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To hate hate hate having tiny boobs

157 replies

Alwaysasking · 01/02/2013 17:48

Without a highly padded bra my chest is completely flat - like a bloke. I am relatively small framed but I hate my lack of boobs sooo much. My friends always go on about how 'lucky' I am because big boobs are painful/annoying etc but in reality I would be delighted to have C or even B cups which I don't imagine to be hard to live with!

AIBU to hate having small boobs? I hate that I live in 'Abracadabra Bras', hate that I can't wear a bikini because I look ridiculous. I don't know anyone else as flat as me!

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GregBishopsBottomBitch · 01/02/2013 20:09

I have 38F, i fecking hate them, so annoying, heavy and hard to get into nice tops.

andubelievedthat · 01/02/2013 20:08

Well i was a 70"s punk rock chick and as soon as the "Patti Smith album and specifically the cover was being plastered in every record shop window cos she was hailed as the mother of "punk /attitude" i purchased a (2nd hand!) white shirt!>> album covers ,/record shops , a flat chested girls saviour !

Porkster · 01/02/2013 20:07

I had very small boobs until I had children.

I am now a 32 DD; this isn't exactly huge but I would love, love to have my old small boobs back.

I hate having to wear a bra, although I am hugely thankful that my boobs are very perky & past 40, still pass the pencil test.

I am determined to get down to 8 stone something, in the hope that my boobs will go.

(I'll probably just get sunken cheekbones)

Callycat · 01/02/2013 19:55

Sorrel Hi again! Thanks for your suggestion. That size doesn't fit, though, whereas AA fits like a dream. We have had this chat before, on another thread ;)

SorrelForbes · 01/02/2013 19:46

Bravissimo, BraStop, Figleaves all stock 30 backs. Ebay is often a good place to find unusual sizes.

specialsubject · 01/02/2013 19:42

frillyflower - I disagree. None of us is perfect, but the 'I hate my....' thing should be grown out of by about 15.

just seems really juvenile, and I don't think this is a kiddy site.

Peka · 01/02/2013 19:40

Oh please will someone take some of my boobs? Am 23 weeks pg and running out of bra sizes already. And it's not even practical for bf!! Am dreading the first 6 weeks of agony bc nipple too big to fit newborn mouth ouch! DH said it looked like the millennium falcon docking into a Death Star with DS1. Not amused.

MrsKoala · 01/02/2013 19:39

Well atm my measurements are skewed because one the one bfing boob. I am wearing a nursing bra which is the comfiest I have ever been. It's stretchy in xl and I think you can convert it to a normal bra too. It's not very sexy tho!

marjproops · 01/02/2013 19:39

I hate hate hate having melons.

they bounce when i walk, they give me black eyes if I run ;-) and i hate people looking south when they talk to me!

Take mine, OP, please!!

MeDented · 01/02/2013 19:37

Where do people find bras with smaller back sizes and larger cups though because I find most shops stock the 32 + M&S style sizes

pigletmania · 01/02/2013 19:36

Yabvvvu you can have my 32ff any day f I can have yours

dizzy77 · 01/02/2013 19:35

This was me. 32aa, they simply never grew. I was a big teenager and then lost the weight quite drastically, but "fried eggs" on the women on my dad's side, combined with "pear shaped" on my mum's led to me getting the worst of both worlds. I used to cry everytime I had to shop for bras as I always ended up in the teenage range, although after a load of my comedy bras got stolen off the washing line (mortifying) I found Little Women who at least helped me feel a bit more adult, even if I didn't fit the matching pants.

What happened? Sisters, I betrayed you and had them done 5 years ago. Not big, I'd grown up a small busted woman and remained one, going for a 32c (against the surgeons advice who said women always wished they'd gone bigger). But after testing, as advised, with little bags of rice in a bra in my preferred size, big norks made me look fat and besides I wore a suit, not a bikini, most days. Post-baby (and half-expected bf disaster) I'm 32e which is at the top end of what I'd like. When I've completed my family ill have them done again, I'd always planned to and since they're the dodgy PIP ones they will definitely need replacing.

SorrelForbes · 01/02/2013 19:32

MrsKoala I am sooooo angry on your behalf. No decent fitter should ever say anything so insensitive (and untrue!).

If you want to, post (or PM) your actual measurements (usiung the guidance above) and I'm sure that I can't suggest something that might work for you, then SC or HN will be along shortly

ArielThePiraticalMermaid · 01/02/2013 19:31

Wouldn't go braless though, I don't like having my nips obviously out!

^
This! One of the drawbacks of having microboobs is that nips are much more of a visible feature BlushGrin

MrsKoala · 01/02/2013 19:28

Yanbu

I have dreadful boobs. I am a freak! I am 5ft10in and quite curvy but have no tits whatsoever. I measure 40in under bust and have an a cup. But because aim broad my boobs are far apart. I have been told there are no bras to fit me by every fitter I have tried. I am often in tears in lingerie depts. dh can't buy me sexy undies, nothing matches or fits right. And now to top it off I am bfing, but only from one side (left is broken!). so I have a dd right boob and an a left. So now I am looking forward to one fried egg and one sock with a satsuma in the bottom :(

Binkyridesagain · 01/02/2013 19:26

Thanks sorrel, I will have a look, if I can find some my sister will be very happy, my mother keeps taking her to the kids bras, not good for a 21 year old.

SorrelForbes · 01/02/2013 19:24

Another convert Grin.

OK, for measurements 26/30 you really need a 26D. Some Polish manufacturers (Ewa Michalak again amongst others) will custom make bras in a 26 band. However, I find that some brands do come up really small in the back (Bravissimo and EM for example) so a 28 might be ok.

Binkyridesagain · 01/02/2013 19:20

Sorrel after your sizing advice I am on a campaign to get all the women I know wearing the correct size, I've come up against a problem though where can I find bras for a 26back 30 cup? All help would be appreciated

CheapBread · 01/02/2013 19:17

I used to have issues with my micro boobs (not small, flat chested- there's a diference!) when I was aged 17-20 (mid 90s, height of Pamela Anderson/loaded/jo guest etc) but I turned 21 and thought bugger it, this is it, get used to it, I'm healthy and I'm not having an pointless operation. Wouldn't go braless though, I don't like having my nips obviously out!

SorrelForbes · 01/02/2013 19:16

JustFoldingStars One of my favourite brands Ewa Michalak makes bras with removable pads to help with symmetry.

SorrelForbes · 01/02/2013 19:14

Callycat On those measurements (30 and 31) I'd try you in a 30A.

SorrelForbes · 01/02/2013 19:13

greenpostit Going on those measurements (I'm assuming you held the tape tight for the under bust measurement and loose for the across bust measurement), I'd say 38A (possibly even a 36B if the band rides up).

An A cup in too big a band will swamp you which is why I think you may need a slightly smaller band.

countrykitten · 01/02/2013 19:11

And for those who say that us large breasted ones can't find gorgeous underwear - wrong! Figleaves. Bravissimo (my personal fave) etc are full of lovely things for larger breasts.

countrykitten · 01/02/2013 19:10

sorrell - great post! I used to wear 36DD and how wrong was I? I am actually 32G! Great fitting underwear makes you feel and look good whatever your size. I don't care how 'big' that sounds - it's what I look and feel like that matters.

Really sad to hear that so many people on here 'hate' their breasts though. Whatever your size you are unique and should look after and love your body. You only get one body to live in so don't waste your life hating it!

wintertimeisfun · 01/02/2013 19:09

i LOVE having small boobs, one of the main reasons i am on a diet as they are the first to go flat :)