Sometimes I hate being a girl.
Okay, so today I had the most irritable and frustrating experience, also known as bra shopping. Seriously, complete annoyment! I must seriously have the oddest breasts in the whole world, because not a single one will fit me properly. Its like I'm between sizes - C is too small, and cuts into me, and D is definitely too big. I mean I can't be a D, if I am there really isn't much to show from it. And the numbers...those are band sizes, correct? Well I'm not big around up there I don't think, but a 36 is most assuredly too small...I must've tried on 12 bras without any success. And I am officially retarded (for lack of a better word) when it comes to how exactly they should fit. I seriously need to go see a bra specialist fitting person. I know they exist, I saw them on What Not to Wear once. They will probably tell me that I have abnormal breasteses and need to buy a $200 bra from them.
Or maybe I'll just give up and live in sports bras for the rest of my life.
Okay, so today I had the most irritable and frustrating experience, also known as bra shopping. Seriously, complete annoyment! I must seriously have the oddest breasts in the whole world, because not a single one will fit me properly. Its like I'm between sizes - C is too small, and cuts into me, and D is definitely too big. I mean I can't be a D, if I am there really isn't much to show from it. And the numbers...those are band sizes, correct? Well I'm not big around up there I don't think, but a 36 is most assuredly too small...I must've tried on 12 bras without any success. And I am officially retarded (for lack of a better word) when it comes to how exactly they should fit. I seriously need to go see a bra specialist fitting person. I know they exist, I saw them on What Not to Wear once. They will probably tell me that I have abnormal breasteses and need to buy a $200 bra from them.
Or maybe I'll just give up and live in sports bras for the rest of my life.
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I think every girl reading this is going, "Ah, yes." because we've all been there. I have a little way that you can find your correct bra size before you go to the store. Remember, not to wear a bra for this.
Band Size: Wrap a string around your torso, right under your breasts. Measure that out and add five to that number.
Cup Size: Wrap a string around the middle of your breasts (about where your nipples are) adn measure out the number. Then, subtract the cup measurement from the band measurement. Whatever number you end up with, will indicate your cup size. Here's how:
0=AA
1=A
2=B
3=C
4=D
And so on....
And to help you understand what I mean, I'll put mine for you:
Band Width Number: 33+5=38
Cup Width Number: 40
40-38=2
So, this chart indicates that I'm actually a 38B. Which is alot smaller than I thought I was. I believe you'll be surprised with the results.
Also,ladies, remember, they have to be a little snug, that way you know they're holding you up.
Wow Al! Very helpful and informative ^_^
Amazing, Al, thanks for the help!
(later, after measuring)
Still so frustrated! I really must have abnormal boobs. My band size was like, 34.5, which really does't exist...so when you add the 5 you get 39.5, and then subtract the cup size, 34, so it makes me an A.5. What is that? A BB? I don't understand! Baaahh!!
Okay so I'm on crack (man I suck at this) and my band size is 34(+5=39), my cup size 39, so basically I am a AA, apparently. I refuse to believe that! That means I have the smallest boobs in the entire world.
I think I'll just quit and become a man.
Calm down. You'll find a bra that fits. There's a lovely store in Winnipeg called the Bra Bar, and you can get fitted there. I got fitted there, and I'm a 34C apparently. I would have never even tried on a C if I hadn't gone there. I found this site, and they say that if your under bust measurement is over 33 inches, then you only add 3. I dunno. I heart sports bras.
http://www.thebreastsite.com/bras/fitting-a-bra.aspx
I heart sports bras too. (After you have kids, you get to do it all over again.)
Whoa, I was talking to your Auntie Elaine today...if you are like your cousin Kathleen...children will shrink your boobs! She said if she has one more kid, she will have dents where her boobs should be!
And I was just wondering, Ally's measuring method might work for me...if I was lying on my back! Because the ol' nips are the lowest part of my boobies, wa-a-a-y south of where the band measurement happens. But I'm not complaining--having babies caused this destruction of my décolletage, but also caused--Nargus and SalltyBob!
I can't believe I just read that whole thing, even the responses. I should have just stopped when I read the title. When will I learn?
This is the funniest thing ever, I am so entertained! That just slays me! I have also concluded that there is no way I am an AA, so I’ll stick with my 36C. Maybe I’ll go up to a 38C and that will help?
Terrell I love that you responded to this. You are so weird. :)
And Kathy, if my boobs shrink when I have kids then I am definitely just giving up and becoming a man – there’s not much to shrink anyhow!
Ooh and one final question about this – if AA is smaller than A, and BB is smaller than B, is there a CC out there? I know there are DD…maybe I could try that. Is it smaller or bigger than D? I’m thinking smaller. Shows you how much men understand boobs – they DD is huge, when it probably isn’t. I must go this Bra Bar place Brynne speaks of.
That’s all, folks.
I'm was pretty sure DD was bigger than D, but if it is then why would AA be smaller than A, hmm I never thought of that. Oh and please don't become a man. Wow that would really leave me in an odd place.
OMG, Terrell, you're too hilarious and Jan, by the by, I think (and I know that this sounds strange) that he is right on the DD thing. Don't ask me why it works that way, but it does. And I also agree on the man thing. Your too pretty as a girl and the whole man cologne incident was just an accident. Love ya!
To update on the bra sitch...I am currently wearing a 38C from Walmart, fits well and makes me realise how huge my boobs are, seriously! I wear the same size as my mom, is that weird? Maybe its not the perfect fit, but its comfortable and I couldn't tell you if it didn't fit or not.
Weird or what?
Good news, Terrell, I'm not becoming a man....anytime soon.
lol I'd actually been wondering lately what my correct size was, so when you linked to this, I saw Al's formula..which made me do another search, and yes DD is bigger than D, I found, because that is what I am. Probably the only upside to getting fatter LOL
Manjan.....that'd just be weird >_<
Been there, done that. =) And almost all women have already experienced that. My breasts are of the right size according to a friend who knows how to measure boobies. And thank goodness, I'm not having a hard time buying bras anymore.
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