Complete Newbie, looking at water pumps

Hey guys, I’ve been reading this forum for some time now and finally think I’m ready to start my journey.
Don’t get me wrong, by no means am I under the illusion this is a quick fix and that there is going to be one method that I’ll stick with etc. My wife has never mentioned my size, but I’ve always felt on the small side and been a subject of great insecurity for me. On the flip side of that, she’s never called me big either, so that also ends up playing on my mind.

Nonetheless, I’m willing to try and make myself happier for once, knowing that it may have positives for her too.

I guess my queries are, where do I start. I have the newbie routine open and reading through it, but also love the idea of a water pump, like the Bathmate Hydromax. I’ve been a LONG time reader of bathmate reviews and water pump reviews in general. I’ve been looking at the Hydromax 7 as I am 5inches in length and about 4.5 inches in girth so think that’s the right size. But my question really is, am I stupid jumping straight into an investment such as the hydromax 7 or is there something else I should look at first which might be cheaper and a bit more ‘beginner’ if that makes sense.

As I said, its not going to be a quick fix, and I’m only realistically looking at adding an inch to both length and girth, and reading reviews and this forum, people have excelled that.

So any help would be great in knowing what I should invest in, what might be best for beginners, or is something like a bathmate worth the investment if its used correctly?

Don’t jump right into devices. You need to get conditioned first. Do the newbie routine first until it stops giving gains - THEN try pumping.

Stay away from those HIGH pressure water pumps. I’m lucky I didn’t permanently damage my unit with the Penomet pump. Those things pull about 15” of vacuum. Waaaay too much. I ended up desensitized and with red dots and a dark brown dick.

Low pressure air pumping is where it’s at. 3-5” of vacuum and no desensitization or discoloration. And a great entry level pump setup is available from Leluv for about $75. And it MUST have a pressure/vacuum gauge. I made 80% of my gains with pumping and I loved it. I’m on maintenance for now and kept all my gains.

Thank you for the advice. I am going to start the newbie routine tonight and I’ll give devices a miss for now then. Assuming if I follow the newbie routine for a few months until I hit a plateau, is that the point to start looking at other means?