In search of a 26" band bra?

[SorrelForbes]

News about a new brand here

[StatisticallyChallenged]

around a 26F (there is a DD and a FF)

The 32B is only equivalent in volume terms to a 26DD - so it's 2 cup volumes smaller than you really need. At the moment you won't get a 26 back, but I'd strongly suggest trying a 28E as a start point.

Put your 32 on back to front and see how far you can pull the band (doing it this way stops the cups distorting how it feels)

[StatisticallyChallenged]

Should have said - the small cup is probably why your 32 feels tight

[starsandunicorns]

Oh dear lord just done dd 15 and she is 29 back 16 boob so am I right thinking thats 29/30 HH/J/JJ

[SorrelForbes]

starsandunicorns Sorry, can you re-type your DD's measurements?

Are they 29/36 or 29/46?

[starsandunicorns]

Sorry her back is 29 inches her boobs 32 ( as no tape measure used some ribbon me thinks I measured the left over bit ) sorry so embrassed now

[SorrelForbes]

. She needs to try a 28C/D and a 30B/C.

However, I suspect that a 28 will be fine in most brands (beware M&S & Debenhams as their bands are very small). Make sure she tests the bands by trying them on back to front first as per the guide

28C is a bugger of a size to find but I bet you anything she'll need a 28D if not a 28DD!

[starsandunicorns]

Shes thinks im a freak just for asking !!!

Though she did ask for new bras this morning ( her dad has made her white ones grey) but shes back with me now I will add to the list of stuff she needs she has such a tiny frame apart from marks and debhams (sp) anywhere else that such bras as on a budget

[SorrelForbes]

There are lots of cheap M&S & Debenhams bras on eBay. I helped my SiL fit her 11 yr old DD a couple of weeks ago. I doubt if she's any bigger than your DD and she needed a 28DD.

[starsandunicorns]

Thankyou off to look

[TheOneAndOnlyFell]

OK. I am here with a face stuffed full of humble pie.

I have measured as per Sorrel's link, and I have read the explanation of cup size in relation to back size as per her link to that blog, which explains it all perfectly even though I don't think those two models look like their boobs are proportionally big enough in relation to their torsos to be D cups and I am apparently not the 36 E I currently wear but a 32/34 GG.

The thing is, when I go bra shopping I do know better than to just go by one size, I try on all sorts, and if the band feels too tight then it's too tight, and if the cups feel too big they are too big. And at the moment I vary between a 34 E and a 36 E. Very occasionally an F cup fits better, but it depends on the bra.

So I'm none the wiser really. I do suffer from a lot of the symptoms listed in the list of 'signs of the wrong bra' but I'm fairly convinced I'm wearing pretty much the right size. I really can't see a 32 band being okay - I think it would cut off my blood supply and make fat squidge out everywhere.

I will go into town and try on a 32 GG tomorrow and report back.

[TheOneAndOnlyFell]

And I think I could get a few small furry mammals living in the space in a GG cup, and I say that as someone rather generous of bosom.

[SorrelForbes]

Hello! No humble pie eating required. What are your actual measurements? If you scoop whilst wearing your current bra, do you get overspill? If you put the bra on back to front, how far can you pull away from your body?

A 32GG is only 2 cups bigger than your 36E. A smaller band will feel fine as long as the cups are big enough. That's why you should try a band back to front first to gauge the fit without confusing the issue with the cups!

[StatisticallyChallenged]

If you have the symptoms of a bad bra.....

What symptoms do you have? A 34E is probably feeling tight because there is insufficient cup space. Put a 34E on, and SCOOP (see below). I bet you have quad boob. Now put the 34E on back to front so the cups don't affect the back fit. See how far you can pull it

Scooping

Pop bra on by leaning forward and dropping your boobs in to the cups. Now, stand side on to a mirror. Put left hand inside right cup, reach right round towards the strap at the back. All the flesh/lumps/bumps in your armpits, around your backstrap etc? That all needs to go in to the cup, so haul it forward. Repeat on the other side.

[TheOneAndOnlyFell]

Blimey, that sounds like complicated major surgery. I may be some time.

[GinOnTwoWheels]

Sounds good that there is progress with smaller back sizes. I'm quite tall and medium build and I need a 30 back size and there are lots of women/young girls with a much slimmer build than me and you almost never see anything less than a 30 back - I was looking at bras in New Look last week and out of curiosity looked at what was on offer in the young teenage range - the smallest back size was 30 FFS.

[changeforthebetter]

When a bit slimmer, I was a 28 back and a JJ cup. It's completely natural. I was always norky but pregnancy made them grow and they've gone down. Thanks for considering me a freak (hmm face).

I'm a 30J at the moment but weigh 11st - hardly anorexic

[changeforthebetter]

They have NOT gone down - I meant to say.

[bigTillyMint]

DD (14) is a 26/28DD. It is incredibly difficult to find non glamour model type bra's in that size - even in teen ranges you are lucky to find a 30 back and buying bikini's is a whole other nightmare.

[enormouse]

I'm so glad to have found this thread. I'm currently a 28D and 17weeks pg. Does anyone know where I can find maternity/nursing bras in that size?

[StatisticallyChallenged]

try bravissimo but as long as they fit well it's ok to wear wires

[MissDD1971]

I would point out that for years I wore 32 band bras (hardly anyone made 30 and under bands).

When I went to Bravissimo and got my first 28 band bra and proper cup size I was amazed. The difference it makes to clothes, posture and breasts to have a well fitting bra is amazing. Their fitters are very good, some vary in terms of what bra you'd like but they are thorough and can suggest a few options.

Figleaves online are amazing too, bought 2 bras and bikinis with them and work great and fit well, I spoke to a lady over the phone and she was very knowledgeable about fit of bras and styles!

Also look for blogs like www.investinyourchest.com etc - the ladies at IIYC are younger, but review bras/bikinis all the newest ranges and styles.

more and more women are waking up to narrow back eg 28 and under bands and big bust/cup size (even though you may not look huge) and brands are following suit.

[enormouse]

Thanks statisticallychallenged, I prefer wired ones anyway. The shape and lift is better.

any advice - I'm currently bursting out of my 28Ds, they don't cover my nipples anymore. . Should I go up a cup size?

I had terrible experiences buying maternity bras in my last pg. M&S were the worst. When I asked for a 28D/DD I got a sniffy 'no dear we don't do anything that small in nursing, here this might fit". It was a 32C. Mothercare were slightly better but could only offer a 32D and were very apologetic about it as they measured me and saw I was smaller than what they had.

[StatisticallyChallenged]

can you measure yourself please

[enormouse]

28" underbust, 34/35" at the fullest bit.
I'm not sure what that would be. It might still be a D. I had the link to the better bra campaign but I've lost it.
Thanks.

[StatisticallyChallenged]

an e or f-no wonder you have escaping nipples!