Another former "A-cup" has been converted!

[KatyTheCleaningLady]

I finally clicked on one of the bra threads and was shocked to hear that there's only ever been one true A-cup on here.

I have always thought of myself as a 36A. But, I tried the measuring thing and got 35" X 38".

Could I really be a 34C??

Well, I tried one on at Asda, and it fit much better than I would have ever imagined. It was a little tighter than I'd like, but the cups were perfect. A 36C wasn't as smooth a fit. I didn't have time to try on other styles. But, when I get the chance, I am going to find a bra that is suitable in a 36C.

34f as a start point

and you were probably never really a double-a ...

I've just read the whole thread in the vain hope of finding someone similarly sized...

I currently wear a 38e, I measured today and I'm a 37.5 round torso and 48.5 round the full part.

Wearing an M&S Light as Air, but can pull it about 3.5 inches from my body. I am also a bit squishy of torso.

I suffer from tremendously tender boobs, now I fear it has been my own fault for picking the wrong bras.

Wow! Thanks SC! Will try a few on next time I get a chance. Here's hoping what I think of as armpit flab can magically become boob

Gosh those photos are interesting. I'm definitely going to try on a couple of 30C/Ds along with my usual 32B next time I go bra shopping.

Comin I make you a 38GG/36H or thereabouts. but given what you say about band size try 34 as well, you go up in the cup so 34HH.

I expect you have overspill if you scoop in your current bra?

Thanks Celtic, I'll try that!

Ashamed to say the overspill is catastrophic when I scoop. No nipple coverage whatsoever.

My other half laughed so hard when he helped me measure. We only had string and his metal measuring tape. When I scooped he actually started wheezing.

Then said somewhat hopefully, "will a new bra mean they won't be so tender all of the time?"

What is the reason for bending over and measuring across the fullest part of your boobs hanging at 90 degrees, rather than measuring across the fullest part of your boobs standing up? Even when I've been fitted in shops that don't add on 4/5 inches they've never done that.

Also why did shops always used to add on 4/5 inches? I don't get how that's even logical!

in an ideal world you would measure over a beautifully fitted bra which lifts your boobs up to the heavens but is not padded or minimising or..or...or

but if you owned that bra then you wouldn't need fitted. bending over gives I measurement remarkably close to excellent bra and a lot more accurate than naked bra less upright or bad bra. good shops do it by eye a la bravissimo but the leaning seems to be as close as you can get with a tape measure

Stat, are you a fitter somewhere? I want to come see you! :o

SC Where did you find out about the bending over thing?

A lady in Debenhams once taught me to scoop so have done that for ages anyway. I currently wear 32D's and they seem OK in the cup, so I can't see how I could need a 32E. They are possibly a bit loose in the band but they are all years old so that's probably due to them stretching.

I can't actually remember!

it's right on average and more accurate than any other tape measure method but there is variance. Some people are bang on, most clustered one or two cups either side and a few total outliers. its only ever a start point and there is tonnes of info on the blog about how to check fit and adjust from there.

Apparently, the adding four inches thing is from the days before lycra. Bras had less give and so needed to be looser.

I just bought four bras at Asda. I am officially in a 34C!

I really recommend that you try a variety of styles. The balcony was a disaster, but I look great in a t-shirt bra and fucking fabulous in the padded "two sizes up" bra.

My initial reaction to the tighter band did throw me, but with the shoulder straps set right, I am quite comfortable. And, to my surprise, there aren't really any fat back bulges.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!!! I have tried on 47,712,381 bras and I'm still not much nearer to finding one. I've just found one that I think is ok but want to check a few things.

Firstly, balcony bras aren't supposed to cover your whole boob, are they? The bra I've got hopes for (Curvy Kate Lottie) is a balcony and it does seem to fit really well except there is a lot of wobble on top (I am fairly overweight, hence wobbling) Would a full-cup help to stop some of this wobble? I am guessing it would but I haven't found any full-cups that fit and I'm about to go mad :(

Second question - I tried on a load of Curvy Kates and with only one exception, the lace at the top of the cups gaped quite a lot. I'm fairly convinced the band size is right and the wires sit flat against my chest - so does this gaping mean that the cup is too big or is it just a style thing? 36JJ, btw.

Thank you!!

I've just seen this bra on the bravissimo website.

Is that bra a good fit on the model?

If you look closely at her cleavage and the way the gore sits, I'd say it's possibly a cup too small. But it's a fine line tbh.

PassTheTwiglets No, many balconettes and half cups definitely won't cover the whole boob. I wobble a lot in some of my half cups! The Lottie isn't that low a cut though so are you sure you don't need a bigger cup? What does it look like from the side?

I don't get on with any CK unpadded styles so the lace thing might also be a style issue with you too. Have you tried a smaller cup in any of them?

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to sorrellforbes for helping me, had designated myself a 30 band rather than a 32 (wore 32 comfortably in late pregnancy when my ribs had expanded so it was obvious that I couldnt normally be a 32! now I am in a 28dd instead of my old 30b, I look like I've lost several pounds and I'm standing up straight! if it makes that much difference to my really small bust, can only imagine what it must be like to wear the wrong bra when you are bigger!

ok - I have been prompted to come here by the fact that my bra is hideously uncomfortable today (I suspect the weather isn't helping)

Is there a graph somewhere to work out sizes this way as i've tried all the usual ways of measuring and worn various different sizes but i'm pretty sure I still haven't found the right size

I'm 37 under and 44 across the boobs

try a 36f, 36ff, 38e and 38f. what are you wearing just now

Try 36FF to start with, and possibly 36F, 38F and 38E. Think you'll find the 36FF your friend though What are you currently wearing?

Sorrell, no I haven't tried on any smaller CK ones. These are the first batch I ordered and I thought I'd find out whether it was a style issue or a cup size issue before I tried a smaller one.

I think the Lottie looks ok from the side but it's so hard to tell. There's certainly no overspill...

I just wanted to say thank you again to SC. I am wearing my new bra today and it is very comfortable. I will be hoping to get another couple but the kids are off and I doubt the local shops do a 32H.

Oh no....just swooped and scooped and it appears my bras don't fit me anymore....busting out of the top. oops. Running off to measure.

29 under, 39 hanging forward...??