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So I got back to the bathmate last night with a good session as I'm home alone.
I started off with my normal PE routine, helicopter swings, stretches etc in each direction followed by some jelqs and squeezes.
after this I hopped into the shower and followed the recommended bathmate routine of 5 mins warming in the shower followed by 5 mins in the pump then remove and allow circulation to return, did 3 sets of this totalling 15 mins in the pump.
wow!
I did have quite a lot of fluid retention up around my foreskin but I wasn't too scared by this as I know it fades over the next few hours.
I quickly measured my girth after the bathmate and it was an easy 140mm / 5,51" mid shaft which I would only previously achieve with some good kegeling or an uli.
My penis was hanging very thick and long like I've never seen it before after a PE session.

My plan is to try and do these sessions now at night before bed so that my penis can rest in bed while sleeping and I can be naked without it being constricted by underwear.
Waking up this morning I still had a good looking semi and all the fluid retention had obviously gone.

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Third day using the bathmate after my holiday break.
getting less fluid build up after use (edima) nice plump flaccid after use.
again I have a plumped flaccid girth after use of 140mm / 5,5"
I also did a little cock ring edging after the bathmate last night. mid shaft girth with the cock ring on was 145mm / 5,7"
Lengthwise inside the hydromax X40 I'm pumping up to a touch over the 18,5cm mark.

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Bought my Bathmate Hydromax X40 back in the summer and only used it covertly a couple of times while the wife is away so for now its stashed under the bed in its plain white shipping box.

Were both quite busy with work and have 2 kids which keeps us busy so I just haven't had the correct moment to try and tell her I bought this thing. I honestly don't know what she'll say.
I have been a secret PE'er so far and although I have actually made gains mostly in length its probably been quite subtle gains and given the passage of time she hasn't really noticed (or at least commented) The only time she comments to any extent to be careful is if we do it doggy style because I get quite deep and can hurt her if not careful.

Just need to find the right moment and pick up the courage to say I have bought this thing which will hopefully increase the girth of my penis!

Any advice?
cheers

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...Following some feedback in the Bathmaters group I then posted this,

Cut/paste,

I know, I just need to find the right time / mood (for her) to tell her.
its not the money aspect, so its just if she might be a bit weirded out by the idea of it as you say.
following the birth of our 2 kids I would say my wife has lost a lot of her sexual drive and although we have good or fulfilling sex when it happens she seems much less inclined to experiment. a couple of months back I came across some link of new or interesting sex positions and fancied trying one of them, I tried raising this with her and she weirdly just lost it and wouldn't even look at the cartoon graphic explaining the position. so once again I was in the sex dog house!
It not easy to explain to perhaps some of the younger lads on here who are not married or are in long term relationships with kids but our wives go through some pretty major bodily changes giving birth, lots of women are lucky, have no issues what so ever and its business as usual afterwards. For my wife I would say she has had her share of issues which has maybe given her insecurities about her own body and while I say things don't bother me, it bothers her so I think this now leads to her insecurities and therefor opposes my suggestions.
All that said I did give her a birthday present a couple of years ago of 2 cock rings, one normal silicone one and one vibrating one and we have used those a couple of times and I'm sure she loves the vibrating one!
So this is a longer more personal reply than I maybe intended but hopefully you see where I'm at and naturally a bit apprehensive to tell her I have bought this pump and wish I have a massive cock to f**k you with!

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Been trying to find all of the benefits of using a Bathmate beyond the obvious penis enlargement.

I also add here that these are NOT my personal observations, this is me searching for benefits online.

some quite good sites or reviews long term if you haven't seen them yourselves, I thought this one is quite thorough:
Bathmate Hydro Pump Reviews & More

So some of these reported additional benefits:
starting with the obvious,

Improvements in penile length
Improvements in penile girth
Improvements in flaccid penis size
Improved penile strength
Improved stamina (lasting longer in bed reduced risk of premature ejaculation)
Better erections
Improved blood circulation within genital area
Improved ejaculation that is stronger and more productive
More powerful orgasms
Reports of helping straighten penis bends / curvature
Reports of helping those with erectile dysfunction
Reports of erections coming on faster / stronger (also a negative if your in public)
Reports of more frequent spontaneous erections due to increased blood flow
Seems best size gains need to be supplemented with manual PE / stretching
Manual exercises helps make the gains permanent
Penis will appear more veiny
Report of it helping reduce Fordyce spots
Time scale -
3-6 months cementing your gains begins to take place (?)
1 year possibly reached your maximum (?)
further use beyond 1 year is mostly maintenance (?)

Beyond this?
Improved self confidence perhaps.


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ok,
been a while since I last posted but then the site was down too so some things have happened in my life in the last couple of weeks.
As I've mentioned before my wife didn't know about my Bathmate and I desperately wanted to tell her so I could hopefully do this for real.
Two weeks ago we had our Easter holidays etc so my wife's work stress levels lowered and I managed to summon the courage to tell her about my bathmate which I've had for almost 1 year but not told her and I've really only tested it a dozen times or so.
She had a giggle but was generally cool about it so after some amusing chats I had the green light to properly begin my Bathmate journey.

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Bathmate Hydromax X40 Journey

Ok, so I started properly my bathmate journey 2 weeks ago.
I have also set up my own spreadsheet where I can keep notes and measures etc. I'll see if I can clip it out as an image soon and set up a new gallery with my progress and any results.

My plan is to only measure 1 every month or after every 4 weeks of pumping.

Routine:
initially my plan was to pump in my morning showers.
Pump 5 days Monday - Friday
2 days rest Saturday + Sunday
I followed this for week 1 but quickly realised that on Wednesday & Friday I go to the gym early for a 06:15am cycling / spinning class which meant that when I get home I'm tight for time, quicker shower on those days so only pumped for probably less than 10 mins so I'm thinking to adjust the routine.

Week 2:
routine adjustment,
Pump 4 days Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
Rest Wednesday (gym day)
Pump Thursday
Rest Friday (gym day)
So overall I'm still on a 5 days pumping, 2 days rest but broken up differently.

Observations so far;
After week 1 things were good despite the slightly disrupted routine.
Week 2, week isn't complete but managing to do the routine better so far with the rest gym days etc. observations though this week are not as good, might be pumping too hard as I seem to be having slightly negative effects, a bit more turtling than usual and after yesterdays (Thursday) session I do have lots of the tiny red pin prick capillaries visible on my foreskin.
I'll be back in the pump tomorrow but I'm planning to back off the pressure slightly.

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So here is the spreadsheet I've made up and intend to use this as my diary / record for my bathmate journey.

I have actually down graded my initial measure from the size seen in my signature. I measured the day before I strated this Bathmate journey and being honest with myself I have lost a little given my almost non existent PE routines lately so here is an honest starting point.
I measure using mm so this is then converted in the table to Inches also and obviously my notes or observations down the right side.

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Bathmate journal after 4 weeks.

A little disappointing maybe that there is apparently no girth gains after 4 weeks, I'm being strict or truthful though and not measuring straight after pumping so this 4 week measure is on an 'off' day and roughly 30 hours after the last pump session. When I come out of the pump of course its much bigger but I don't see the point in measuring this as it is temporary and as others say it fades over a few hours.
While the girth measurement doesn't seem bigger I think (oddly) it feels or looks fuller, possibly over the whole length of the penis compared to previously measuring at the thickest point I think now most of the shaft is at this girth maybe.
the journey continues...
McC

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Tried to post my updated spreadsheet after 4 weeks but it didn't upload for some reason, trying again...

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2 months in...
might be difficult to read my notes in the chart so here they are.

Not much happening in the girth department, I hope this improves!
I measure 24 hours after my last pump or rather on a rest day. of course it is engorged and swollen immediately after pumping but I think this is false so I measure every 4 weeks on a rest day.

'Started trying to use warmer water and a little more pressure 18,5cm mark. This 4 week period also included about 4 days off due to holidays etc. Also learned I might be pumping too hard so last week dropped back pressure to 160-165mm. Measuring here 24hrs after last pump. With a good erection it was 200mm a little more with a keegle.
No improvement in Girth...
Next: stay with lower pressures & start some manual jelqing sessions if possible.'


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Ok, so this coming Friday would be me 3 months into my new Bathmate X40 routine but as gains seemed to be very limited I was searching around looking for answers on the Bathmate rep thread but nothing really new came from this other than learning more about dropping pressures slightly.
It was only after reading another thread that I noticed someone saying 'why would you remove the pump' referring to mid session and taking brakes.
It was my understanding that a Bathmate routine was consisted of 3 x 5 minute sessions in the pump totalling 15 mins. This is where the pump is removed at 5 minute intervals supposedly allowing blood flow to return.
In contradiction to this I have now been advised by the rep on the Bathmate rep thread that actually you can keep the pump on for a full 15 minutes (without removing mid way) and steadily increasing the pressure at each 5 minute interval.
It referring to the Big Al Bathmate routine he details out for a new comer how to steadily build up time inside the bathmate each day / week towards a full 20 minutes inside the pump by the end of week 4.
So given I have close to 3 months of use in my 'old' routine I'm jumping in at say week 4 of this routine and kept the pump on for a full 15 mins on day 1. 16 mins day 2. 17 mins day 3 etc.

So what have I noticed with this 'new' Bathmate routine?
Its definitely easier than faffing about removing & refilling the pump etc every 5 mins for sure and actually makes the overall work out shorter given your skipping the remove, rest, refill, re-pump...
So I'm hoping this new routine starts to stimulate some growth. It feels good so far after the 4 days / sessions I've done so far and I've had some nice morning erections again.

Feels a bit stupid to have possibly wasted the last 3 months but hopefully this will now start to deliver.

Thanks for reading,
McC

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Haven't logged in here for ages, didn't realise if was June last year the last time I posted.
And then I didn't realise (or forgotten) I joined this site in December 2012! wow, it feels some time I've been playing with my cock seriously for 3 years now! (off and on)

not so much to report unfortunately, I took a descent break from the bathmate towards the end of last year and done very little PE. Don't believe I've lost anything and just trying to get back into a bathmate routine but really only managing 3 days or sessions per week.

Last time I measured my length a few weeks ago it was 200-203mm long so I'm ok with that and want to try and get back to a routine of 5 pump or PE sessions per week and see if I can make some gains for 2017.

Also thinking I'd like to take some pictures of me inside my X40 pump to upload plus maybe some before / after the pump photos. What do you think? Anyone read this and want to see that sort of pic added to my profile?

Cheers
McC

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Yes pictures are invaluable. I just started with a Bathmate, but with an air pump I was able to build up to several hours under pressure. It seems to me longer time under tension helped me a lot. Also some manual always helped my gains. Good luck fellow old timer. Glad to see you are still around sometimes.

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Welcome back, McC...look forward to reading about your gains and progress!