I just found out my "real" bra size!

[lightningandsnow]

Apparently, it's a 32DD. :crazy:

I am a freak of nature! There goes being able to buy from anywhere except one store ever again.

[Frosty1]

1. Are you bragging or complaining?

:evilgrin:

[edbermac]

2. This thread is useless without pictures.

I'll be right over with my camera.

[redwitch]

3. At least you aren't like that Busty woman.

32DD is um, manageable. She's like HH or something freakish.

[Iggo]

4. All you had to do was ask. I'd've been happy to help.

[guitar man]

5. My wife wears a 44HH

When she goes bra shopping it gets expensive real quick.. But, I'm not complaining :evilgrin:

[meow2u3]

6. Does she have trouble with her posture?

...given the size of her boulders? OUCH!!!
I myself wear a 42DD and have a bit of trouble with mine, given the size of my cantaloupes. No, I'm not bragging; I had been wanting a reduction, but am afraid of the quacks who might give me a hack job instead of a (reverse) boob job.

[guitar man]

7. Not really

She's a big girl and doesn't seem to have any trouble packing them around. When she was breastfeeding our daughter she went up to a "N" cup, she said they felt "a little heavy" then. :wow:

[sakabatou]

42. ...

When she was breastfeeding our daughter she went up to a "N" cup...

:wow:

[guitar man]

43. That's what I said

They were pretty amazing :D

[sakabatou]

44. "Pictures or it didn't happen!"

[guitar man]

49. I could get skinned alive for that!

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

8. I found out mine too recently

36DD. I guess I'm fatter than you. LoL.

Actually Victoria Secret had my size in a variety of bras. A bit on the expensive side though. Now that I know my real size, I may go shopping at cheaper stores.

[Kaleva]

9. next thread will be guys telling their "true" penis size. Nothing less then 8"

[Lucian]

11. Mine is 12...

cm.

J/K. :P

[Kaleva]

13. 14.6.

Edited 'cause this is a family forum.

[seabeyond]

16. ya, well, mine is....

wait

dont have one.

cute subthread, though

[kentauros]

18. Yeah, but how much horsepower have you got with yours?

:P

[Kaleva]

20. Depends

Could be a VW Beetle one day and an early 70's era muscle car the next time.

[RedCloud]

27. You mean across, don't you?

[proteus_lives]

34. My penis is only two inches.....

....from the ground.

[Inchworm]

35. No comment!

:cry:











:hi:

[petronius]

52. Hey! It's the motion of the ocean, not the size of the ship.

But yeah, I'm sailing an ocean liner. Not that it matters.


But I am.


Just sayin'...

[MilesColtrane]

54. Are we talking girth?

Because my porn name could have been Miles "Tuna Can" Coltrane.

[Withywindle]

10. "Real" bra sizes are an issue!

Congrats on finding yours.

I know damn well my band size is 34. Has been since my puberty pretty much finished during Reagan's first term, my weight hasn't changed much since.

My biggest problem is cup size, because "Frodo" over on the left is an obvious C, while "Samwise" on the right is pushing D. No one is perfectly symmetrical, of course...but bras are!

[tammywammy]

19. Once you learn how to measure accurately

Getting a good fitting bra is the best. Once I got mine, bras were all of a sudden not such a pain in the ass.

[davsand]

22. If a bra is a pain in the ass it most certainly is not fitted correctly.

You might want to shorten those shoulder straps a bit, and you might consider skipping that underwire.

:shrug:



Laura

[BeFree]

12. My dream job?

Would be fitting bras for women.

Yall are so lucky.

[Kaleva]

14. My sister-in-law would be a challenge.

[tammywammy]

15. I suggest herroom.com

Also, a 34 D & 36 C would be the same cup size.

[Phentex]

29. I've had good luck with them!

It's been a while since I've ordered because they stopped carrying one that I loved. But they were good to work with.

[tammywammy]

46. I like them a lot

I like the reviews, and the FAQ is full of good information.

[Kaleva]

17. Almost 400 views of this thread so far. With no pics, many leave disappointed.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

21. A recent observation:

The way they measure bra sizes is wrong. If I wore what they told me I should, my boobs would be dragging on the floor. I took three, four bras and took them into the dressing room. They told me I wear a 44DD. I actually wear a 44C. It's a large C, but it's what keeps them up and together like a normal person's boobs.
And I see TOO many women walking around in bras, but their boobs hang to their waists. HELLO!? Bras should hold you up, not let you hang. Drives me crazy!
Sorry if this is TMI.
Duckie

[Haole Girl]

23. Hahahahaha!!!

You made me LOL!!

:rofl:

Hey, excuuuuuuse me, my boobs are heavy!!

:rofl:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

39. So are mine...

...but still, you should be able to find a bra that picks them up off the floor!! Every woman (And men if you're into that) should be able to have beautiful boobies and cleavage!!
Duckie

[Xipe Totec]

24. I still can't decide if I should wear a bro. nt

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_d4m2Txz0O_k/SZ9VBE2YnNI/AAAAAAAACmI/S0OGBC1ypvU/s400/manzier+seinfeld.jpg

[Manifestor_of_Light]

25. Band size and cup size have nothing to do with each other.

Band size is how big your ribs are under your boobs.

The OP obviously has small ribs and big boobs.

I have the opposite problem. I have square shoulders and big ribs which I inherited from mom.
In high school I was a 36 A. When I went through puberty my hips never got bigger, but my ribs and shoulders expanded, and I kept ripping out underarm seams in my dresses.

Now that I've gained weight and nursed a baby, which made the boobs bigger, I am now a 42B. It is hard to find bras with big ribs and small cup sizes.

Most women wear bras that are too tight in the ribs and they wonder why they can't breathe.
Different brands fit differently too.

I wear sport bras most of the time and they are a lot more comfortable even though they are marked "XXL".

Get a tape measure and measure yourself under the boobs around the ribs, comfortably, so at least you'll know your band size before you go to the store. The best place to find a bra that is the right size is to go to a specialty lingerie store that carries a huge variety of sizes. There's one in Houston called Top Drawer Lingerie.

That's all the free advice from this older woman for the night. :D

[lizerdbits]

45. I thought finding a 38B was hard

Now I feel luckier. I've got big ribs and big shoulders too. Any woman in my family who bought an outfit with shoulder pads (they aren't as common as they used to be) looked like she should be on a football field. I see so many nice tops with fitted sleeves that I just can't wear unless I get a size that fits my arms and hangs off my abdomen!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

55. More free advice: Learn to sew.

I wear my Dear Hubby's old slacks due to my non-girlish shape -- no hips, no rear, and a big tummy.

I found a bunch of square necked house dresses (I live in mom's and grandma's former house).
They were home made. The only problem was that they were all too small in the shoulders. This I can't figure out since Mom had big shoulders and was several inches taller than me, and Grandma was taller than Mom!!

I got uncles over six feet tall on both sides, everybody in my family was pretty big except for me and my sister --I'm five foot three, she was five foot five and wore a size six.

Don't know how that happened.

Learn to sew. Clothes nowadays are very loose and thus a lot easier to make than fitted clothes.
I inherited three old all-steel electric Singers that will last till doomsday! They make great buttonholes (with or without an attachment for it) and zig zags. And there are lots of handy gadgets & materials that make sewing easier.

[Odin2005]

26. Braggard! This thread needs PICTURES!

:rofl:

[RedCloud]

28. From grandma to DAD!!!!!! to daughter. I think that's how that gene jumps.

At least in my family that's how it goes. My daughters are well ehem, and I have to keep exercising to keep mine rock solid!

So remember you "hunters" out there. Someday you may be the "hunted".

[Bertha Venation]

30. Congrats on finding your correct size!

Does it feel a lot better?

I saw on TV a woman who was very uncomfortably large. She went to a place in NY that specializes in "the right size" and as it turns out she was a 40FF. Who knew?

[NewJeffCT]

31. What did you think it was before you found out?

just curious.

[lightningandsnow]

32. 34D or 36C.

I would usually go for 36C because it was easier to find.

[NewJeffCT]

33. I believe

the cup size is pretty much equal between a 36C, a 34D and a 32DD, if I'm not mistaken.

[tammywammy]

47. They are the same cup size.

Only the band is different. A 34D would probably be the best alternative since it's closer to the correct band size.

[old mark]

36. L&S, I bet you never thought you had so many friends....

Have a great weekend - enjoy your bra.

:hi:

mark

[Happyhippychick]

37. I had a similar experience and I truly believe it is a scam.

I went from a 34C to a 32D when I was measured at a certain store (that I love but I do believe this is a scam). NOBODY sells that size except this particular store.

I call bs - I just to Victoria's Secret and continue to get my 34C's and I don't have to spend $65/bra.

[tammywammy]

48. Check out herroom.com

You can find a ton of bras on there and even search by bra size.

In the FAQ you can find out how to measure yourself as well.

[pink-o]

38. You people are all making me feel inadequate!

I'm a 32C...but I'm 6'1" and shall we say "athletically" built?? Or try this: I was just in Greece and they mistook me for a Doric Column.:cry:

but actually, since I do run, bike and play guitar, being somewhat boob-less is also functional. We should be happy with what we got, I guess!

[lunatica]

40. I think I'm 40DD

I can almost throw them over my shoulder when they get too much in the way.

[yewberry]

41. Yeah, I went into the fitting wearing a 36B, knowing it wasn't right.

Came out in a 38D. Even after going from a size 16 pants to a size 8, I'm still a 38D.

Dang, I'm not good at this.

[krispos42]

51. Actually it sounds like you're very good at this.

Curvy women rock. :-)

[marzipanni]

50. I went to the Hanes outlet store where the sales gals have

'training in fitting'. I didn't use that service, but tried on two of my usual 36 C- one was just right.
Can't women tell when their cups runneth over? Or the band around you slides up in back (like my bras do when they're getting old and losing elasticity)?
I've tried on bras which have cups too close together for me... don't want my boobs smooshed in and up to "achieve the cleave". (•)(•) ;)

[Digit]

53. I had the same experience years ago

It is so nice to have a truly comfortable bra once they get the size right. I was way off until I was "sized".

I have a small ribcage, but hefty boobs. I have only found bras at one place and they are costly!

As I recall they cost $54.00 each.

That's a lot of dough for under the shoulder boulder holders!

No pics, natch :P