Anyone used Boob or Bust? This can't be right surely???

[peaceanddove]

Just measured my boobs using the Boob or Bust calculator and it tells me I am a 32H!!! How is this even possible? I'm currently wearing a 36F bra and it's a bit too snug under my boobs so how can I possibly be a 32H?

[JeffJarrett]

Brands differ so much! I've ordered online and found huge differences in size. Which is like all retailers I suppose. Bravissimo is amazing for bra hunting.

The method itself is a great starting point. My boobs live their lives high and supported now! But it's much harder finding the right size and far more expensive. Cheap bikinis are also a thing of the past! I spend around £50+ now ☹️

[Baaaahhhhh]

I went from a 34FF to a 32HH - the difference is amazing. No more mumsy shelf for me . I should actually be a 30, but I couldn't handle the extreme change, and anyway, the range of bras would be miniscule. My DD's are 28E and 28G, but neither can get any bras in that size, so they have to size up to a 30 band, and down on the cups, which gives much more choice. Big tits, small backs, we all wore the wrong bras for years as there was no choice, thank goodness we now have a much better range.

[Hairydogmummy]

I feel like I need a wide wire to come far enough round towards my armpit cos my boobs are spread widely with a big gap in the middle but then a cup that size looks empty because there's not much breast tissue and it's mostly below the nipple. If I get a smaller cup, I need a bigger band and then it starts to move.

[damnthatanxiety]

I can guarantee that if you are a size 12, you are not a 36. A 36 is quite broad. I wouldn't at all be surprised if you are a 32H. Most women are wearing bras that are way too big in the band and way too small in the cup. Try 34G if you are not convinced. It will fit pretty similarly. You should be wearing a brand new bra on the outer most hooks. As it stretches with time, move into the middle/tightest hooks. It should be firm but not so that when you breathe in you feel like you are being cut!

[SkinSkin]

We sound like the same sort or size. I tweaked the bra fitting by literally 1inch and it came out with either 30d or 28e, so having been 34c for about 20 years I thought a higher band would be safer, especially SS marks and Spencer's came up at 32c, so 30d felt the safest compromise!

But the thing that gets me is how one that looked for just days ago now overhangs. Yet I weight the bloody same.

[AnotherEmma]

You don't need a boob job. You just need an in person fitting at bravissimo once they reopen. Honestly you can't beat it. I think online bra shopping online is pretty much pointless unless you're buying a bra that's identical to one you've already tried in a shop. I don't think I have ever successfully ordered a bra online apart from soft sleep bra type ones! They don't fit right and I send them all back. OTOH I've had fittings in bravissimo when the fitter has patiently got various styles suited to my shape until I found a fit I was happy with.

[Hairydogmummy]

Me too @SkinSkin I don't know what to do. Just hoping one of the bravissimo ones fits. I'm seriously thinking of a boob job.

[SkinSkin]

I'm so miserable about this. I ordered a shed load of bras that arrived today, all 30d based on the pictures I sent on this thread, and would you believe it - the 30d thst looked fine in the photo a few days ago now looks like the 30c did back then. All bulges under the arms and when I look at my back there is overhang by the strap. Really not a good look. Yet when I bend over my boob likes like you could fit two in one cup.

I did balcony, full cup, wired, non wired, plunge neckline, as many as I could think of and they've all go to go back. Even the one that looked fine the other day which now doesn't. I feel like a balloon that varies in a daily basis and am sick of it!

Honestly, I despair!

[AlabamaArkansas]

I just hate wearing a small back and it doesn't matter how big the cup size is, it's uncomfortable.

[RuffleCrow]

Mn has been pushing the 'small back, large cup' way of measuring boobs for at least a decade now. I came out as a 30 E or something crazy. Remember the band digging in to my flesh it was so tight. Felt awful and i think damaged the tissue there too. I've gone back to wearing a 34c or just sloggi pull-on bralets. Much better.

[Hairydogmummy]

I despair. I measured 30E according to boob or bust. My M and S order finally arrived, and to be fair they were out of stock of a lot of stuff but what I ended up with was 30e plunge (but with quite a lot of cup coverage) this seemed to fit in the band but was too empty in the bottom of the cup. A 30DD padded half cup plunge which had loads of flesh over hanging round the armpits (maybe the band wasn't deep enough) the wire felt like it was digging in and a full cup 32dd which was massive. I've got some bravissimo on the way in 30DD and 30E but I ordered those last Tuesday and they've not even dispatched them yet...

[TwistyHair]

I tried a 28f because 26 ff doesn’t exist. Even that felt too tight. Ended up with a 30 band. But still better than what I was in which was a 34.

[JessicaDay]

I do @ElectricTonight. It’s not so much the style/shape of the bra as it having really stretchy straps and band.

[ElectricTonight]

Does anyone here have flared/big ribs? It's really difficult to find a bra just doesn't dig in aswell as have a huge gap between the ribs at the front.

I'm a size 8 top, 34C however it's really not comfortable and I'm sure it's because of my ribs. Has anyone got any suggestions of bra type that might make life more comfy ?

[AnotherEmma]

28F would probably be more comfortable

[TwistyHair]

I tried them and was a 26ff. It was sooo uncomfortable. I’m slim but still had skin overhanging because eh strap dug in so much. I wore them for a few days but couldn’t get used to it, felt like it restricted my breathing as it pressed into my rib cage so much.

[ElectricTonight]

I've just done the Bob measurements and I'm a sad 34C didn't enjoy the leaning part at all

[DefinatelyAWeeGobshite]

Haven’t read the thread yet (but will) just wanted to comment and say boob or bust is amazing! I rocked about with a 36C for years that M&S sized me at. Tried boob or bust which said 32G which I thought was laughable, went to Bravissimo who also put me at a 32G and they’re a perfect fit!

[KatharinaRosalie]

I can personally recommend Fantasie Mae, very comfortable and flattering.

[KatharinaRosalie]

Ebay has some 30D half cups that don't look too scary www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=30d+half+cup&_sacat=0

[Hairydogmummy]

Lol have you been on bravissimo? They do have some normal ones I think! You might find you'll see the top of that one under thin tops.

[SkinSkin]

I can't find a half cup that doesn't have a slightly erotica look to it with strings on the top etc!

It did sometimes say 28e or 30d, depending on whether I shifted an mere inch here or there. And it does seem to be slightly different at night.

[SkinSkin]

I'm thinking the middle one because nothing bulges, but it is me or does it look a bit too big and out of proportion to the rest of me?!

[Hairydogmummy]

I'd say the 30d. You look similar to me. It's telling me I'm 30e but they've not arrived yet. Maybe go for a half cup or plunge though?

[SkinSkin]

Okay so these are pictures of different sizes. Which looks right? You can see a b of overhang if you zoom in under the arms.

They're (1) black 32b,
(2) pink 30d
And (3) pink 30c