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Another former "A-cup" has been converted!

628 replies

KatyTheCleaningLady · 18/07/2013 02:08

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.

OP posts:
StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 12:38

deeppurple try a 34FF, 34F, 36F, 36E. The 34s are more likely

DeepPurple · 20/07/2013 12:40

Thank you!

ReturnofSaturn · 20/07/2013 13:20

Ok. Just measured. Can someone tell me what I'am. 30 tight underneath, 36 loose over

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 13:34

30E to start

ReturnofSaturn · 20/07/2013 13:59

30e?? That can't be right maybe I measured wrong. Just looked at some 30e bras online and they'd be way too huge??

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 14:22

the 30e are generally part of ranges that go up to g or higher. The models are likely bigger than e cups.

herbaceous · 20/07/2013 16:36

I have a q. I've recently staged my own bra intervention, and got myself some 34e and 34f bras - I measure 33 and 39. However, I'm finding they dig into my ribs under the centre of each boob. Is this just a case of flab, or getting used to them, or a symptom of a bad fit?

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 16:58

It could be a bra style issue - sometime it's the shape, or the trimming at the bottom

HopeForTheBest · 20/07/2013 17:16

This doesn't make sense.
My boobs don't stand perpendicularly out from my body when I stand (as they do when you do the measuring). According to the new measurement/chart, I'm a 34E which is absolutely ridiculous - there isn't enough boob to even half fill an E cup! Measuring makes my boobs really long and thin, as I say, there's never going to be enough to fill anything other than a B or (depending on style) C cup!

I also don't get all this "migrating breast tissue" - if there is bulging around the straps etc. then surely you know you have put on the wrong size bra and therefore don't buy it?

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 17:25

It works for a lot of people as you can see :)

Cup size is relative. What size bra are you wearing just now

CelticPromise · 20/07/2013 17:27

Give it a try Hope all these happy people can't be wrong Smile

Your boobs will stand out from your chest in the right bra. The dangle measurement is only ever an estimate, but mine droop a lot on the dangleBlush and my measurement is accurate.

Also, not all E cups are equal. What size are you wearing?

CelticPromise · 20/07/2013 17:28

Afternoon Stats Smile

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 17:29

ello celtic. Just back from the park with DD - I so wish I could have set up an intervention tent...there were lots of unhappy boobies

CelticPromise · 20/07/2013 17:36

I've been spotting unhappy boobs on the tube. And tried ( again) to intervene my sister who refuses to listen!

sudointellectual · 20/07/2013 18:35

Hope, pos understanding sister sizes and this great picture also will help you.

GlaikitFizzog · 20/07/2013 19:31

Hello! I have another thread going just now about my ugly legs and someone mentioned getting intervented!!

I did this when one of the first threads popped up and changed my size from a 40 dd to 38f

Measured again today at 38 / 52

What say you gurus?

CelticPromise · 20/07/2013 19:38

Glaikit that would be 38JJ or thereabouts. You must have some serious overspill in an F??

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 19:38

I say...your boobs have grown! On those measurements you are in the region of 38JJ! I am guessing that if you scoop in your current bra you have copious quaddage?

How does the back on your current 38s feel if you pop it on back to front?

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 19:39

Celtic I think you and Sparkle might be on the psychic bra elastic with sorrel and I!

CelticPromise · 20/07/2013 19:44
Grin
GlaikitFizzog · 20/07/2013 19:47

Shock really?? Shock Shock Shock

38s feel ok when I put it on but by the end of the day I'm just dying to get out of it.

I thought I was just about right and the lady in debenhams, who measured by eye said 38f too. My poor squished boobies!

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 19:58

Have you tried scooping? Quite often it's the cause of big discrepancies - lots of boob tissue escaping but backwards/sideways rather than out the front

SorrelForbes · 20/07/2013 20:01

Twang! Evenin' all

StatisticallyChallenged · 20/07/2013 20:03

evening Sorrel!

GlaikitFizzog · 20/07/2013 20:03

I will scoop! I might measure again, because I can't believe they have grown. I've lost weight recently! That's why I measured again in the first p,ace.

Are you still going to the Edinburgh meet on 4/8? Might need some hands on advice!