i was no where near the end of the domes either at 5 weeks mark. you are doing much better than me if you're retaining swelling at night. i didn't notice larger breasts at night until past 12 weeks.
i'm not using an actual airlock. what i've been doing is sucking out the air with my mouth so i get a stronger suction than what the smartbox would give me. then i fasten the tubing back onto the smartbox. the smartbox is really just there incase the domes fall off while i sleep.
from a scale of 1-10, 1 being super light pressure right before the domes fall off, and 10 being too painful to bear, i have my pressure at around 5 before going to bed. when i wake up, there's usually 2hrs before i take off the domes. during this time, i suck out more air to about an 8. this is usually when my nipples are pressed up against the end of the domes.
ever since i started doing this, my swelling has been much better!
i'm not using an actual airlock. what i've been doing is sucking out the air with my mouth so i get a stronger suction than what the smartbox would give me. then i fasten the tubing back onto the smartbox. the smartbox is really just there incase the domes fall off while i sleep.
from a scale of 1-10, 1 being super light pressure right before the domes fall off, and 10 being too painful to bear, i have my pressure at around 5 before going to bed. when i wake up, there's usually 2hrs before i take off the domes. during this time, i suck out more air to about an 8. this is usually when my nipples are pressed up against the end of the domes.
ever since i started doing this, my swelling has been much better!