April 2011 - We understand no but we choose to ignore it.

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Welcome Aprilites

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Feeling, well, not sure really. I spend months saying c-sec then the last 2 weeks thinking vbac. It's just funny. I hope baby doesn't continue to be awkward . I'm considering suitable punishments involving frills, bad knitting and photos. More seriously we have a date now so can plan a bit, assuming I don't go into labour and an elcs should be more relaxed than the emcs after 30 hours labour if last time.I'll also try to get the scar healing better than last time.
Of course baby could turn but it wasn't thought it was likely as there's not much room. I'll work on it though, as it really hurts to sneeze at the moment due to a head pushing against my belly.

There will be secures afterwards. I'm not risking my scar for toenails

secures? - pedicures

Pssst.

I just spent the weekend entirely on my own. It was bliss. DH took the boys camping with some family.

I only had myself to please. I got up when I wanted to and I spent ages on my sewing machine without having to pack it up overnight. I even left my sharp pointy scissors out. I lived life on the edge I tell you!

Sounds lush ILTMI!

With that kind of freedom I'd be hard pushed to get off the sofa and eat anything other thank chocolate and cereal!

I've just measured my boobs from the Better Bra Campaign threads. I'm currently wearing a 32B. Any guesses on what the measuring instructions make me?!

28DD?! I know I was flabbergasted when I had mine done at Bravissimo the first time, smaller chest, much bigger cups. Brilliant though.

That's it! Isn't it bizarre?! I spent so much of my teenage years upset that they didn't make anything smaller than a 34A and they gaped. All because of that stupid measuring thing.

Although I'm not really going to believe it till I try a D cup on.

I was impressed when mothercare measured me as 36DD when I was pregnant. With hindsight, they must have been unfathomably humongous!

(In that in my mind D cups are the realm of page 3 models, etc.)

Well I'm a 38hh!

32HH here. Bravissimo changed my life as a student!

Amazing!

Just had a google, though, and there doesn't seem to be many high street shops that stock 28DD. I don't want to buy online really (that's what 16 yrs of teeny boobs and ill-fitting bras will do for your faith in bra sizing)

Goes off to find the thread and tape measure ........

Harrumph just lost a huge post with links and everything

Try bravissimo curvy kate and brastop for online. I'm sure you can google them!

Depending how you measure you may need to try a size either side so for you a 30d or a 26e!

I had the whole day to myself yesterday, it was bloody lovely! I just pottered around at home and had a nap, fantastic

I'm a 34GG/H thanks to those bra threads, rather than the 38FF that I was wearing previously.
Suddenly, clothes that I thought I couldn't wear (anything with anything approaching a high neck, blouses with buttons down the front etc) - I can! Absolutely life changing.

RU - try brastop. I always order a big pile to get free delivery and returns and then send a load back so that the postage doesn't cost me anything.

Hello! I hope you don't mind me jumping on here! I have been AWOL for a few months but I'm back!
How is everyone?
I see we're talking about bras!
I have never had my bust measured. I am too scared! What does it involve? I booked a fitting with m&s while I was pregnant but the lady was really snotty so I left... Then I booked one with John Lewis and she just told me to try on a few different sizes (errr!) so I chickened out now.
Anyway I'm pretty sure I am a 34b/c- depends on the make!

That's it exactly Ali - my whole wardrobe changed when I started wearing decent bras. Looking back, I can't believe i was ever cramming myself into an M&S DD cup...

Don't get me started on the joys of proper bra sized underwired swimwear. That truly was a revelation!

Not sure what I'd do with a whole day to myself. Not sure I'd get out of bed to bed honest. I'm ridiculously tired at the moment.

This is the big bra thread

And this is the blog that explains the measuring and fitting

I'm just reading through the big thread and I really identify with what people have said about the perceptions of different bra sizes, like anything bigger than a D is Big and possibly slaggy.

What's mental, is that the bra companies don't even seem to realise this, and nothing smaller than a 28 back is made. Although I suppose if this campaign catches on, and people stop buying the enormous back sizes, then they'll respond to demand.

It's a revelation having a decent fitting bra! My posture is better I have a waist!

Seriously everyone should be remeasured

:) Proper bras are wonderful. Anyone else's chest got bigger due to pregnancy, though? I was a 28 and now more like a 30/32. Everything else back to normal size now but not that, and some fitted dresses are unwearable. Weird!

Hello, chatty, have you namechanged? Am hopeless at working out who people are.....

I'll never know now I've discovered my chest size is actually 28.

But only one pre-pregnancy pair of jeans doesn't fit. The others were all fine (though I went through the knees with all the kneeling on the floor when he was tiny) but my favourite flarey jeans are too small round my hips. It seems to be a very specific bit of my hips though, that I can't pinpoint. But there you go. I expect it makes me look slightly less like a pre-pubescent boy than I used to!

I have the same problem with my favourite flarey jeans too regaining

I had the revelation when I was 21. Went from a 36D to a 32F, down to a 32E/DD, up to an H when BFing and back down to an F and now a G so heading back up to my nursing bras....

Get thee to a decent indy bra shop! Or shop online and return loads.

I'm so looking forward to be able to wear some other clothes - any other clothes! I'm down to 2 pairs of leggings which I'm wearing with 3 different dresses and some yoga pants. I could wear wrap around skirts but still need the leggings to avoid fat thigh rub . Just over a week to go to c-sec, then obviously I'll probably still be in the leggings and yoga pants for a good while but I'll be on the road back to jeans :) and I guess if things don't fit me in 18 months or so they'll be going on ebay.

We've been busy getting all the baby stuff out of the loft this evening and I'll be washing all the 0-3month clothes and the baby bedding tomorrow. I think we're prepared(ish). I've been busy cooking and have freezers full of stuff, the pantry is also full of random tins of things.
I just need to re-pack hospital bags in preparation for a slightly longer stay.

I should do the bra measuring thing. I've read bits of the threads it might just make me do more shopping though