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Have you had any swelling at all?? Did you get any aches, tingling in the first month?? The second month I had a lot of swelling, the most I've ever had but only retained 1 cm of growth. I also take fenugreek daily, and calcium when I am taking the capsules. This time around I started the cream the first day of my cycle and going to start pm capsules the day after ovulation and stop when my period starts. So I switched up my routine to take it in luteal phase which is when you actually grow. I barely get any tingling or aches anymore, just swelling now. I think I've heard give it 6 months. What brand are you taking. Maybe try a new one. Did you do a hormone /saliva test?

Hi Tinytots, thank you so much for your reply! I do get a bit of swelling during luteal phase, but this disappears just after my period begins. During follicular phase, nothing. I didn't notice if I was getting the luteal swelling before starting NBE because I wasn't as aware of what to look out for back then. I did read somewhere that breast swelling before your period can indicate they're growing or building to growth, but the source that wrote this perhaps wasn't the most reliable! Do you happen to know if that is the case, or does everyone get swelling before their period anyway? What time/s of your cycle do you get swelling? I'm using the noogleberry which gives me some great post-pumping swelling for a limited duration until my breasts revert back to their normal size. I don't think I've ever felt any aches or tingles, apart from when I'm noogling (but I reckon the feeling is just my skin stretching). Occasionally I wonder if I'm feeling something at other times, but there's usually another explanation for the sensation, like being hot or the fabric of what I'm wearing making contact with my breast. What does aching feel like? Is it anything like the breast tenderness that occurs as part of PMS? On cycles 1 and 2, when I was taking 500mg and 1000mg respectively, the brand was PuerariaUK. For cycles 3 and 4 I've used Siriporn because I've seen some members here have experienced great results with it. I also took about 1800mg of fenugreek daily on cycles 1 and 2, but have since been on a break from it. I'm thinking of starting it again though. I really want to get a hormone panel done but I don't know how to go about it in the UK. I found (online) somewhere in my town that offers tests, but when I enquired about the price they quoted £250-300! I had no idea it cost as much! I wish I knew how or where I could get a test done cheaper! Do you think the calcium you're taking is helping with your PM?