think. And, I think we make sure we take some time for us and not give every bit of us away to those in need. Okay, I'm rambling now, lol. Enjoy your 40's....and it will be even better with boobs! My only regret.... I didn't make this a priority sooner!

You are not rambling at all... this is just what I needed to hear. I will write this down and keep it with me. (40's) "We have firmly rooted thoughts, ideas, passions and we really don't care what most people think" Well said, Michele! What a great outlook! Its so true that I know who I am, and I'm confident in that, rather than silly worrying I did in my 20's and 30's. I am definitely done with that stinking thinking. I also wish I had done this surgery sooner but than again, maybe I wouldn't appreciate it as much as I do now.

Perfectly said about appreciating them more now !

Here here island beauty [RS bleep]

Hon I'm 41 with 5 kids just got boobs but at the end of summer going for another baby hope to get twins this time x I feel I'm like in my late 20s true as [RS bleep] 40 is just the beginning x u live all ur life learning so when u hot 40 u can start life from what u have learnt x life's just begun x look AT&T wifey shell50 she's awesomely sensationally gorgeouse in every way in life and looks far from 50 xx you'll kick ass u watch xx love life live well 40 s just a number it's how u feel xxxx

Tinka my boyfriend and I were planning to start trying for baby #3 in Sept but now that I have my boobs AND they are taking longer than I expected to recover from, I'm thinking I might wait a little longer. Problem is that my 2 kids are 10 & 2 and I wanted my 2 yr old and the next one to be close in age. But who knows maybe by Sept I'll be feeling more ready.

Hi honey x yeh my husband wants a baby last year but I wanted my ba first x you'll know when ur ready honey x I want at least the summer which is in dec with my girls n body so I told him maybe at the end if summer we can try xx sorry I took so long I've been flat out with the three little ones and only just catching up on REALSELF xx I'm glad u feel u can talk to me xx how've u feeling hon ?? When u decide to do the baby thing make sure ur full on ready within urself and ur girls feel right. Xpersonally I'd rather wait a year from my ba to get pregnant so I'm totally healed before pregnancy [RS bleep] hope to hear from u soon just tried to look at ur updates but nothing's comming up ill look again now xx much love full of glitter sprinkles to u for magic thoughts xxxx hope to talk real soon xx

This is for let's doit14 [RS bleep]

You always make me blush Tinka wifey !! And 30, 40, 50....they ARE all just numbers !!

Lol ahh I've got the touch lol ur awesome xx yep just says how long u been on earth xx I feel great except for my girls straitjacket lol xx glitter kisses on ur forehead [RS bleep]

I agree with Michele very sexy! Fullness is an awesome thing to have! :)

Thankyou, and congrats to you as well :)

Thank you. It is a nightie. I had it because it held up my saggies better than other sexy outfits but it didn't feel as good as it does now.

Well your wearing it well...I got one something like that at Victoria secret..first time my boobies could wear her stuff

I cant wait to go there. It depressed me walking in there before.

Oh, meeee too!!!!!! Hated that store, lol. Now I've got $75 in gift certificates I can't wait to spend!

I'm probably the last person on the planet without a smart phone. I took the pics with an old fashion camera. lol. Oh well.

Lolololol

They are softening. Im not sure about the dropping. Its weird to have air under my breast. lol. They sagged for so long, the underneath part was always suffocated. lol.

The sensitivity has gone down a little tiny bit. I could not breast feed when my kids they were babies. I tried it but I couldn't because of the pain. I would bite down on pillows and scream while I attempted nursing. Then they bled and cracked. Sorry if that's TMI, lol. It just reassures me to remember this about myself, so I don't feel that anything went wrong during surgery.

That's good to remember that you've had the sensitivity issues before. I experienced a lot of sensitivity like that during the first two weeks of breast feeding but then thankfully it went away. I definitely would have stopped if it continued on. I had terribly sensitive and painful nipples/breasts during my first trimester too. Maybe that's a part of why I felt so much pain during the first few days after my op? Maybe I have sensitive nerves in there, who knows?

I think its normal to wish they were bigger. Really, at times, I say the same thing even though... I got exactly what I wanted. I like that they look natural all of the time but when I want that oomph.. I will do so with a push up bra. I too am concerned about them going south again, so I plan on wearing tight comfy bras to sleep in. There are so many bras now that are made of that soft stretchy material, they are comfortable and inexpensive.

Oh I hear ya...I sleep in a sports bra every night a soft comfy one with good support and wear one all day...I think I've been bra less 4 or 5 tines for new top reasons and find my self holding my boobs in the car.. my boyfriend is like they weren't' glued together with string and popsicle sticks they won't fall off..im like I know I just don't want then to sag.. j did get 2 push bras and a strapless bra that actually stays put now... they use to fall forward or not hold the weight but I've rectified that problem now..

lol. I take quick showers because I want to get them back in their bra. lol. I see your from Florida. Today I got a 2 pack of stretchy soft bras for 5.59 at Bealls Outlet. I haven't tried them on yet but it looks like they are going to great bedtime bras.

Any suggestions on good sleep bras? I had been wearing Coobies, but the straps are really tight on my shoulders. I bought some cotton Hanes sports bras and the elastic at the bottom doesn't actually stay under my breasts. It always creeps up and it's really annoying.

I have a few that I love, I think they are trying to mimic to the Coobie. They are all different off brand ones. I got them because they are stretchy, seamless and snug. I see them at every store, they usually are in a two pack.

I'm gonna have to look for them and give bealls a try..I've been going to cacique and getting there soft sports bra..they have a good adjustable band and good compression...I've gotten some zip fronts from danskin but sometimes there hard to meet in the middle and zip up

I had that issue with a Danskin zip up sports bra. I had a hard time zipping it, so I had to be a little rough with the zipper. I ended up ripping the zipper off accidentally though. :-/

Omg...lol...ya I had to get help with mine..I don't know if it's cause the zipper is plastic or it doesn't connect well at first or what..I'm going to look for them soft coobie bras today and someone mentioned something called a Jeannie bra you can get at Walmart..

I was looking at the Jeannie bra at Walmart, it does look like a good one,, but I already got others that are almost the same. I will probably end up getting this one also. Every time I go to a store, I have to stroll through the bra section. lol

I feel that way as well...I guess cause now I can fit in regular bras and not need special online ordering..

I hope your nervousness turns to excitement and joy! Really.... this is life changing! Before surgery, I was so limited to wearing certain clothes and bras, because my cleavage looked so ugly. I didn't even let my own husband see them naked, and when he touched me I felt so uncomfortable. For years, I avoided wearing bathing suits, all because of how difficult it was to find one that made me look semi decent. I hated the way they sagged! Now.... it feels so good to properly filling out a bra. I had my steri strips on for 3 strait weeks after surgery, than my doctor switched them out and put new ones on, I still have them on. Everyones doctor does things a little differently. I still shower carefully, so they don't get wet. Personally, I like them on, they protect the incision from rubbing against my bra, but I notice from other ladies on this site, everyone has them on for different amounts of time. I didn't want them off to early because if there is scabbing under there, I wanted it to be dried and ready to come off, rather than a fresh scab being ripped off. But all this up to your doctor, so don't stress yourself. If you read a lot of other ladies journey on here, you will see that everyone heals differently. I feel that I was a late bloomer, compared to everyone else. They dropped so gradually, that it is hard to tell. It was 4 weeks that mine started to soften. They were so hard and tight for a whole month but just started to get squishy.

Thank you. Yes I feel very self conscious I hate bathing suits. It sucks cause I work out a lot and my boobs are the only thing I can't enhance by working out! Lol