Desperately seeking a bra intervention....please please

[Feckinlego]

I was measured a few years ago in an independent store. 30dd. Perfect. Recently I've put on nearly a stone in weight and my bras are KILLING me. I've a 30e bra and its no better. I've a 32d bra and although it's more comfortable the straps fall down/ I can pull it away from my chest so I don't think that's right either. Going by previous threads, my measurements are 29-30 under bust and 36 when boobs are hanging down. I can't go get measured properly for a few weeks but I'll buy online if I know what sizes to get. Thanks, appreciate it!

[hollinhurst84]

What's up with the 30E? How do the cups fit? Measurements suggest 30E is about right, could be the bra style?

[Lweji]

Maybe try going up a cup size on the 30?

Are you scooping?

[Feckinlego]

The cups are a bit big but the band is too tight. It could be the style as I only have one bra in that size.

[Feckinlego]

Yes scooping like a mad thing. It's the band on my ribs it digs in. By the end of the day I feel I xant breathe and wonder how I got it on at all that morning!

[Lweji]

Maybe you do need the 32, but use the middle clasps.
They are there to compensate for the 2 inch difference between sizes.
If you don't have a fat layer then it may well dig in your ribs.
My size should be 28 but I find 30s more comfortable. I have a 28 I use but it's a strapless version, with detachable straps, and the band is wider, so it doesn't dig much.
Still, I prefer the 30.

[Pastamancer]

If you put the bra on backwards how does the band feel? It could be the cups affecting it so you need to get the band right first.

[Feckinlego]

I'll try it with the band on backwards and report back

[Feckinlego]

Still a bit tight. So up to a 32 then? D?

[Lweji]

I'd try DD at least, and both sizes up and down: D and E.

[Feckinlego]

Ok great I'll order a few different sizes to try. Thanks for the advice!