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To want to know I'm not the only one? (Boobs)

105 replies

Thisnamechanger · 20/07/2018 21:44

Obviously I don't think I'm the only one on Earth but I've never met another woman, knowingly, who has breasts as small as mine. I'm 34aa and have always been worried about it. I constantly wonder if I ought to get surgery. Is there anyone on MN that is in the same boat?

OP posts:
kateandme · 21/07/2018 00:38

if your not completely into the surgery thing don't do it.you need to be 110% yes yes yes I want it done.otherwsie your confidence and way of looking about yourself wont change with it.because you really can feel good as you are.your not alone.and your just as gorgeous now as you would be with boobs I promise.you have to embrace it.
if you cant then that's ok too.but you truly don't have to feel alone or not beautiful or wonderful sticking with the size you are.
everyone is different.dont put all the pressure on the size of your breasts to how you feel you are and look.if you had a tiny little toe would you want to have it operated on. therefore it just the emphasis toays world and us have put on our worth and attractiveness on the breasts.but it doesn't have to be that way.
do you want them bigger.do you think it would make you feel better?

SummersB · 21/07/2018 09:08

I think the problem is that the people saying how cool it is to be flat chested and how good it looks think of women like Kate Moss, like the example given above - petite, waif-like size 4 women. And I agree, it looks awesome on thise women. But I'm very slim with broad shoulders on top and have a very round and wobbly bum with saddle bag thighs. I look grotesquely out of proportion, especially when I put on weight as it all goes on my thighs and bum, never on my chest. Still not a reason to have surgery for me personally but I can assure you it's not a good look!

Drycleanonly7 · 21/07/2018 09:20

34 L. I am. It's horrific all round.I long to be flat. Comments all summer. There's no hiding them. Yesterday one man leered and said to me 'is that where I can hide my wallet. All my life I have had unwanted attention. Even if I am slimmer than my current size 18 my boobs don't reduce.

ConciseandNice · 21/07/2018 09:31

I used to be 32AA. I didn’t really need a bra. Now I have breasts (am breastfeeding) and it changes everything and not for the better. With a flat chest clothes fit better and you look slimmer even if you aren’t. Ok I did. That may not be the case for everyone but with larger breasts I feel fat and frumpy and gross. I used to feel light and airy and I looked nice in a suit. Now I’m a blob. Basically I think being flat chested is ace and classy looking. Enjoy it!

LadyFlumpalot · 21/07/2018 09:34

Card carrying member of the itty bitty titty club here. 32A at my biggest (not including breastfeeding when they went up to D's and it was awesome) and 32AA at my smallest.

Every now and then, usually when I'm trying to find a swimming costume or bikini, I get really upset about it. For the most part though I've gotten over it.

I find the triple boost bras from Ann Summers are quite good for giving me a little shape.

lljkk · 21/07/2018 09:41

I cannot see how you measure 26 round your waist and 34 under your boobs.

Come on... really?! My waist is 28" & under boobs I'm 34" (the actual bust is 38"). Hourglass people exist & all that. I always wanted to be flat chested, though. Envy of OP.

DontGoIntoTheLongGrass · 21/07/2018 09:53

I had breast augmentation as I had no boobs and I mean none. I had tests done but nothing came back to say hormones were out. Doctor concluded it was a deformity Confused. 10 years later I'm not happy with the results as I was persuaded by a family member at the time to get them done small. I'm still a 34a and hate them. Even pregnancy did nothing haha. I've now booked to have them redone and I'm so excited. Imo life's too short to be unhappy.

SleepingInYourFlowerbed · 21/07/2018 09:55

34" under bust and 26" waist isn't a beanpole OP! You must have a lovely defined waist.

Candyflip · 22/07/2018 01:10

Is the actual measurement 34 though lljkk because that sounds like a weightliter physique rather than hourglass, many hourglasses have tiny backs and large boobs alongside their small waists. I have honestly never seen a non-weightlifter with such a large jump between waist and back.

JustlikeDevon · 22/07/2018 01:13

My dm used to wear a 28a. She was very tiny all over. She only wore a bra for generational modesty, she had no need for one.

HelenaDove · 22/07/2018 02:39

DryClean i hear you pre weight loss i was a 46G Post weight loss im a 32HH.

MrsCatE · 22/07/2018 03:01

I'd rather have my small boobs than massive norks. Appreciate your tits - specially in this weather! No under boob sweat!

JennyBlueWren · 22/07/2018 06:54

Mine are too big so I have to buy made to measure bras and the weight of them causes back aches.

I always imagine if I were smaller I would wear no bra,and flapper style dresses!

lljkk · 22/07/2018 08:36

Is the actual measurement 34 though

Mine yes. I have all same measurements as Sophia Loren, & she was no weight lifter either.

Candyflip · 22/07/2018 08:44

I truly doubt Sophia Loren had a 34 inch back, it’s tiny!

Candyflip · 22/07/2018 08:50

She was 34C allegedly. In those days they added 4 inches to the band size?!? So that would make her 30 inches under bust, she looks much more like a 30 than a 34.

Candyflip · 22/07/2018 08:52

She also doesn’t look like a 28 inch waist

WonderTweek · 22/07/2018 08:57

I have tiny boobs too! Like if I wear a top without a bra my chest looks completely flat. It used to bother me when I was a teenager and I fantasised about a boob job, but somewhere along the way I just got used to them and I quite like them now. They got massive when I was pregnant so at least I got to experience big boobs for a bit but then I lost lots of weight running after my toddler and I’m back to having two aspirin tablets on an ironing board. GrinI am quite slim though so I look ok BUT when I’m naked I look a bit disproportionate as I too carry all of my weight in my bum and thighs. But I just haven’t got the energy to worry about it. Im too busy. Haha.

Having said that though, my MIL had a boob job when her kids were teenagers as she was miserable with her boobs. This really surprised me as she just doesn’t come across as a person who would have cosmetic surgery in that she’s very thrifty and quite modest, but my husband says it made a massive difference to her self esteem and confidence, so can’t really fault it. I wouldn’t do it personally but can see how it would work for someone else.

RoboticSealpup · 22/07/2018 09:03

I am an AA and the last bra I bought was a training bra from the children's department Grin I don't give a shit, I love the way I look.

RoboticSealpup · 22/07/2018 09:06

I'd love dental braces however. Everyone wants to change something, don't they? But to surgically implant two big plastic balloons under the skin of your chest... That's fucking drastic and bordering on self-mutilation in my opinion.

lljkk · 22/07/2018 09:07

oh well, I didn't lie about me and don't care if randoms online disbelieve me
If I breathe deep I can expand my underbust measurement to at least 35.5, too! My dad's sisters are similar hourglasses.

Come to think of it, friend who was obese for a while; she had an amazing waist with it, though. I never met anyone more curvy. Her fattest measurements must have been something like 38 underbust, 32 waist & 42 hips. She was very trim for a spell and went to about 36 underb, 28 waist & 35 hips.

Candyflip · 22/07/2018 09:09

That is not hourglass though, that is athletic. I have no reason to disbelieve you have an athletic figure. Sophia Loren was hourglass though, tiny back, large boobs, tiny waist, rounded hips. Not athletic.

RoboticSealpup · 22/07/2018 09:10

lljkk

Are your comments about hourglass figures supposed to help the OP somehow??

Ypsilanti · 22/07/2018 09:13

All the posters saying they’re a size 10 with a 34 inch underbust measurement, is that your actual ribcage circumference or the band size of the bra you’re wearing?

If I got measured at M&S they would tell me I’m a 34 band. I actually measure 29 around the ribcage and wear a 30DD or E bra (and a size 8/10). My boobs are really small! As in not needing a bra small. I only wear one to make them look more defined.

Get a tape measure and check out the better bra campaign link above!

BlueGenes · 22/07/2018 09:33

I'm a 34A OP and I hate it. I wear a 'super push up bra' 90% of the time and people still say I have small boobs. Always fantasise about a boob job. Small boobs are great if they're perfectly round with tiny nipples and you're a size 6. Otherwise not so much. I could never go braless.

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