Ever changing bra size

[LindsayT 559]

Ladies, how'd you navigate the ever changing bra size? Just cheap bras until things normalize? Sports bras?

[ChubRub 1,696]

I lived in sports bras for about a year! This one is mt favorite, b/c it fits like a regular bra, no uniboob!

https://www.amazon.com/SYROKAN-Support-Racerback-Lightly-Underwire/dp/B0722VV42X/ref=sr_1_9?crid=78LPY63G5L37&keywords=syrokan+sports+bras+for+women&qid=1684006010&sprefix=syroken%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-9

[Sigh 192]

Hanes makes a line that runs small, medium and large— I have been wearing them for years (after breast reduction I gave up underwires) and they still fit when i was heavier- and now. I am going to eventually find a replacement for my favorite as they discontinued it, and I am so sad…

Im also wearing the bras I previously wore- sizes too small that just sat there waiting for these days. THankful I didnt toss them out.

Good luck!

[LyricalBirdie 0]

Does it ever stabilize?

Mine are huge, so even cheap ones cost a pretty penny.

[Arabesque 6,491]

I went through four size changes. The first time I bought 2 or 3 new ones. Got fitted properly because I’d experience back pain if the bras I was wearing were too big. I thought I was safe when I got to my goal weight & bought a few very nice ones. Bad move as I kept losing. All up I went from an 18E to a 10E when my weight stabilised & been the 10E for a couple of years now. Have empty upper boobies but the bottom is still full. The only bras that fit me properly are an expensive French brand (others are too narrow in the cup) - sigh! I’ve spent hours being fitted in other (cheaper) brands & styles but nope that wire would dig in the side.

The only breast change I’ve had since then was when my HRT wasn’t working (absorption issue) & one breast got a little larger. Still the same cup size but not as many gathers in the upper part of that cup. Fixed the HRT issue but still have one breast a little fuller.

I tend to wear crop top bralettes around the house even now. I started to buy & wear them them as by the end of the day I’d get pain from the underwire pressing on my bony ribs (much better now). I buy Bonds (Haynes) which I can pick up at the supermarket here in Australia. Not hugely supportive but comfortable & stretchy.

I donated all my bras as they got too big.

[Jeanniebug 472]

I wasn't able to wear a bra for a few months. The ones I wore had to be way too big, because I couldn't handle anything putting pressure on my diaphragm. It still bothers me, but it's getting much better. It's really only been in the last month or so that I've been able to wear bras that fit properly. Oddly enough, in some brands I'm now a C and in others I think I might be a B.

[noteasierstronger 33]

If you have a costco membership, they sell two pack sports bras for $12 or $13. They have no under wire but do have thin pads that help prevent uniboob. They are comfortable. It's what I have been wearing for the last year since surgery.

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[learn2cook 494]

I ordered online a bra with no underwires. I could get them from Target or Walmart sometimes but I just ordered the next size down when I was at the smallest hook setting and still could get a finger in there easily. Everyone’s shape is different. I just knew from the past that every 2 inches lost on the band usually meant a cup size down also. I don’t know about metric sizes or others ratios. Think about how you gained, did you go from a 40 D to a 42 DD? You will go backwards the same way roughly. Extra skin and pregnancies will skew this slightly too. Underwires are so much more expensive, so that was my deciding factor. That first year I went through a lot of bras! Don’t forget to buy new underwear too. You can get away with baggy pants but the undies need to stay up!

[LyricalBirdie 0]

Pre surgery I was a 40K, so far Ive lost 50 lbs and I'm now a 40L, it feels like they're just becoming ridiculous sized.

[Spinoza 1,190]

Fab thread. People lose weight and bra sizes in really different ways, don't they? I have gone from a 40 band to a 32/34. Cup size H to DD/E. I bought 1 or 2 new bras every time the current ones became ridiculously loose. Not even sure at 18 months that I'm in my final size so I cannot buy expensive bras even now. Once I settle I will.

[NP_WIP 273]

I mostly use sports bras since I work from home. The old ones were too tight, 40H so they were good for 3 months, I then found a pair I was going to give away but forgot size 40DDD wireless and wore those for a couple of months, then had a 38DDD lying around for 1 month. I finally gave in and bought a few at One Hanes Place online, 5 bras for $89, got a 36DDD even though it said I should be wearing 38E and put an extender so I can get a few months out of it.

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[LindsayT 559]

I like the idea of an extender, but that still doesn't answer the cup size. I dislike sports bras, they don't give a nice shape. Unless there are some better ones out there. I'm not huge, even for my weight (40D).

[Arabesque 6,491]

12 hours ago, LyricalBirdie said:

Pre surgery I was a 40K, so far Ive lost 50 lbs and I'm now a 40L, it feels like they're just becoming ridiculous sized.

Could be from the oestrogen flush? Oestrogen is stored in fat & as you lose weight it’s released into your blood stream causing an increase of the hormone. It can cause changes in your menstrual cycle (heavier or lighter, more or less frequent, more or fewer PMT symptoms, etc.). You can also become more fertile - be careful. It does settle as you lose more.

Have a chat with your doctor/gyno. Maybe request a hormonal blood test to see.

[LindsayT 559]

Ok ladies, I'm almost to goal. The boobs are sad and saggy. What recommendations, other than surgery, do you suggest. I've tried a few that are more sports bra like, but I don't like the band that comes around the upper abdominal area. It bunches and is uncomfortable. I need something that will lift and round them out. I went to Dillard's 3ish months ago, and they sized me at a 36DDD (US size), I was dumbfounded because all that's left is skin and glands (there is literally nothing left). The 36 band is too big now, and it's hard to find anything in a 34 DDD/DD that is comfortable or carried in store. I would love to eventually get my breast done, but until then, how can I make them look normal under clothes.

My husband, bless him, is so supportive of my sad, saggy breasts.

Thanks!

[SleeveToBypass2023 1,839]

Sports bras for sure. I'm almost at my goal weight and my boobs are flabby, saggy, and dropped from a full D cup to a saggy B cup. Can't wait for my skin surgery, Tummy Tuck, and boob job. I just want them back to where they used to be lol