Let's talk about bras

they can be horrid if you dont understand how to use them....

step one lay it on the bed so that the back side is facing you.
step two put hands under the bottom and through the arm holes
step three move bra up so that its resting with the elastic just above/ at the elbows the elbows.
step four while raising the arms and spreading the arms wide put head through into bra and through the head hole. as you raise and spread your arms the bra naturally slides down your arms into position resting just above your "girls"

then slip fingers under the elastic and adjust over the "girls".

if you have the right sizing there should be very little struggles.

tip if you have longer hair put hair up in a band before sliding bra on so that hair does not get caught in the elastic of the bra making it harder.

you can also do the "step in" by holding the straps like you would a purse with the straps in each hand and step through the head hole. using the straps pull upwards until its in position to where you just need to slip arms in to the straps and adjust.

Okay, I'll try that at some point. The sports bras are more comfortable.

Shock Absorber sports bra. They are like someone else mentioned - regular closure at the back, but tighter than a normal bra.
I did punch myself in the jaw once when the strap slipped off my thumb as I was trying to slide it over my shoulder, but *usually* they are easy to put on

Well, I think the bigger you are the harder to get into and out of a bra in the first place.

I have intercostal neuralgia, so anything with underwire causes that to flare up. I usually buy sports bras. I recently found one style that is pretty comfortable, so I ordered 3 more online. I figure it's better that I do it now while the style is still available. If I don't and they style is discontinuted, I end up regretting it later.

My favorite most comfortable bra ever died today , the underwire broke.

Of course they don’t make them anymore.

I tried on 4 others I have today because I had a medical appt, finally found one i thought I could tolerate.

I’m legit sad over this

I went out and replace my bra with 2 brand new ones ,, ahhh my ladies are once again very happy

It’s Amazing what a well fitting bra can do

It's very hard for me to find a good bra too. I just bought one in the right size, fits well, except the lace is so irritating. The one I used to have isn't there. What's with all this extra lace? Just thinking out loud. They are expensive, and non returnable, I wish a woman who knows large breasts need both underwire support and comfortable straps, no padding etc. would create one. I stick with one brand, but when finances are low...
I'll end up wearing the same 3 or 4 for years. I put them in the wash but hang to dry.

Since having my augmentation and thus needing bras I wa lucky to find a lingerie store that was very friendly and extremely helpful. I was fitted correctly and have always returned to be fitted each time I needed new bras.. I have found that I am for the most part comfortable wearing them which as been a blessing, after hearing a lot of women complain about theirs. for me at least it just takes the time and effort to get fitted and be willing to try on various brands and sizes until you fime one that fits well. It is so true with the above saying about bras but it is also something to be said about taking it off at the end of the day

when i was younger, thinner.. 38C, after pregnancy and weight gain, then more weight gain im at 46 larger D but not DD so bras are awkward. DD is too roomy giving me madonna cone boobs... D i have overflow... almost every bra is padded or semi padded and i do not need padding at this size!!!
Sports bras is where im at. the regular ones. fruit of the loom. just haul them on like a t shirt and adjust. mostly i stock and what not at work so i just need things to stay put. be comfortable. my mom started me out with sports bras in 5th grade when boobs came. lol. and i was still pretty tom boyish so boobs were kind of a shock thing, and bras, and boys that liked boobs... it was all a mess to my kid brain...

I always wear a bra except when sleeping. I love pretty bras, i prefer underwire they offer more support. Guess I'm not the norm.

I wear a 36J, I have to order bras online. I would not be caught dead without a bra in public.

I would love to have a breast reduction one day.

God point when you find one you like get a few so you can rotate and coordinate

Unless I am dressing up for a very special occasion (extremely rare) I wear hemp/organic cotton bras. I have them custom made (48$) from an etsy shop. They are available in many colors, which makes them cute to wear under shirts (especially summer shirts).


I have always hated regular bras. I don't believe they're healthy, either, if they're polyester as most are. There are some studies that link polyester underwire bras to breast cancer. My sister had breast cancer and eventually died from it, so I don't want to tempt fate.

I wear sports bra and is very nice and comfortable ..

I used to be a 32b. Today, from all the weight gain, I'm a 38b to 40b. I cannot stand thin bras that show the nipples. I prefer thick, padded bras that hide the middles. I also prefer thick bands under the arms, so that my sides don't buldge out. I don't like underwire, but I live with it since it offers more support than the others without the underwire. I someetimes take my bra off at night, and sometimes I don't. I sometimes experience chest pains at night, but they go away after removing the bra.

I, too, dislike the boobs. It costs us more to maintain, we get them squished at mammo exams, and we have to worry more than men about breast cancer. (Men can also get breast cancer, btw, but it's rare, I think.)

After gaining weight, I now have to attach the backing in the front, slide it around, and then loop my hands through. I cannot reach behind me anymore, but I don't like the front-closing bras either.

When I had my daughter with me (before I gave her up for adoption), I did nurse her for about 6 months. It was really painful, like shooting pins and needles. It was the most painful experience, though I did my best to abide by everything that WIC told me at the time. I was a single mom for a short while, so I wanted to make sure that I bonded with my daughter and did the "healthy" thing. Little did I know that my PTSD would flare up. I also didn't know I had DID at the time, so I felt like I was going crazy. I didn't have postpartum depression, though they though that my symptoms were psychotic at the time, and so they kept that diagnosis as a possibility. Anyway, I knew that my daughter needed a stable mom, so I had an open adoption. I tried to raise her, since the church I was in kept suggesting that I raise her, but now I'm wondering if I did more damage to my daughter by not giving her up for adoption right away, at birth. I didn't want her to have any disorders by me not breastfeeding her, so I breastfed her.

Bras for breastfeeding were also hard to deal with. No matter what, I'd leak. Those bra pads were a joke.

So, yeah, I haven't really appreciated my breasts for all that they've done for me and my daughter, but clothing them, getting them to sit up straight, dealing with the pain and swelling during PMS time - I don't like it at all. It's expensive to clothe our boobs.

Oh yeah, I also have a difficult time putting sports bras on, so I don't buy them anymore.

And, for those of us who have ever been in a psych ward, if you go to certain psych wards, they remove the underwire from your bra or have you walk around braless in that facility. It sucks being in the psych ward. I haven't been in a psych ward for over 10 years, but I hated the whole underwire removal thing. They damaged my bra or made me fearful of walking around without one. Psych wards are not friendly to women's breasts.