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If you could choose your breast size- what size would you be?

224 replies

Boxshibe · 06/05/2023 12:01

I had a mastectomy a few years ago now need to get another one and I can't have reconstruction for a year.
Anyway on a lighter note I get to choose 2 new prosthesis in any size I want!
I've always been rather large so was thinking of going down from an F to a C/D?
If you could choose your size what would you choose?

OP posts:
LizziesTwin · 06/05/2023 14:04

I think it depends on the rest of your frame, I have a 30” back but my hips are around 37”. If I went down to a B cup I’d look really pear shaped/bottom heavy whereas I am currently hourglass. What shape are you overall?

ScatteredShattered · 06/05/2023 14:05

Size 8-10 here and I have always been a comfortable 34B. I even used to sleep in a bra before reading that it’s bad for you.

32 feels way too tight. Went up to a 36 when I was pregnant.

EatTheDamnCake · 06/05/2023 14:06

I'm fine with mine (34HH).

They are big, but I am happy with them. Used to annoy me not being able to buy bras just anywhere though. But it's a lot easier now

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Semm · 06/05/2023 14:10

ScatteredShattered · 06/05/2023 14:05

Size 8-10 here and I have always been a comfortable 34B. I even used to sleep in a bra before reading that it’s bad for you.

32 feels way too tight. Went up to a 36 when I was pregnant.

Try a 30E - the band probably felt too tight as you didn't increase the cup size enough Smile

Semm · 06/05/2023 14:12

Ohfgsjon · 06/05/2023 13:43

32D is in absolutely no way flat chested.

It is pretty small in terms of volume.

Semm · 06/05/2023 14:13

Here's a 32DD @Ohfgsjon. A 32D would be even smaller in terms of cup size.

Bonkersworknonsense · 06/05/2023 14:17

I’m a 34DD & would be very happy to wake up as a B. my boobs are out of proportion to the rest of my small figure and I think smaller ones are easier to dress and look more … elegant?

Pineappletart7 · 06/05/2023 14:25

I’m a 36C and would like to be a 34DD. I’ve always wanted ones big enough for a decent cleavage but not too big

dollybird · 06/05/2023 14:31

I'm a 32D, but I do have some old 34D that I still wear on the tightest hook. Happy with the size, would just prefer them to be the same on both sides!

MidnightMeltdown · 06/05/2023 14:41

RampantIvy · 06/05/2023 13:41

I'm a 32D which is pretty flat chested (I have been professionally fitted). I would like to be a couple of cup sizes larger, then clothes would fit better, and I would be less of a pear. I would love to have a cleavage. My boobs never grew when I was pregnant or breastfeeding either.

I feel like professional fitters can over estimate size. I've been measured twice as a 32DD but I've never worn that size as I feel like it's too big in the cup. I'm much more comfortable in a 32D.

It probably comes down to the shape of your breasts and the shape of the bra.

BansheeofInisherin · 06/05/2023 14:52

Breasts are quite odd, aren't they? Bra fitting is a science.

HydrangeaFairy · 06/05/2023 14:53

I don't know about all this cup sizes don't matter. I've been measured and told to try all sizes. Bottom line is that whatever the back measure is I cannot fill a B cup. So I think it's accurate to say I'm an A. Happy with it anyway.
I haven't noticed any of us flat chested people wanting to be bigger.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 06/05/2023 14:58

Am 34E and happy at that

thecatsthecats · 06/05/2023 15:10

I'm a j/K.

I don't think less than an F would suit my frame. But you can buy F anywhere, and still have a fighting chance of a good sports bra actually working.

Fantapops · 06/05/2023 15:12

Currently a G, would love to be a D or maybe a C

Helenahandkart · 06/05/2023 15:15

dementedpixie · 06/05/2023 14:01

With an AAA you'd be the same measurement around your under bust and over bust which is unlikely. You're probably need a smaller back size and a bigger cup

I knew someone was going to argue this point with me.
I’m COMPLETELY flat chested. My measurement is AAA. I have a wide rib cage with nipples, zero breast tissue.
I wish people didn’t always feel the need to correct me when they haven’t been anywhere near me with a tape measure.

Garethkeenansstapler · 06/05/2023 15:15

I’m 34E

too big, makes clothes look cheap or matronly. I would go for a C cup.

Helenahandkart · 06/05/2023 15:16

@dementedpixie sorry to be arsey but honestly heard this SO many times before and it just isn’t true in my case

RaisedOnADietofBrokenBiscuitsOh · 06/05/2023 15:24

So many people on this thread need to go to Boob or Bust and learn their true size. The cup letter is practically meaningless without the back size and most women seem to wear too big a back size because they were fitted in M&S or simii where they add extra centimetres for no good reason.

https://www.booborbust.com/

Boob or Bust | Bra Measuring Advice

https://www.booborbust.com

RaisedOnADietofBrokenBiscuitsOh · 06/05/2023 15:29

Look: these bras all have a D cup, but the cups get larger as the back sizes change.

If you could choose your breast size- what size would you be?
dementedpixie · 06/05/2023 15:34

This also shows sister sizes

If you could choose your breast size- what size would you be?
Crayfishforyou · 06/05/2023 15:37

30g. I would love to be a c or b

Travelfan2021 · 06/05/2023 15:39

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ShowOfHands · 06/05/2023 15:39

I wear a 30 band and usually an E cup.

My breasts are pretty small and I can easily go without a bra. Cup size is meaningless really.

UrbanMage · 06/05/2023 15:48

I still miss when I was a 32hh. I actually felt attractive. Now I'm a 38g/GG and hate that my boobs just looks small in comparison to my massive size 18 belly. However, my awful self esteem aside, if I didn't place all my value on my cleavage, then an 34E would be probably what I'd pain for.