3 months post op - Super happy! - San Luis Obispo, CA

I have wanted this since I was 20 years old and lost 70lbs. I was always somewhat small chested but after the weight loss I became painfully aware of just how small chested I was.

Now I'm 31 years old 5'8" 140lbs and a size um, training bra. I wear a 36A and there's a gap. I have curvy hips and thighs and am small up top. I can't wait to have a more proportionate body. I have 3 kids all of which were breastfed for about 10 months each. Even while I was nursing my boobs were really only big for the first couple of weeks when I was engorged. I'm tired of feeling embarrassed to be naked in front of my husband (even though he loves me the way I am). I cover my tiny breasts when he catches me naked, ugh. I want to look better in my clothes and out of them, haha. I'm sure that having boobs would make me more confident.

So I think it's time to start a review here and hoping to get some good advice from those who have gone before me. I had my consultation a few weeks ago and went ahead and called back the next week to schedule for April 4th. I had another consultation scheduled in April but I really liked the first PS I met with so I'm just going for it.

My youngest boys are almost 4 yrs and 2 1/2 years old. I also take care of my 4 year old nephew and pick up my 8 yr old niece from school during the week. I'm really worried about recovery and being able to care for the little ones. I scheduled the OP during Spring break so that my sister can find alternate care for her kids and so I can have a few days without the extra obligation. But now I'm worried that 4 days is not enough so I'm trying to get in a week earlier on March 28th to have a whole 11 days off. I'll still need some help with my own boys but it will be much less chaotic :) I was really hoping for an answer from the PS office today but, looks like I'll have to wait till tomorrow.

So I do know for sure that I'll be getting Sientra Memory Gel under the muscle. I think I want moderate plus profile but don't know what size. PS suggested 330 to 375 but we'll figure that out at the pre-op. I don't want to go huge but don't want to wish I had gone bigger. I want a "natural" look.
I ordered some zip front sports bras online but realized I have NO idea what size to order. So....I ordered all of them, lol 36B, 36C and 36D. And a couple that come in L and XL. I think now I was just in boob dreamland when I ordered the XL because I'm sure I wouldn't be that big, right?! But really, what size have you all ordered?

Just 48 hours to go and it still doesn't quite seem REAL! If I think about the procedure I get nervous so I just keep thinking boobs, haha. I've got plenty to do in the next 2days to keep me busy, cleaning, preparing freezer meals and planting my seedlings in the garden before I'm down for a couple of days. I'm sure ill be a nervous wreck by tomorrow night though! I still need to buy a few bags of frozen peas and the recommended bendy straws :) I hope I'm not forgetting anything. I'm most nervous about my family being taken care of in the first few days. Just a few more meals to cook and things to buy and I'm sure my husband can handle the rest. He's pretty awesome ;)
So I posted the embarrassing before pics. Can't wait to see these little flaps of skin filled out!!!

I love them already!! Got to surgery center at 830 and was home by 1230pm. The staff was great, the experience was easy. Much easier than I anticipated. I got sientra silicone memory gels 350, under muscle with incision under the boob. When I got home I felt pretty darn good and ate some oatmeal and had some coffee cause I felt deprived this morning, haha.
Then i started to feel sleepy , took an hour and a half nap. And now the soreness is starting to set it. I have an icepack under each boob and an ice pack in each armpit. They feel sore and hot on the top but the nurses said to ice under the boob not the top. Don't know why...the top it where it feels like u need the ice. I am having trouble getting my pants back up over my butt after using the bathroom, can't open the fridge or reach into the cupboards but, iit's WAY easier than I expected!
I hope the swelling doesn't go down too much! I really love what I can see. I have gauze and take over the incision an a front close sports bra. I was asked not to remove the bra until my post op, so ill get my first good look at them tomorrow at 11. :D I hope the rest of you ladies are healing nicely. And the ladies still waiting, relax and good luck! It's not nearly as bad as I thought it'd be. And bendy straws are a great idea!