Shoulder | Armpit

**Kathie** · August 6th, 2011, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by laughinglynxie

But the REAL exciting thing for me right now is... I am officially APL!!! I finally decided to check tonight, after a week or so of assuming I was close, and it's for real. I'm so excited.

Congrats- see you over on the APL-BSL thread

**Mutinous** · August 6th, 2011, 02:46 PM

I've just learned how to rope braid and do a fishbone braid today. Which is great. However, my hair is still too short really to be able to pull of just one braid at the back. Which is not so great. Bring on APL!

Wishing good progress to all!

**jaine** · August 6th, 2011, 10:17 PM

It's time for a random length update!

Not APL yet obviously ... but I'm happy that the shape seems to be holding up. My last trim was in December. It's the first time in years that I've gone for more than 6 months without a trim.

**heidi.maryke** · August 7th, 2011, 12:49 AM

Jaine you don't look too far off! Great growth

**alyanna** · August 7th, 2011, 03:36 AM

Originally Posted by jaine

I had to search high and low to find a decent-looking bra that doesn't ride up in the back, and it set me back $100! 30DD is not a fun size to shop for.

But - now that I have a properly fitting bra, shoulder -> APL and APL -> BSL are both about 6 inches apart, and I'm 5'4".

Same experience here. Not so much because I'm well endowed, but just the opposite. After breastfeeding two in a row, it's hard to find one that fits properly. I got three of the same from La Senza and they fit wonderfully. The strap is quite low (making BSL too far

). They set me back quite a bit $$$-wise.

**alyanna** · August 7th, 2011, 03:38 AM

Originally Posted by jaine

It's time for a random length update!

Not APL yet obviously ... but I'm happy that the shape seems to be holding up. My last trim was in December. It's the first time in years that I've gone for more than 6 months without a trim.

VERY NICE! You're so close, about the same as me from APL.

The other day, I had the exact same pouf in the back of my hair

**mrs_coffee** · August 7th, 2011, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by jaine

It's time for a random length update!

Not APL yet obviously ... but I'm happy that the shape seems to be holding up. My last trim was in December. It's the first time in years that I've gone for more than 6 months without a trim.

Wow, your hair is beautiful! And you're getting very close to APL.

I had my daughter measure the distance for me yesterday and I have 4 inches to go, give or take.

**jaine** · August 7th, 2011, 07:13 AM

Thanks guys

Weirdly, I think the picture makes me look closer to APL than I actually am. Maybe it's the angle of the camera looking down on me ...or the width of my hair in the picture making me look smaller in the shoulders than I actually am. In reality I think I have about 3 inches left to go.

**Lilli** · August 7th, 2011, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by alyanna

Same experience here. Not so much because I'm well endowed, but just the opposite. After breastfeeding two in a row, it's hard to find one that fits properly. I got three of the same from La Senza and they fit wonderfully. The strap is quite low (making BSL too far

). They set me back quite a bit $$$-wise.

The tops of my breasts have "hollowed out" from going on 6 years of nursing... does this bra you got work with that?

**alyanna** · August 7th, 2011, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by Lilli

The tops of my breasts have "hollowed out" from going on 6 years of nursing... does this bra you got work with that?

That's precisely my problem and these bras are the ONLY ones that solved this problem. The caveat though is that these bras are quite padded and make mine look a couple of sizes larger than they really are. It can be a good thing, but sometimes I like a more subtle look