TOE

im going to get measured for some new underware tommorrow, a task that fills me with dread just thinking about it i have enormous boobs (J CUP as well as a very wide back) and get so embarrased at the fort of being exposed to a complete stranger. A combined problem ofloosing weight and being totally freaked out by the prospect of going in to the little cubicle has seen me leave it till my bras are a diabolicle shambles and cant support themselves let alone my huge knockers
just wondering wether anyone else has the same fears and feelings

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spooky

Oh yes, being measured for a bra is awful!!
I used to hate it, but of course its a necessary evil.

See the woman measuring you as like a nurse, they are not looking to see you as a playboy centerfold!! And you have nothing they have not seen before!!

Where are you going to be measured??

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TOE

going to bravissimo in oxford street heard it has a good reputation and goes up to hammock size
if i won the lottery my boobs would be the first thing to go under the knife
i always joke that god never gave me much brains so he gave me boobs instaed

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Brilliant!

Hazelnut

How rude of her.

I recently discovered I was wearing the wrong size entirely... my boobs have shrunk since I've lost weight but I'm wearing a bigger size now, was worth the humiliation to feel nice and supported! Plus they look a bit bigger again!

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Rachel L

Austineer - you are not alone. I too come in at around a 40B/C bra and have a lot of trouble getting bras to fit. I am very broad and have always needed a larger size band. Before i lost weight i was a 44A/B . I always feel like some sort of misfit when i try to buy bra's. I always buy online now.
I'm going to get properly measured when i've lost all the weight.

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abz

i go to bravissimo and they are always lovely. the last time i went though she gave me a few to try to find a style that fit me properly. i'm a 36-38HH by the way. unfortunately the one that fit nicely was see through so then i had a few minutes of feeling very stranged as she tugged and tweaked the straps to make sure of the fit while i tried to pretend she couldn't see my nipples!! hee. then she went and got me a plain black version of the style. why she couldn't have brought me that in the first place i don't know!! totally professional about it though. she didn't blink an eye. so i figured she must see many huge saggy boobs and nipples on a daily basis given where she worked and i just kind of looked at the ceiling

abz xx

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dehli

I've never been fitted for a bra in my life, I'd be far too embarrassed!

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munkypooh

I don't fancy being fitted for one, but I'm sure I've got the wrong end of the stick about how you're meant to measure yourself.....
I know it's the measurement under and the measurement round, but how do you calculate the letter? and which measurement is the number...under or round??

anyone able to enlighten me? I'm definitely in the wrong size....

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munkypooh

Ok...had the tape measure out...

What size is 31 inches under and 38 inches around???

Edit - Just researched this online...very confusing!

My under measurement was actually about 30.5 inches...that means I could either be a 36C or a 34DD....bit of a difference for half a blooming inch!!!

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Piglet

When I had lost weight the first time around I went to John Lewis and got measured, before that I had never been measured and just got a bra of the peg at M&S. The fitters in JL were totally fab and I spent a small fortune.... now I have lovely bras (esp the chocolate brown silk Calvin Klein one!) that I cant fit into! I am now in a saggy Next 2 pack jobby. I keep thinking I dont want to spend any money on 'big clothes' then end up with nothing to wear!
Piglet x

Mini

Getting fitted for the right size bra can make all the difference to comfort and how you look in your clothes and is well worth the embarrassment and effort...it does help if you get a good fitter who make you feel comfortable, unfortunately they are as rare as hen's teeth in my own experience.

I use to never wear an under wire bra because as years ago the old fashioned bras use to dig into me and were most uncomfortable to wear.

With new bra technology and design I thought I would try again and to my delight I found that Chantelle underwire bras are very comfortable and best of all no over hang on the sides as they are well constructed.

I have never had a fitter measure me and come back first time with a bra that actually fits properly...

In different makes of bras the size seems to vary a lot.

I found this article below interesting and seems to explain a lot about bras and fitting.

BBC - h2g2 - How to Measure Your Bra Size and Buy a Bra that Fits

Love Mini xxx

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totty

I tell you what mate, your right when you say that the right fitting bra makes all the difference in your clothes!!!!!

I wore...for years a 36F...and always wondered why...even when i got to goal...i still had......back boobs ...till i figured one day i was so sick of the thing riding up my back i went to be measured!!!

and i was a 34G

it has made such a difference!

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Helsy

Bravissimo is excellent and no tape measure involved. The fitter will ask what your current bra size is, pull the back of the bra you are wearing to see if it's too big/any give and look at the cup for fit. They will ask what style and colour you are lookng for and bring you some bras to try. They will wait outside the cubicle until you have the bra on, then check the fitting when you call them. I took my mother to their Chester branch, she was very worried and embarrassed - she had never been fitted for a bra. She needn't have been - she sat down throughout and it was me that helped her put on the bra and then called the fitter to check her out once the bra was on.

Their bras are very well designed and the shape they give you is fantastic. You'll be amazed the difference a good fitting bra does to you and your confidence.

tara66

I agree bravissimo are really good and very professional so don't be embarrassed, be excited at how great you will look in a correctly fitting bra x

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