I'm new to the female intimates section... and have no idea what size or bra to get. Should I get one with padding? I really don't know much about this kind of thing and I don't really want to ask my family members 'cause I felt that might be too awkward for them. Anyway, what was your first bra and what would you recommend? Thanks!
First you need to determine your size. There seems to be a thousand of them out there, but start here http://www.85b.org/bra_calc.php (http://www.85b.org/bra_calc.php)
As for padding that is up to you. I have used them and they are fine. I am still looking for the perfect bra that will give me some cleavage.
Start with the smallest and adjust from there.
Mmm bra shopping can be fun, and annoying at the same time. Especially when you are just developing. Finding some of the wierd smaller sizes, like a 36/38b can be kind of hard.
good luck. the first few bras i bought online were too big and i was so dissapointed made me feel really bad even though i measured myself correctly. im like a 38 A and theyre like huge on me 0.0 but if i wear a 36 b. theyre comfortable and my breast look good in em
i find that pushup bras are just not right if you dont have much to push up. yes theyre more padded etc but the shapings all wierd and you cant wear fillets with them
i wear padded plunge bras :)
just my preference :)
i prefer push up bras they give one hell of a cleavage
Quote from: Zoi on November 09, 2010, 12:10:23 PM
i prefer push up bras they give one hell of a cleavage
It does help if you have something to push up... :(
Victoria's secret pink is my favorite brand of all time for anything ever, except Black Diamond Camalots and Metolius TCU's. /climbing talk
I'm a 36 bust, and i'm pre-hrt, so I just got a padded bra and, viola, Tits! I just walked right in and asked the poor girl to measure me.
"Uh, this might be weird, but I'm trans, and I have no idea what my bust size is. Can you help me?"
"Sure! It actually happens all the time."
Be sure you're ready for people to snicker and laugh at you if you're not passing at all (like me!). It was a pretty hilarious experience. Poor girls.
VS is good, but i'm not a super frilly girl, so I prefer their Pink line. It's cheaper and doesn't really have any extraneous frillies or anything.
Quote from: Keroppi on November 09, 2010, 02:00:14 PM
It does help if you have something to push up... :(
i agree
The ahhbra - it's sizing is idiot proof!
http://www.ahhbra.com/indexoms.html (http://www.ahhbra.com/indexoms.html)
Jamie
Well... sizes are not an exact thing... you will find out that some fits better than others... so you might want to try a few...
If you are not comfortable going to the intimate section by yourself... you might want to maybe check out your sister's or mother's if they have a similar chest like yours? that would give you an idea of the sizing...
or you can simply measure yourself, and I would probably try one size smaller, and same cup... but that is my experience...
Quote from: lightvi on November 08, 2010, 10:58:44 PM
I'm new to the female intimates section... and have no idea what size or bra to get. Should I get one with padding? I really don't know much about this kind of thing and I don't really want to ask my family members 'cause I felt that might be too awkward for them. Anyway, what was your first bra and what would you recommend? Thanks!
My first bras were all imperfect. And having recently found an even better bra for myself, I would say I am still learning. However, I wish someone had told me about using stick-on bras when I started.
Hi, I am a 38a but couldn't find one that size. I read somewhere-I think in a article about sizing of womens clothing for us mtf's on the wiki page- that you can go down a band size and up one cup size-for me that figured to a 36b which was easy to find. I just went to walmart and got one then went to Macys and got one a little nicer and they are both perfect. I didn't fill them out at first but now I do and will probably grow out of them by spring or early summer next year. Just go buy one and if it doesn't fit take it back. Once you get over the first time jitters it gets easy to go shopping. Check out the old posts about shopping and buying bras if you haven't already. I was scared as hell at first but now I just don't worry at all what others think. Like I said, it gets easier.
Happy bra shopping,
Randi
While it is true that a 38a is equivalent to a 36b cupwise, the band size is obviously different. From personal experience, when I try for the smaller bandsize/bigger cupsize trick, the bras never seem to fit as well as the proper fitted bra. On top of that certain brands make huge cup sizes and other's make really small cupsizes... I've even seen significant variation amongst the same brand with a different style. The bottom line is try them on until you find the most comfortable.
Stick-on bras can be found at Joanne's Fabric and at Nubra (http://www.nubra.com/).
If you have an odd bra size that is hard to find you could try this site: http://www.daintylady.co.uk/ (http://www.daintylady.co.uk/)
I'm not eager to reveal my sizes but suffice it to say I was tickled pink to find a store that actually had my size. The store is in England but they shipped to me in Canada so international shipping isn't a big deal.
<3 Padding. I love Victoria's Secret's Miraculous bra. I have like 8 of them. They're all I wear....I'm only an A cup but they give me cleavage and make it look like more...helps my self confidence anyway.
VS will do a bra fitting too
I actually started out wearing sports bras, and then finally got the courage to get a "real bra" after being measured in a Victoria's Secret. It's better to have them measure you, than to do it at home, order online, and wait to see if it fits.
I wear mostly Victoria's Secret too. I find that they fit well, give better cleavage, and tend to be on the smaller cup size. The disadvantage is if you have a 42 band size your out of luck with them. They only go up to 40, it seems.
I think I'll wait a few months to develop some before I go in for an official fitting, though. I'm still disappointed in my body right now. :embarrassed:
I'd say for your first bra you should try something with a soft cup and no padding, something that will be comfortable to relax in and that can accommodate some growth. Maybe a camisole with a shelf bra, or a soft cup stretchy cotton thing. You'll want something you can just throw on under a T-shirt when your nipples are bothering you, and that won't suddenly stop fitting and cause a bra-buying emergency when your breasts grow a little bit.
If you want a going-out bra in addition to that, I have to second the suggestion of getting fitted at Victoria's Secret. They're very nice and professional. I took a friend there (not even trans, just wanted a bra for drag) and they found him something that fit amazingly and made it look like he had breasts even with his 40-inch flat chest...and were sweet and friendly the whole time.
Okie, so I have to ask about bra fittings .... this has been nagging me for years and years.
When they do a fitting, is your top half clothed or do they want to you take off whatever current (probably wrong sized) bra you might be wearing?
I think that's what has always stopped me from getting fitted, I am embarrassed by my naked body and don't want anyone to see my boobies.
They can measure you over a bra if it's not padded and if it fits reasonably comfortably. Alternatively, they can measure you over a (thin, close-fitting) shirt with no bra, or over a camisole or something. They should be professional and not push out out of your comfort zone.
The initial measurement is only an estimate anyway. You then try on some bras, and if they don't fit quite right, the estimate is revised to take that into account.
I really need to get a fitting. I want something that will give cleavage.
What do you all mean by "cleavage" ?
A picture is worth a thousand words.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F1%2F14%2FAnd_shes_very_Intelligent%252C_too_%25285505844%2529.jpg%2F220px-And_shes_very_Intelligent%252C_too_%25285505844%2529.jpg&hash=3d2feba030ed89b338d9302d1fe1c869e8044209)
ROFL ... quite!
perhaps I'll go tomorrow with a cami tomorrow with a shelf bra in it. See what they say. Thank you so my Kyril!
I don't have a Victoria's Secret very close to me but if I ever find one I'll definitely go inside and get a fitting, they sound like pros. You've all been very helpful, thank you!
Quote from: A on November 12, 2010, 07:37:27 PM
What do you all mean by "cleavage" ?
To add to the picture.
The term referrs to the separation between the breasts. When Britain went through it's uptight period in the 19th century, (along with most of Europe), women would use corsets and such, so their chests looked like a sort of shelf.
I recall, when I was very small, being told the lump was to care for babies. I assumed it was a shelf. It didn't occur till later that it was made up of two parts.
This, apparently, was quite a common misconception among young men in the 19th century.
When women started wearing clothes that showed the tops of their breasts, revealing the separation, this was called cleavage. Cleave, to split.
Frequently when men's magazines are displayed on news stands and I even saw an example of this on Google recently, the whole of the breast is shown but for a star on the nipple.
So, it seems, that breasts are not actually dirty and will send us all to hell, just nipples.
Which begs the question, why are women's nipples dirty while men's are not?
Not to hijack the thread, but I sucked it up and went to VS today and got a fitting. I officially wear a 42B, which is ... hard to find. :D
But I'm all excited.
Congrats Epigania! :)
Quote from: spacial on November 13, 2010, 05:30:20 AMWhich begs the question, why are women's nipples dirty while men's are not?
I don't get that nervousness however with me it's obvious because I didn't grow boobs just huge puffy nipples which has me abit worried if I'm going to get a tuberous breast deformity should they grow.
But yeah I've seen some comedic interpretations of this, Where a woman had no breast at all on a talk show and they showed her nipples then after breast augmentation they censored them despite the nipples begin unchanged.
In a Japanese Animie (I've forgotten which one) it's set in a high school one of the lovey dubby ones (I didn't like it much done to death), Best friend to the main protagonist is a Pre-everything living as a male MTF transsexual and they mentioned at some point that they intended to transition in the future after graduating and that there heart was female... close enough... curiously in a changing room scene they censor female nipples and they also censor that characters nipples but not any of the other male characters of course there wouldn't be anything different about that characters nipples but I found it interesting.
Quote from: Epigania on November 13, 2010, 03:49:09 PM
Not to hijack the thread, but I sucked it up and went to VS today and got a fitting. I officially wear a 42B, which is ... hard to find. :D
But I'm all excited.
Way to go! :D It's harder than it sounds to actually do something like that
Quote from: blondwidowspider on November 12, 2010, 05:38:04 PM
I actually started out wearing sports bras, and then finally got the courage to get a "real bra" after being measured in a Victoria's Secret. It's better to have them measure you, than to do it at home, order online, and wait to see if it fits.
My first bra was brought from M&S. I was very nervous but the female staff helped me to select .For me,dressing is one of the difficult problems as it would be difficult to go shopping en femme. Are we allowed to put the dresses, skirt, tops on in female changing room in the shops? it would be so embarassed. Do you go shopping with your female friends? I guess it would be easier for you as you are so younger. I know that the staff should be helpful , but the customers may feel weired. what do you think of that?By the way, for me, i feel not comfortable to wear a legging or tight jean. do you have this problem?Some trans-women recommended orchidectomy is a good choice as it stops the male hormone and the scrotom shrink. A lot of Thai transgender girls had it done at the age of 12-15. It would be more easier for dressing up on tight legging, jean or dresses.
Quote from: saraharmstrong on November 22, 2010, 07:02:27 PM
My first bra was brought from M&S. I was very nervous but the female staff helped me to select .For me,dressing is one of the difficult problems as it would be difficult to go shopping en femme. Are we allowed to put the dresses, skirt, tops on in female changing room in the shops? it would be so embarassed. Do you go shopping with your female friends? I guess it would be easier for you as you are so younger. I know that the staff should be helpful , but the customers may feel weired. what do you think of that?By the way, for me, i feel not comfortable to wear a legging or tight jean. do you have this problem?Some trans-women recommended orchidectomy is a good choice as it stops the male hormone and the scrotom shrink. A lot of Thai transgender girls had it done at the age of 12-15. It would be more easier for dressing up on tight legging, jean or dresses.
Yes I think I would like to get an orchie done eventually because your right it's hard to fit into some clothes without "problems". I've tried tucking but I can't get the hang of it.
If you wear a panty liner or pad, it smooths out any minor bulges. After a month on hormones, my testicles are so small, that whole thing's no longer an issue, hehe.
I agree with Kyrill, but I will add my two-cents worth from my own experience. I am between an A and B cup, 38B to be precise as far as bra fitting goes. I bought myself several push-up bras and hard shell bras, but they all have problems. The one that I like best is a soft material bra (JC Penney has then), which provide support, but allows some growth.
The problem with a hard shell, at least for me, is that my breasts are not heavy enough yet, so they do not push down the bra. These bras alwasy ride up and are annoying. When I was taking estrogen / progesterone, the bras would be a bit uncomfortable too, especially on my nipples. I did not think of that until Kyrill said that, but he is absolutely spot on. He knows his bras. I have a soft one, which stays down and is does not bother me. I enjoy wearing it all day.
Hopefully, my breasts will start growing again soon (could not happen fast enough). I would love to have the problem of my breasts growing out of my bra all of a sudden and need a bra buying emergency.
I can't wait to get my 1st bra
Try a sports bra for that first one..
I wore sports bra when my breasts started growing.. as said earlier push up and all that fancy stuff is a waste on just starting to grow boobs.
When I crossed A-cup I bought my first convential bra.
Now I am a C-cup and love push-up bras :-)
I had a terrible time finding a bra to fit, but eventually did, bought 2 and wore them forever. Now though, after7 years, I HATE bras and refuse to wear one. I'm an okay B cup, but hey....my boobs aren't that old, and perkier than almost all my age. I've had women ask if I had a breast lift. I'll never wear a bra again, period.
"Which begs the question, why are women's nipples dirty while men's are not?"
I agree why???? My best guess, some women have nipple as large as grapes and very large areolas that may bother some folks
Yes, as I said, quite perky. I don't generally talk about my nipples, but I guess they're average to smallish, and they never flatten out. If someone wants to stare, I don't really care. It's usually no big deal, but once at the hair dressers, a woman of about 80 spent her whole time while we were waiting, glaring the stare of death. Death to the whorish woman who shows her nipples. I simply smiled at her, let her glare, and read my magazine. Otherwise, I find it amusing that young people sometimes stare. Really now, they surely have no interest in a gay 61 yr old.