30s Mom Second Round of BFT

I started thinking about a second round surgery 3-4 weeks after my first surgery, when I realized I didn’t go “up a cup” as expected. For weeks, I contemplated whether to have another surgery. I’ve wondered, "Is it really worth it to endure another surgery for only a half cup increase?" It's hard to say, but that's what I got the first time, and it truly did enhance my shape. Even a half cup makes a good difference (when you have small breasts).
I think I'd be totally happy if only a half cup bigger.... That is the size (full B) I was for about 5 years while pregnant and breastfeeding. It's too bad I didn't get there with my first surgery, but my thighs didn't have enough fat, which still shocks me!!
I wish I was satisfied with my results and could move on. But from the beginning, I was letdown by the cc amount. I figured it wouldn't be enough. I didn't reach my goal to be a full B cup, so I feel like my boobs are not finished. Not to jinx myself (knock on wood), but a second round should be my last cosmetic breast surgery. It will use my remaining fat sources, so that’s it! Then I hope to feel better knowing that I didn't miss anything and have my best possible results.
My first round surgery and recovery was fortunately fairly easy, so I'm not as scared this time. One rough day of surgery, then a few days needing pain meds and rest, then back to my daily routine within a week! I was moving slower with some soreness until Week 3 and then back to normal essentially. Afterward, I get to keep my improved body for life!
Money-wise, I'm planning to pay for this second (and last) round now and hopefully avoid implants that require maintenance and future surgeries, which would likely be more expensive and risky in the long-run.
The plan is to harvest fat from my flanks and upper butt. The first round used stomach and thigh fat to put 175cc in left boob and 157cc in right boob. This second one will likely have less fat, but that's fine since I consider this a “top up” procedure and prefer conservative lipo.
I’m putting on a few pounds to give my doctor more fat to work with, which is super fun because I love to eat! Haha, I’m not going overboard though, probably just 5-7 pounds to get to 135 instead of 128 at my first surgery. It might help, it might not. I’ve noticed my boobs and my butt are a little bigger with the weight gain. I’m planning to achieve a greater ratio of fat in my boobs with surgery, and then make it back to my preferred weight in the 120s.
I mainly want to get this over with. My breast fat transfer experience has been consuming too much of my life for months, from the beginning of this year when I started researching the procedure. I want this second surgery done to finally reach my boob goals and then move on with my life!
My bra size history: I was a 34A before babies, a 36B during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and then a 36A (somewhat deflated) after babies. I'm still a 36A after my first surgery, but fortunately my breasts are a fuller 36A. I expected to go "up a cup" to be a 36B like when I was breastfeeding but maybe that was too optimistic. Currently, my A bras are a bit tight and my B bras are a bit loose. Really hoping to fill out my B bras after round two!!

I attached my before and after pictures from my first round of fat transfer to the breasts. Note that I was standing up straighter in the afters, which pushes out my boobs more than the before pics. I saw my bad posture in my before pics, so I tried to fix that, even though I knew it would mess with comparison. I just didn't want to be slouching again.
I am thankful for the improved shape of my breasts from my first surgery. I'm pleased with my fat retention too. I expected more ccs injected, but I've kept a good amount of the fat I did get so far. I like the way that Dr. Engel "built" up my breasts with my fat. He formed some new cleavage, and I'm impressed by how he enhanced my shape. I enjoy maintaining my natural look. Now my after pictures serve as the before pictures for my second round! I'm looking forward to more fullness and reaching my ideal breast size soon.

I have some regrets regarding my first surgery… some things I would have done differently. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. I’m spending a lot of time “journaling” about BFT lately; it’s hard for me not to think about it. 20 days until surgery! Maybe this writing will help someone else down the road.
I rated my first procedure as "worth it" because I like my body improvements overall and I think I got what I paid for... the mistake was not having additional fat harvested. There wasn't enough fat from just my stomach and thighs to go up a full cup.
Since I never had liposuction before, I was really worried about doing too many areas. I didn’t want to overload and traumatize my body. I was afraid of the pain, complications, and scars too (thankfully all has gone better than expected). In addition, I was never led to believe that more lipo areas would be required to go from an A to B cup.
My problem was not expressing how important it was to have a full B cup and not wanting to pay for more liposuction areas (although I never knew it was needed). I regret not adding part of my butt to be lipo'd. If I had a surgery do-over, I would choose one $10,000+ surgery with multiple lipo sites and a larger volume of fat transfer over two less expensive surgeries with smaller volumes.
I have my regrets, but maybe it will all work out better in the end! There is actually a chance that I will be glad that it took me two surgeries to reach my B cup. $7500 for round one was a reasonable cost at the time, and then $4374 for round two seems reasonable now. However, I wouldn't have done this procedure at all if first quoted $10,000-$11,000+. I probably would have missed out on all these body improvements. I’m happy I had my first surgery and pray to be even happier after my second! After two surgeries, much of my body will have been slimmed by lipo. So not only bigger boobs but a thinner, better body! My positive side says everything will work out for the best.