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SeaWolf14
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Member since 7/13 1324 total posts
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Heather
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Bra Size
You ladies HAVE to do this if you haven't already. I got so tired of my bras digging into the side of my boobs that I decide to research how to do a REAL bra fitting... mostly b/c I'm a recluse and wasn't about to go someplace to have a pro measure me. So found this tutorial. Oh my god I have been grossly wearing the wrong size for YEARS. DO it!! You'll be shocked. The bending over part of the measurement is crucial, b/c it takes into account all of your breast tissue - when you measure standing up, it sorta hides out.
I've been wearing a 36B for 8098098 years. I did this and it measured me at a 33DDD. WHAT??? I have small boobs though! So I went to the store and tried on a bunch of 32DD and 34D (it suggests trying out sister sizes if youre an odd band number) and oh my god. 34D fits like a DREAM. No side boob. Less back fat (I'll always have SOME) and I honestly just look thinner. My WHOLE boob is in the cup - I guess before the wire was sorta cutting the armpit-boob area in half. I guess cup size isn't just about the "size" if your boobs, but also about the width of them, which I never even considered before.
GO DO THIS!!!
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luvbuffet
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Re: Bra Size
Thanks!
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| Posted 11/24/13 6:11 PM |
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shadows
LIF Adult
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Re: Bra Size
Wow - i had no idea so much went into determining bra size! I definitely need to do this. I always feel like my bras are somewhat ill-fitting. Thanks for the info.
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| Posted 11/24/13 7:02 PM |
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ThePinkGoose
In Your Hands
Member since 8/08 4706 total posts
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Nunya
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Bra Size
I'm too shy to go get fitted so thanks for sharing!
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| Posted 11/24/13 7:15 PM |
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DrMeg
Back home!
Member since 5/08 1858 total posts
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Meg
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Bra Size
I did this a few months ago and went from a 36C to a 40D (sizing was saying 40DD)! Such an amazing difference.
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| Posted 11/24/13 9:22 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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Re: Bra Size
I so need to.do this! I have small boobs but they are wide. My bras are always cutting into the side of my poor boobies!
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| Posted 11/24/13 10:22 PM |
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JenMarie
One day at a time
Member since 11/07 7397 total posts
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Jennifer
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Bra Size
I was fitted at Nordstroms a few months ago and it was life changing. I was wearing a 44C. I'm a 38F. I couldn't believe it.
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| Posted 11/25/13 11:30 AM |
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halfbaked
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Re: Bra Size
 My bras fit pretty well, but it was interesting to read about "sister sizes"! Thanks for sharing.
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| Posted 11/25/13 11:40 AM |
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FTM427
LIF Adult
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Bra Size
Welp, I'm definitely wearing the wrong size, and I just bought this bra a few weeks ago! I was able to easily fit all of my fingers and most of my fist under the band. Thanks for posting, I am definitely going to measure myself tonight.
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| Posted 11/25/13 1:51 PM |
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Mere09
So Dam* Lucky
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Re: Bra Size
Very interesting. Thanks for this!
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| Posted 11/25/13 2:28 PM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: Bra Size
Aaaaaand I'm wearing the wrong band size. Most of my bras are pretty new. Great 
thanks for posting this
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| Posted 11/25/13 2:45 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: Bra Size
Need to get fitted again since I stopped breastfeeding for good.... A good fitting bra will make you feel like your not even wearing it. Mine are ao comfy I could sleep in them, but I don't! 
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| Posted 11/25/13 5:53 PM |
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BunnyWife
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Member since 5/07 8274 total posts
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Re: Bra Size
Yep. I had a professional fitting done recently. Depending on the bra I went from a 34B to a 30-32 D! What a difference!
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| Posted 11/25/13 8:47 PM |
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rsquared
Sweet P is here!
Member since 4/11 2026 total posts
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R
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Re: Bra Size
I am pregant now so my size is like a 56Z, but before I was I got measured and went from a 34DD to a 32G and it made a huge difference. I was wearing them too loose and the back was riding up. Plus I had the double-bump in the front. Not cute.
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| Posted 11/25/13 10:06 PM |
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sfp0701
Liam's Mommy!
Member since 1/07 9764 total posts
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Re: Bra Size
I just wanted to add that I went to that store in RF mall. Intimates.
Best Bra fitting ever.
I can't even tell you how much better I look. However, if DH ever finds out how much I spent on two bras he will just die.
I was wearing a 34D and went to a 32DDD/E
WTF? Who wears that size?  I hate my boobs.
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| Posted 11/29/13 1:36 PM |
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sfp0701
Liam's Mommy!
Member since 1/07 9764 total posts
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Tricia
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Re: Bra Size
Posted by rsquared
I am pregant now so my size is like a 56Z, but before I was I got measured and went from a 34DD to a 32G and it made a huge difference. I was wearing them too loose and the back was riding up. Plus I had the double-bump in the front. Not cute.
EXACTLY. I had the double bump and I was riding up in the back.
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| Posted 11/29/13 1:37 PM |
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SeaWolf14
*Crazy Cat Lady*
Member since 7/13 1324 total posts
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Heather
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Re: Bra Size
I used to want to take off my bra the second I stepped in the door b/c I felt like I was wearing a straight jacket. This new size is SO comfortable. I'm still in shock that it even fits.
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| Posted 11/29/13 2:31 PM |
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I recommend getting fitted, I was just fitted at Linda's in the city this week and it I am a 34G in the bra that I got, but had me trying different brands and different sizes.
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| Posted 11/29/13 2:42 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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Re: Bra Size
Posted by SeaWolf
You ladies HAVE to do this if you haven't already. I got so tired of my bras digging into the side of my boobs that I decide to research how to do a REAL bra fitting... mostly b/c I'm a recluse and wasn't about to go someplace to have a pro measure me. So found this tutorial. Oh my god I have been grossly wearing the wrong size for YEARS. DO it!! You'll be shocked. The bending over part of the measurement is crucial, b/c it takes into account all of your breast tissue - when you measure standing up, it sorta hides out.
I've been wearing a 36B for 8098098 years. I did this and it measured me at a 33DDD. WHAT??? I have small boobs though! So I went to the store and tried on a bunch of 32DD and 34D (it suggests trying out sister sizes if youre an odd band number) and oh my god. 34D fits like a DREAM. No side boob. Less back fat (I'll always have SOME) and I honestly just look thinner. My WHOLE boob is in the cup - I guess before the wire was sorta cutting the armpit-boob area in half. I guess cup size isn't just about the "size" if your boobs, but also about the width of them, which I never even considered before.
GO DO THIS!!!
OK I thought I was doing it all wrong.
when I did the modern method it has me at a 32DD.
The old school way I am like a 36 A/B
I have the smallest boobs ever
The thought of me even looking at a DD cup size is actually ridiculous.
But I see it had you in a DDD too.
So I guess I did it right?
How is that possible?
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| Posted 11/30/13 4:46 PM |
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wakemeup
Member since 10/13 1397 total posts
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Re: Bra Size
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by SeaWolf
You ladies HAVE to do this if you haven't already. I got so tired of my bras digging into the side of my boobs that I decide to research how to do a REAL bra fitting... mostly b/c I'm a recluse and wasn't about to go someplace to have a pro measure me. So found this tutorial. Oh my god I have been grossly wearing the wrong size for YEARS. DO it!! You'll be shocked. The bending over part of the measurement is crucial, b/c it takes into account all of your breast tissue - when you measure standing up, it sorta hides out.
I've been wearing a 36B for 8098098 years. I did this and it measured me at a 33DDD. WHAT??? I have small boobs though! So I went to the store and tried on a bunch of 32DD and 34D (it suggests trying out sister sizes if youre an odd band number) and oh my god. 34D fits like a DREAM. No side boob. Less back fat (I'll always have SOME) and I honestly just look thinner. My WHOLE boob is in the cup - I guess before the wire was sorta cutting the armpit-boob area in half. I guess cup size isn't just about the "size" if your boobs, but also about the width of them, which I never even considered before.
GO DO THIS!!!
OK I thought I was doing it all wrong.
when I did the modern method it has me at a 32DD.
The old school way I am like a 36 A/B
I have the smallest boobs ever
The thought of me even looking at a DD cup size is actually ridiculous.
But I see it had you in a DDD too.
So I guess I did it right?
How is that possible?
I think bra sizing has changed over the years. I would go into a store and try one on in your "new" size. I know Target has DD, but I don't know if they go down to a 32 band.
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| Posted 11/30/13 5:21 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
Member since 11/09 54921 total posts
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Re: Bra Size
Posted by wakemeup
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by SeaWolf
You ladies HAVE to do this if you haven't already. I got so tired of my bras digging into the side of my boobs that I decide to research how to do a REAL bra fitting... mostly b/c I'm a recluse and wasn't about to go someplace to have a pro measure me. So found this tutorial. Oh my god I have been grossly wearing the wrong size for YEARS. DO it!! You'll be shocked. The bending over part of the measurement is crucial, b/c it takes into account all of your breast tissue - when you measure standing up, it sorta hides out.
I've been wearing a 36B for 8098098 years. I did this and it measured me at a 33DDD. WHAT??? I have small boobs though! So I went to the store and tried on a bunch of 32DD and 34D (it suggests trying out sister sizes if youre an odd band number) and oh my god. 34D fits like a DREAM. No side boob. Less back fat (I'll always have SOME) and I honestly just look thinner. My WHOLE boob is in the cup - I guess before the wire was sorta cutting the armpit-boob area in half. I guess cup size isn't just about the "size" if your boobs, but also about the width of them, which I never even considered before.
GO DO THIS!!!
OK I thought I was doing it all wrong.
when I did the modern method it has me at a 32DD.
The old school way I am like a 36 A/B
I have the smallest boobs ever
The thought of me even looking at a DD cup size is actually ridiculous.
But I see it had you in a DDD too.
So I guess I did it right?
How is that possible?
I think bra sizing has changed over the years. I would go into a store and try one on in your "new" size. I know Target has DD, but I don't know if they go down to a 32 band.
I can't wait to tell DH his wife is now a DD!
He will be like- where?
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| Posted 11/30/13 6:03 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Bra Size
Still confused. Are we adding 4 inches to the band size?
I haven't had a good fitting bra ever. I wonder if this is why?
Message edited 4/22/2014 12:39:49 PM.
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| Posted 11/30/13 10:36 PM |
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SeaWolf14
*Crazy Cat Lady*
Member since 7/13 1324 total posts
Name:
Heather
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Bra Size
I didn't add any inches to my band size. I was a 33 so I tried both. 32dd and 34d and found the latter, to my shock and surprise, fit perfectly.
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| Posted 11/30/13 11:53 PM |
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Posted by Goobster
I just measured with modern sizing and have a 33 band size with a 47 inch boob size, which means I am a 32 or 34L? If I do a typical measurement standing up, I get a 43 boob size.
Still confused. Are we adding 4 inches to the band size?
I haven't had a good fitting bra ever. I wonder if this is why?
If you are measuring a 33, I would go to a 34.
I did the measurement bent over and and measured a 32G. My actually measurement is 31.
I went to Nordstroms yesterday to get a fitting and she measured me a DD. I told her I would probably be a DDD (thought maybe I measured wrong) and I ended up going up to G.
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| Posted 12/1/13 10:06 AM |
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Goobster
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Member since 5/07 27557 total posts
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Re: Bra Size
Posted by JerseyMamaOf3
Posted by Goobster
I just measured with modern sizing and have a 33 band size with a 47 inch boob size, which means I am a 32 or 34L? If I do a typical measurement standing up, I get a 43 boob size.
Still confused. Are we adding 4 inches to the band size?
I haven't had a good fitting bra ever. I wonder if this is why?
If you are measuring a 33, I would go to a 34.
I did the measurement bent over and and measured a 32G. My actually measurement is 31.
I went to Nordstroms yesterday to get a fitting and she measured me a DD. I told her I would probably be a DDD (thought maybe I measured wrong) and I ended up going up to G.
So was she adding 4 inches? How did she come up with DD?
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