I bought the brava domes on ebay and I am having difficulty using them.
I am using the noogleberry pump with them and do not know how much to pump. Do I pump as much as I do with the noogleberry and leave it for 10 hours or is the suction pressure suppose to be less?
Can anyone help me with this??
Also, what type of alternative glue can I use to prep the silicone rims before usage?
I am using aloe vera but it seems like it is not sticking on well enought to hold suction for a long time.
The Brava domes are designed to work with the Brava pump at low pressure.... automatic for 10 hours a day... if you didn't get the Brava pump them your just going to have to use it like a Noogleberry.... Pump it up and when it bleeds off... pump it again..... and being a low pressure machine... the Brava was designed to not use lubricant on the dome cushions......
Thanks Karren.
Yes I was not given the automatic pump...so I am using the noogleberry pump instead. However I want to do the brava 10 hr suction a day for 10 weeks and just wanted to know how much suction to use.
How do I know it is enough suction when I am pumping?
Hi Moongrl,
I really struggled with brava and was never able to get it to quite work for me, but I can tell you the things that helped me.
1) don't use the skin prep wipes that come with brava - they are very irritating. just clean your chest with your usual soap, and then apply aloe to your skin as a prep and let it dry.
2) instead of the brava dome cleanser, use baby shampoo. works well and less irritating to the skin.
3) you can use your mouth on the tubes to suck the air out of the domes - just don't suck too hard or you'll get purple boobies which is not good for you.
4) you can also try lubricating your breasts with lotion/oil before using brava - some ladies found that helped, others found no lube and just aloe worked better for suction. try both and see what works best for you.
good luck! let me know if I can answer anything - just remember I failed at it!
Thanks bubbly for the good information.
I actually managed to get good suction with aloe vera gel....however i did something different. I squeezed the dome cups down toward my chest as much as I could before I started pumping.
I dont know how much to pump tho. I dont know if I am pumping too much or too little for the daily 10hr regimine.
Do you/anyone know how I can make sure I am doing it right?
My A cup breasts dont turn purple, just a little red/pinkish and fills the wide domes about halfway...Is that enough? should I pump more?
Sounds like about the right pressure... somewhere between falling off and turning purple.... Without a gage its hard to tell exactly... if you start to get indents that don't go away after a few hours.... cut back a little....
Thanks Karen.
I just hope the suction is enough and I am not going to waste 10 weeks with no results!
I actually saw some swelling today and it lasted a good 7 hours with a bra. when I took my bra off they deflated on about an hr or 2. Ugh...lol...
I bot these really beat up domes with silicone rips on ebay for $350...without the pressure guage. I think I paid too much for them...good part is I am getting suction from them and it stays all night. The trick is to squeeze them all the way down before u start to pump and make sure the silicone part doesnt turn in.. If anyone needs help with this ask me.
How was you experience with the brava domes. Did u get any growth?
If anyone has more advice on guaging the correct suction pressure let me know.
If I had 10 hours a day free I would have bought a Brava but I don't... mater of fact I custom make my own domes.... some of them are pretty strange... lol But over the past couple years (on and off) I have grown from an A cup to a C...... and am happy with the results... though for some reason I'm still pumping and don't know when I'm going to stop... you were right... that's really expensive for a set of Brava domes used without the rest of the system... you can buy off brand domes for a fraction of that price but the Bravas are really good quality and design...
Hi Karen,
A to C cup is my dream!
Yes, I realized I got ripped off as soon as they came in the mail. They were non returnable so I had.to keep them. Hopefully I will get 10 weeks use from them.
How did u make ur custom domes? Do u have pics?
I am also using the Fulfill gum and some hops and red clover. I have gone thru fenugreek but it made me smelly. Now hops, but it is making me tired...so I take it at night. Maybe I will start with PM soon and drop the progesterone and maca bc some people on here say it counteracts effects of estrogen. Maybe, that is why I havent grown.