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To ask if anyone is actually comfy in a bra?

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Tinkerbell456 · 06/03/2019 23:20

I am 54 and, having had no kids, have reasonably “perky” boobs. Hey, being childless has to have a little upside, ok. Average cup size. I hate wearing a bra! Obviously need to if inappropriate not to, but find most bras hellishly uncomfortable really. Do I have any ummm..support for this view?

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Babygrey7 · 07/03/2019 18:53

OP, at c cup you can wear a comfy bra

I wear my bras quite loose, my favourite are Calvin Klein soft cup bras. They look good under a t-shirt, and are comfy to wear (I have the straps so loose they almost fall off my shoulder), and I measure around 31 but wear a 34 (no bra interventions for me please Grin)

For sports a Nike sports bra is good.

The CKs are so comfy I hardly know I am wearing them

Jolonglegs · 07/03/2019 18:55

AnyFucker. I am only comfortable in a bra. I have special sleep bras too
i agree with you. I hate my 38DD boobs flopping around and wear a bra all the time: I can't imagine not doing. Wired bras for work and smart occasions, but unwired otherwise. In bed I wear crop tops - so comfy.

Hobbz · 07/03/2019 19:05

Yes, comfy - I wear a 36E. Some bras are not comfortable though! My favourite at the moment (so much so I have three the same) is also the cheapest:

www.marksandspencer.com/underwired-lace-wing-non-padded-b-dd-bra/p/p22046304?prevPage=srp

MaybeitsMaybelline · 07/03/2019 19:08

Mine were comfy until I put on weight. Even though I have bigger bras I find big boobs uncomfy even in a well fitted bra.

I am on a diet, I can’t spend the rest of my life trying to ram these into an elastic and wired contraption and then carrying them round.

NutElla5x · 07/03/2019 19:30

I only have two comfy proper bras amongst the 40 odd I possess Blush, which are just plain old slightly fraying tshirt bras. I have recently bought a couple of sports bras though which are so comfy you don't even know you're wearing them.I bloody love them,and just wish I'd thought to try them years ago!

Ilovemypantry · 07/03/2019 20:16

Always glad to get mine off at the end of the day...what a relief. I’ve got quite big boobs (36F) and feel that I need underwired for lift and support. Rigby and Peller are good with measuring and fitting, if a tad on the expensive side.

GregoryPeckingDuck · 07/03/2019 20:19

I am uncomfortable braless (F cup post breast feeding). A note on Australian sizing. The band size is usually not correct. E.g. I am a 10/12 in clothes but need to wear a size 8 band.

ChristmasFluff · 07/03/2019 20:26

Love my bras - 30GG, and those need underwires to hold them right. If I'm upright without a bra on it is very uncomfortable. I spend time finding bras that fit - even bras in the same brand vary, so the 30GG is my 'usual', but I can be 28GG to 32F, depending. I think however you measure yourself, you cannot beat trying on and seeing how they look and feel, because for example a stretchier fabric will have more 'give' than a non-stretchy one, which might change your band size. There are so many variables.

I don't wear a bra in bed though - I do like the fun of the occasional Miranda Boob Clap when I roll over.

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