New bra size? Embrace or ignore?

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Ok, so today I had my first bra fitting at the grand old age of 46
I've been wearing a 34dd for.....well, forever if I'm honest!

Both shops measure me as either 32f or 30ff.
The norks are now up around my chin and enter a room 3 feet before I do. Granted, this has streamlined my torso and given any sign of boob droop the heave-ho but I feel bloody self conscious. (Have alwaysfelt self concious about huge norks) I looked more in proportion in the old bras as they had a minimising effect and tbh looked pretty much ok.At size 10 everywhere else I now look like I might topple in a strong wind and I'm not sure how many, if any of my tops will fit my new shape

So, embrace or hide in my old size? All opinions much appreciated! TIA

embrace the new at least half the time

Embrace, once you get used to it you'll be far more comfortable and it's better for your back/neck/shoulders to be properly supported too.

Embrace the new size. You can always buy minimisers if you want to!

Embrace, without a doubt. I bet you look slimmer and your posture is better when wearing your new bras. I went from a 34DD to a 30G so I totally understand your shock!

You'll also have a smoother line (less under arm bulge and back fat/lumps) under clothes.

Who measured you? ignore if it was M&S

Morning all, thanks for the replies. So no votes for ignore then......damn!

Etoiles.....one was m and s (that's bad then?) the other was debenhams. Although in my ignorance I will have pointed the m and s woman in the direction of the size she chose myself by telling her what they'd sized me as in debenhams

Well done in M&S, they'd almost certainly have had you in a 36d or 34dd given free reign. Fools.

Their bras are good as long as you don't let them fit you!

Embrace! And as a size 10, you're more likely the 30 than 32. Norks around the chin? That's where they are supposed to be!

That's interesting HazelNutt, it sounds like they are deffo right then by placing me inbetween. I'm the err generous end of a size 10.

So all I need now is to find a producer of size 31 bras and clothes in size 11. Hmmmmmm

I say embrace. Just try different styles because not all will hoik them up so much. Some of the Fantasie "smoothing" moulded styles are quite uplifing yet flattening. Try a few different styles until you get a shape you like.

Embrace!!!

After years of wearing ill-fitting 36/38 C/Ds, I'm off shopping this week for new 34DD bras!

This is why I love MN

Embrace! And check out Rigby and Peller and Bravissimo and Bravissimo's clothing arm, Pepperberry.

Embrace. I'm a 30G, but in a well fitting bra I don't look huge at all. You'll get used to it and probably find that people think you have lost weight rather than gained boobage.

Thanks everyone......I'm coming round to the idea!

One question to others suitably challenged. T shirt bras..... Are there any decent smooth cup ones around WITHOUT molding/padding etc? The unpadded bra I bought is great. No back fat, not too 'in your face' and makes me look better than before. The t shirt one fits well, but is a bit 'whey hey look at The size of THOSE due to the extra padding.

Embrace, boobs on the waist line are not a good look on anyone.

Least your not a 28 c/d

I have not found a non-moulded bra yet that does not have the nipple show issue. But try Fantasie Rebecca - it is moulded, but not padded and the foam is very soft and flexible, so it does not increase the size.

Embrace- I had the exact same experience- size 10, 34DD- measured at Boux avenue & debenhams...then house of Fraser as I was in denial!
Freya bras are good & Boux do some unpadded ones in 30Ff (!!).

I'm a size 12 round the hips, but just lost weight round my ribs and I'm now a 30G... Difficult to GET bras in that size, but you really do notice when you get a good one! :D

Come back in 2 months time & let us know how you're getting on, please?

Embrace. If you've got it flaunt it I say. Being somewhat challenged on the boob front I envy your curves.

Holy crap! Just walking past mirror ( yet again) to check out the girls in their new position and caught a glimpse of my arse. The trackies (back from a game of tennis, Im not quite badly enough style challenged to be wearing trackies for no reason ) I've got on are HUGE. My arse looks like a deflated beach ball. It seems like I've been wearing the wrong size on more than just my boobs.

Total overhaul of wardrobe then?

Fantasie do a seamless t-shirt bra.

I'd give my eye teeth to be a 28c fluffycloud. I've had a breast reduction and the bloody surgeon gave me the breasts he thought were right for me, instead of listening to what I wanted - which was to be tiny. Don't get me wrong, I now have fabulous perky breasts but I'd love to be smaller still. Anyway, having lived with big norks my whole life, I'm firmly in the avoid camp. When you want to disguise what's already an eye-catching chest, putting them front and centre is not a comfortable place to be.

Prima Donna is a great brand for the big of boob and does some smooth cup ones. Expensive but they look great and live forever (well longer than average...)

You might be interested to know that Bravissimo and Pepperberry have just started their sale.