Problems with bras?

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I am getting so annoyed by bras. I'm supposed to be wearing a 30H (US) but I get stuck wearing 32DD, 34D, 36C, and 36D instead because I can't find that size. None of them ever fit right and it messes with my sensory issues. I always have lots of poking and itching and red marks and riding up and sliding down, etc. I just can't stand it. And, no, I can't go without because well *cough* and I get irritated when I don't wear one and it hurts. I won't wear any sport bras in public either because they make me look flat and saggy/offensive somehow. I tried the Genie bra or whatever but I have to wear old lady shirts with it and I'm only 18! Gahh...

I don't know if you'll find this idea shocking, but my 18yo niece wore those sizes, and sometimes her back would go out. She always had soreness in her lower back. Lo & behold, we found out that the weight on her chest was causing the pain in her back - an imbalance, do you see? The doctor suggested breast reduction and guess what, it was covered by insurance because of the back pain. She got the reduction, looks wonderful, and feels great.

Could this pertain to your situation at all? Actually, we're in Canada so it was covered by the Health Card but you'd have to check for you particular area - it seems to me that insurance might pick it up.

I wouldn't do that because I like them and they still feel a bit small to me because I'm not that thin.

You should look into ordering online, especially since you know your size. There are some sports bras out that can be flattering, but they're not cheap. Bali is a good brand for larger sizes.

30H and this is too small? I am 38A so I jsut don't wear any bras, burned them a long time ago

I have that exact same problem if I try to get bras from normal shops - being that they don't go down to size 30 in bigger cup sizes which really pisses me off. It made me despise my boobs because of what you mention; the horrible feel and irritation of a bad fitting bra and the fact that I couldn't even get a break from wearing it as I can't stand the feel of the heaviness and sag if I take it off at home - they somehow ache without a bra on. I get my bras from here now > www.bravissimo.com, which specialises in D-L cup going down to back-size 28, if you're interested. They are the only shop I've found where the bras give really good support, comfort and shape for bigger boobs. I have found that more recently some normal shops have started producing 30's in bigger cups that aren't in stock but you can ask them to order them in, however when I've tried them on the quality of support is still horrendous.

I'm not sure how feasible it is for you to use bravissimo from outside of the UK - I think they deliver abroad and have returns, but since different styles can fit differently, it is hard to order the right one without trying it on :/ Although for me I think it would be worth it even if it meant a bit of messing around with ordering, returning then reordering again to find a good fit. I don't live that near any of their shops so now I know my size in one style from travelling to the shop as a one-off, I can just press re-order to get the exact same bra if one wears out. They are quite expensive so I have 2 and one of their pj night dresses with support so that I can feel better sleeping. However I think they are worth the money in the long-term, instead of buying bra after bra from normal shops in a futile attempt to find a less sh***y one.

There is some compelling evidence that bras are not healthy and may in fact be linked to breast cancer. I am small breasted and have never worn a bra. I did burn one once in 1971 with many other women. I can not tolerate the feeling and I think the whole concept is rubbish, except if you have large breasts and need one for short periods when they may bounce around and feel uncomfortable and restrict your activity. The way men use jock straps

The evidence for this was published my a man and woman who are epidemiologists. They did a study that revealed a very high correlation between how many hours a day a woman wore a bra over her lifetime and correlated it to breast cancer rates. The correlation was many times higher than the correlation between tobacco and lung cancer. They published the findings in a book called "Dressed to Kill", which was ridiculed and poo-pooed away into the world of forgotten memories, although it is still available.

When I first came across it, years after its publication, I went to work on finding the studies that refuted it. There are absolutely ZERO. Please let me know if you can find studies that show there IS NOT a correlation between bras and breast cancer. I went as far as contacting two scientists who were studying breast cancer. They told me the idea was bunk and that bras are not linked to breast cancer. I said, "Can you please direct me to the studies that have investigated this?" "No", was the answer in short. And I did search on my own for them as well and never found any.

The authors of "Dressed to Kill" moved to Fiji where they continued to examine the question. Fiji is a country where there is a traditional population quickly moving away from tradition toward so-called "civilized modernity". One change was that more and more women were taking up the practice of wearing bras. Traditionally, women there probably did not even wear a top of any kind. The researchers are finding that while breast cancer rates are skyrocketing among the women who have taken up bra wearing, the disease is virtually unknown in traditional areas.

Of course, correlation does not prove causality. But it is often a big clue, as it certainly was with ciggs and lung cancer and many other things. That there are no published studies even looking into the correlation between bras and breast cancer, except these people who wrote this book, is also a big clue.

Breast cancer, and cancer in general, are very big business. So is the bra industry. Why on Earth would a sociopathic NT corporate executive want information going out that would damage profits?

Ladies, burn your bras! (except ones that you may need for physical activity.)

I quite agree, for nearly all of human history we wore nothing. Then in the Victorian era they shoved us in corsets that actually resulted in death at times and certainly always caused harm. The bra was first touted as less intrusive and was actually imagined to free us. True freedom is being in our natural state and not oppressed by forcing us to wear something hurtful and dangerous.

Not thin! with a band size of 30? That is very thin, it means the diameter around your chest is 25-26 inches. That is tiny.
To have 12-13 inches of boob (8 inches bigger than your band size) is very large for your chest diameter.

No, a band size of 30 is a measurement underneath of 30. If I added 4 inches, I'd be a 34. I have 34 bras and I can fit my whole arm under the band with it tightened as much as possible. Same with a 32. My around-bust is 38, so it's 8 inches. in britain, its ff

See, you can burn your bras if you're an A size. I can't do that. It would hurt and sag when exercising.

you are not exercising 100% of the time, can always take it off for comfort at other times, many of my friends do.

that said - I have no idea how you feel in your body or what it does feel like - your choice.

I've got to agree with Smudge, the women advocating no bra must not have D cups. It's annoying not wearing a bra when you're larger sized.

The more expensive the bra the better the fit usually. Don't buy bras from Wallmart, go to a shop that offers measuring and get one that fits. It's worth the money.

Gosh I hate bras, people comment I don't wear the right bra. But I go for comfort, I hate wires. My boobs are huge I wish I could have breast reduction

great advise - unless you can't even afford groceries, my clothes all come from Thrift stores, not spending a fortune that I flat out don't have and starve just to satisfy people about what I wear