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[TooMuchCantBreathe]

I just wanted to say thank you!

After extended bf four dc the puppy ears I had left me pretty low. I didn't fill a b cup and had to fold the flappyness into a balconette, anything else I just spilled out of. Losing weight made me feel better generally but made my boobs worse. I was quite low and lacking confidence.

After reading the many threads I measured. I didn't post because I was embarrassed. I started scooping too.

6 months later I have boobs! All that fat round my sides was breast tissue I've gradually had to increase cups as more tissue returned to its proper home - and it stays there when I take my bra off! I am now slightly overfilling a d cup, down 2 back sizes and could probably do with going down another. I'm about to go bra shopping again and am excited! I used to grab one in asda and blush through the checkout! I have some lovely underwear, I feel great and I'm interested in dressing nicely again - something I haven't felt since I was 19 - 20 years ago! 20 years of being just a little sad about myself all over because of a thread on Mumsnet.

I know size isn't important and shouldn't define me but it did even though I probably didn't realise it most of the time. Being confident in my body has opened up a whole different person. So, thank you interventionists!

I love the bra intervention threads and I've had some really good advice. Scooping doesn't seem to have made any difference to me though, I still have armpit fat!

Keep at it! I braved going up a cup so there was extra room, scooped everything in that i could bully into submission and kept doing it. Before too long I'd trained the fat tissue and filled the cup. I'm feeling evangelical, can you tell?

I just wanted to bump this, hoping some interventionists will see. No need to reply, just wanting to let you all know I'm grateful

Even if it works for me I can't afford to keep buying bras! The ones I bought back in July are now too big in the back and I don't want to have to keep changing them. I've also found that I scoop and by the time I've put on my top its escaped back to my armpits again hence thinking I just have fat armpits!

Sounds brilliant! Can someone just post again how and where to measure? And what is this scooping?!!

Tbh sparkly I got most of mine on ebay! Tried them on in shops to get an idea of size then looked for bnwt listings

Actually not last time I got 3 sets bnwt for £5

Jung, hopefully someone will be along, they can explain it so much better than me, if you search bra intervention you'll pull up loads of threads

Yes please - what is scooping?

Pink some people do have naturally wider breasts, but if scooping just slides back it's often because the band is too big so can't hold it tight enough

Sparkly - even if you can't afford new bras, right now, do you think you could experiment with taking one in a bit, to see if that helps? There's a few blogs with instructions how to do it - Bras I hate has a post on taking in a bra with a band that's too big.

Thanks once again Statisically! I'm wearing my 34" back on either the middle or tightest hook now but I feel I might need another trip to Bravissimo. I wish there was somewhere else near me but sadly I'm limited to M & S and Debenhams, both of which are useless!

ouryve, that would be totally beyond my capabilities! I have to Wonder Web trouser hems! My Mum was a seamstress but sadly it doesn't run in the family

Debenhams should have Freya and fantasie unless it's really small so if you refuse to let the fitters near they might have something to try!

That's a good point! I'll make a better job of it myself than the last fitter I saw in Debenhams - she told me to try a 38DD...

Sorry for hijacking your thread TooMuch

Hehe no chat away I love seeing it in action as it were!

Scooping doesn't work for me either because I have nothing to scoop, but I have some from a 34A to a 32B and feel and look much better for it. I can't breathe in a 30 back.

Another convert saying thank you!

From a 34 B that didn't fit, to a 30F. Still not found a style that doesn't dig in at the gore but that's just because I don't have any more money to go bra shopping yet again!

Thank you Statistically and Sorrell (I hope spelling is correct!)