hello everyone, :)
I hope my question doesn't sound too stupid, but I really wonder if too "strong" boobie batters can cause you to stall?
I'm in month 4 of nbe and have no growth to report.
My breasts were swolen and tingling and aching for the first 2 months, then I added Cocoa butter to my routine, deflated, and took a 15 days break.
In month 4, I ramped up from the start. I'm now in day 17 of my cycle and taking 990 mg fenugreek, 740 mg fennel, 1000 mg borage oil, 2500 mg SP.
I use essential oils in my batter and wonder if the extra amount of fenugreek and fennel there did not caused me to stall. My breasts seem to not respond anymore :(
Any advice and answer to my -perhaps- stupid question are more than welcome.
Thank you!

That's not a stupid question at all....there are no stupid questions on here so don't be afraid to ask anything...questions only help educate us all on this whole process. :) I think it's a great question, cause I've wondered that myself since I also use fenugreek/fennel for my massages everyday, I think it's hard for everything to get penetrated deep into the skin, but I don't know if it's possible to stall this way.?? You're fenugreek/fennel internal dosages don't seem high at all so it doesn't sound like you could have stalled that way. But, maybe someone else who is more knowledgeable in the herbs department could answer your question or tell you if your amounts are okay. Maybe also someone can answer about stalling from herbal massages, cause I'd like to know myself about that one. :)

Good luck to you and everyone!!!

hello Michelle!
thank you for your reply!
I was given an answer in another forum (be board), saying that topicals are unlikely to cause you to stall. The reason is that the amount going into the blooddtream is not as high as with internal intakes. Makes sense, I think. So it's like you said:
"I think it's hard for everything to get penetrated deep into the skin"
On the other hand, essential oils are powerful stuff, and even if you can't stall from topicals, you surely CAN react to them, and sometimes react bad.
I supposed I used a topical which did not agreed with my breast. So...I prefer cut them from my batter for now, use a mix of fenugreek and sesame oil for a while, then add the essential oils, one by one and ramp them up (like I did with the herbs, in fact).
Perhaps the black pepper I used in my last batter was not a very good idea, either (it is commonly used for chilblains, so I thought it would help "heating" the blood there...) hehe, the cold chilled my brain too.
Thank you and good luck!!!
Caroline