10 days
I love seeing the changes that my breasts have gone thru in even such a short period of time. We take pictures every few days to track the progress, and I even plan on scrapbooking my journey into Boobieville! Not something that I'll leave out on the coffee table for all to see, but something small for me to look back on. Maybe even when my daughters are older we can discuss this journey. They know I've had this surgery and they know that I am willing to discuss anything with them. I sure hope they don't get screwed in the boob department like I did!
My first day back to work was interesting. I only work 6 hour shifts, but I was worried that I would get tired. The girls who knew I had surgery were all looking and asking me how everything went. I wore a conservative top but you could still see fullness that wasn't there before! The night did go by fast, and I was very tired when I got home.
I had started taking 30 min walks at a brisk pace, something to get me out of the house and in the fresh air. I didn't trust myself to actually go to the gym, the temptation to do more than just walk on the treadmill would have been alot to deal with. My hubby and I recently got ourselves Ipod shuffles, those things have been great for our workouts. My walks helped me physically and emotionally, and that Ipod helped make them go fast. Those 30 min walks easily turned into 45 min ones =) I kept a steady eye on my heart rate, keeping it at about 60% of it's maximum, and made sure not to bounce the girls around at all. In recent months I have come to really love how I feel after a good workout, and even though I was only walking, it still felt good to be doing something more than sitting at home on my butt.
I was still sleeping in the chair at night. Sometimes I would fall asleep with the baby at her nap time, and I always felt more uncomfortable in the bed with those pillows. I also worried that she might accidentally smack my breasts when she was moving around. I used a pillow under each arm that I used as a shield against wandering legs and arms. I wonder how roller coasters are going to be from now on....I'll probably always be worried those shoulder things are going to burst my boobs! Funny what you think of when you're lying in bed wishing your kid would just go to sleep already so you can go back downstairs and surf the breast aug forums =)
My first day back to work was interesting. I only work 6 hour shifts, but I was worried that I would get tired. The girls who knew I had surgery were all looking and asking me how everything went. I wore a conservative top but you could still see fullness that wasn't there before! The night did go by fast, and I was very tired when I got home.
I had started taking 30 min walks at a brisk pace, something to get me out of the house and in the fresh air. I didn't trust myself to actually go to the gym, the temptation to do more than just walk on the treadmill would have been alot to deal with. My hubby and I recently got ourselves Ipod shuffles, those things have been great for our workouts. My walks helped me physically and emotionally, and that Ipod helped make them go fast. Those 30 min walks easily turned into 45 min ones =) I kept a steady eye on my heart rate, keeping it at about 60% of it's maximum, and made sure not to bounce the girls around at all. In recent months I have come to really love how I feel after a good workout, and even though I was only walking, it still felt good to be doing something more than sitting at home on my butt.
I was still sleeping in the chair at night. Sometimes I would fall asleep with the baby at her nap time, and I always felt more uncomfortable in the bed with those pillows. I also worried that she might accidentally smack my breasts when she was moving around. I used a pillow under each arm that I used as a shield against wandering legs and arms. I wonder how roller coasters are going to be from now on....I'll probably always be worried those shoulder things are going to burst my boobs! Funny what you think of when you're lying in bed wishing your kid would just go to sleep already so you can go back downstairs and surf the breast aug forums =)
posted by Millie @ 9/09/2007 06:25:00 PM
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