[CHDchest]

I don't know if I can attribute my growth to any one thing specifically, but if I had to guess I would say massage and diet, and possibly noogleberry. One telling thing was at my mid year cardiology appointment my dr told me I appeared to be the healthiest I had been in four years (I was diagnosed with heart failure in 2009 and had surgery for a leaky valve in 2008 and an arrythmia in 2012 - all of this was the result of a surgically corrected congenital heart condition which caused my heart to weaken over time).

Part of the growth may simply have been due to an improvement in circulation as a result of the surgeries and better conditioning through exercise.

I also was wearing the wrong size bra which caused my right breast to migrate and spread out in my armpit. Switching from 32A to 32B may have appeared to cause growth by allowing the right breast to go back into shape.

I have noticed that my breasts have become a bit wider and fuller but not "deeper." I started out fitting smaller 32B bras and progressed to spilling out of them a little, and am now fitting small 32C bras but honestly I think I look like a B cup in proportion to the rest of my body.

So I think the 1-1.5 in growth (it is hard to tell exactly given variation in size through the day) equated to roughly a cup size for me. Growth has been very gradual with about 1cm growth every 3-4 months and size fluctuations with hormones etc. I am a compulsive measurer!

I am so glad I found this site and gave it a chance. I honestly didn't expect much because of my heart condition but because of wanting to do NBE I have had other health benefits through changing my diet and exercising more. Over time I have managed to make it a lifestyle and am slowly becoming less obsessed!