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I didn’t used to think that bra fitting was such an issue any more, what with Victoria Secret offering their free measurements, and hardly any department stores asking you if you needed to be fitted, it was always presumed that women mostly knew what size bra they should be buying.  Boy are they wrong!  I would recommend you check out a larger department store like Macy’s or Nordstrom, or if you’re willing to spend a bit more, a Victoria’s Secret store, is you want a professional to fit you for a bra. 

The thing is, you might be one bra size today and a totally different one a year from now.  Many things affect our bra size, including weight gain, weight loss, changes in exercise habits, having children, our hormone fluctuation, going on or off the pill, and just plain getting older are all influences that can greatly affect our ideal bra size.

When I say ideal bra size, I mean one that doesn’t make our breasts feel too cramped, or too pushed up, or just plain like they don’t have enough support.  I know you’ve all had one of those bras that was way too tight, or just didn’t fit snug enough no matter how many notches your brought it down in the strap.  Or how about those ones where you always have it on the last possible adjustment on the straps, but it still seems to not give enough room between your breasts and your shoulders?

I’ve been there with all of these scenarios, and the truth is, you should really get professionally fitted for bras once every year or so, or whenever you feel like your current bra size is outdated for your body.  This means going to a professional bra fitter at a large department store or perhaps a lingerie specialty store such as Fredericks of Hollywood, or Victorias Secret. 

Just ask for a professional bra fitting, and they’ll whip out their measuring tape and proceed to take several measurements of your bosom area, starting with the circumference of the breasts themselves, and then taking measurements around the rib cage and so on and so forth.  What you get in the end is a cusomized bra fitting that is probably going to be the opposite of what you guessed you were. 

You will enjoy months of unparalleled comfort and perfect support if you try to remember to do this periodically for the comfort, health, and support of your breasts!

Well, many times when celebs get pregnant, you probably noticed a trend of them playing up their ample cleavage which has been gained thanks to recent pregnancy.  One of the benefits of pregnancy is the inevitable swelling of the breasts, and I don’t know many women who don’t like to have fun with their new found larger, fuller breasts! 

Celebrities are of course no exception to the rule of having fun showing off their new pregnancy tata’s, and I though it would be fun to do a little homage to some of our favorite pregnancy breasts celeb displays over the past few years, and currently, since there are just too many good examples to talk about!

Well, there’s the most recent pregnancy, although as of yet, unconfirmed by the actual pregnant one, J Lo, of Jennifer Lopez little bambina in the oven.  Of course J Lo has been looking a little more noticeably voloptuous in the chest area, and she usually is just a small B cup.  Now she looks to almost be a full C cup, and loving every minute of it!  Of course, she is also rumored to be carrying twins and recent pictures of her show her breasts have grown, and her belly is definitely indicative of twins!

Another recent celebrity who is already well endowed with seemingly perfect breasts, Halle Berry, seems to be enjoying her even bigger boobs lately, recently wearing a very revealing, chest emphasizing dress that showed off her cleavage to the max.  And they still look great - just a lot bigger!  Darn her! 

Thinking back to Madonna’s pregnancy, the Material girl also wore some extra cleavage bearing dresses and shirts during her two pregnancies, first with daughter Lola, then with her son with Guy Ritchie, Rocko.  Following her, some of the greatest show offs when it comes to celebrity pregnancy cleavage was Catherine Zeta Jones, who showed off the newly big twins during both of her pregnancies, but of course as always, Ms. Jones did it with dignity and grace, tastefully pushing those babies up just enough so that they were noticeably swollen looking.

And how about Ms. Runway herself, Ms. Heidi Klum?  Well, she’s actually known for her cleavage assets and pregnancies didn’t stop her from showing off her assets in the form of pushup bras, and a runway show just months after she gave birth to her first kid!  I think it’s great, hey we have to feel swollen everywhere else, why not enjoy the extra boob size while we can and show it off? 

If you’ve ever looked into getting breast implants, or breast augmentation surgery, you may already know that there are two general options for getting the implants surgically implanted into your chest where your breasts go.  One is not normally recommended, and although it is cheaper to perform, many plastic surgeons do not like it for a couple of reasons.  This option is called “Over the muscle” implantation, and it means exactly what it alludes to.

In the over the muscle way of implanting a breast implant, the device is implanted over the pectoral muscle.  Some say that this way might look more natural, depending on the woman’s anatomy, but I’ve only ever read places that say that it does not look very natural, and under the muscle is a much more desirable way to go about getting breast implants.  Under the muscle is more expensive, but it protects more against implant rupture and leakage and is typically the best breast implant alternative for you to choose in the battle between the two styles.

That brings me to my first disadvantage of the over the muscle breast implant.  I’ve read that over the muscle may not protect as much against implant breakage and leakage due to trauma or simply due to age of the implant.  That’s because essentially it has very little padding over it, whereas in under the muscle insertion, it’s got an entire muscle holding it in, and protecting it from wear and tear as well as any type of trauma that may be caused by being hit hard or jostling around too much.

Under the muscle also tends to look better, because it looks a little less abviously like a breast implant, thanks to more layers of protection and the camouflaging that the additional tissue gives.  Whereas an over the muscle implant may be more visible to the naked eye, an under the muscle implant would not be as visible as a breast implant.

Between the two, you are only paying a little more in the grand scheme of things to get under the muscle, and you are buying yourself a better looking, potentially longer lasting set of breast implants, as well as a better looking set of breast implants that are more likely to withstand the test of time and battery that the chest area may be prone to, so even if you don’t want to spend the extra money, you’d be hard pressed to find a physician that actually recommends the over the muscle implant.  Better yet, find yourself a good breast implant alternative, and don’t worry about having foreign devices in your body.  He he, worth  a try to sneek that in! 

Well, this came as a bit of a surprise to me, especially since I have several friends who told me they noticed an almost instant difference in their breasts after they had a baby and breast fed, even for just one of their children, or just their first child.  However, I just read a story on how an interested researcher decided to do his own kind of little study to figure out if there really was a connection between breast feeding and breast sagging, as many of his patients that came to him complained that their breasts were never the same after they had breast fed, and wanted either a breast augmentation or a breast lift. 

A breast lift is actually a similar surgery to an augmentation, because usually an implant of some type is used in both.  With a breast lift though, I believe the difference is that some of the underlying connective tissue is lifted and tightened along with the implant being put in to help force the breast tissue back “up”, which is where it should be! 

He studied mostly women who were an average age of about 39 years old, and took down how many pregnancies they had, and how many of their children, if any, they had breast fed.  As we all know, breast feeding can be rough on the breasts, especially when the child is constantly nursing, as it can make the nipples sore and also sensitive, but it can also cause a lot of loose skin, or so it is thought, when the breasts empty of breast milk and this causes what we think of as sort of a “deflation” of our once full breasts.

Well, he did find a couple of factors that did indeed seem to be linked to breast sagging, and some of them may be surprising.  First, yes, he does believe that pregnancy and breastfeeding can contribute, but that the amount of pregnancies may help determine the severity of the sagging.  However, it’s not really so much the breast feeding, but the amount of pregnancies that affects the sagging, which is counter to what is popularly thought about breast feeding infants. 

Also, smoking is believed to add to sagging in the breasts, since smoking helps to break down the elastin in the skin, which is not only a big component of holding the face up and keeping it wrinkle free and taut, but also a big player in keeping the breasts taut and sag free.  Wow - another reason not to smoke - who knew!?

The other factor that of course affects the sagging status of the breasts is age, which comes as no surprise at all really, since almost everything sags with gravity as we age, as we’re all abundantly and unfortunately aware of, huh ladies?

We got this question recently and wanted to share, it’s about a popular natural breast enhancement supplement that is actually a breast enhancement pill that is herbal in nature, called Breast Success.  Here’s the communication, with names withheld for privacy. 

Question :

Hello,

I’m looking in the internet for a natural breast enhancement formula and one of the most advertised products is Breast Success. But as you probably know there are many companies that claim to produce it. On your website you recommend Breast Success by Online Future. Does it mean that they are the real producers of BS or they are just one of many and you just know that they are not false?

Thank you very much in advance for your answer.

XXXXXXX

Answer :

There is only one Breast Success, but there may be several distributors for that same product, meaning it’s still the same product, just different websites selling the product.  It should always be the same consistent packaging though, and that is how you would know it is the correct product (I believe they still make it with a purple label with pink lettering, unless it’s changed recently).  To my knowledge, there is no other manufacturer of this product.  For a review, go to Breast Success Review. 

I had a man email me about male breast enhancement and more specifically, about whether men can get breast implants or not.  Here is the discussion, of course, names withheld for privacy.  I did let him know that male breast implants are an option, but from what I’ve seen on shows about men getting breast implants, it is sometimes very difficult to get a natural look with male breast implants because men do not have enough fatty tissue around the breast oftentimes to create a realistic looking breast, even with implants.  Here goes :

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