Well i bought my first bra.. it said size M.. since i was confused on bra cup size i thought it would fit me.. it's really tight.. and it looks bigger when not on.. i guess i chosse wrong right?
i did fill it up using socks.. to kinda see what it would be like to have breasts, i loved the image thougth  the bra hurt a bit

Quotei loved the image thougth  the bra hurt a bit

Welcome to wonderland    Bras can be the most uncomfortable things to wear if they don't fit properly.  Remember there is no hard and fast rule when it comes to sizes.  Until you actually have breasts it is going to be difficult to find a cup size that is suitable and one that is proportionate to your overall physic.  Also bra sizes and sizing charts will get you close, but then you will  have to try several until you find a make and style that fits and that you are comfortable with.

Many women are in the same situation when they start out, and finding the one type that you can comfortably wear all day is difficult, given the huge selection that's available.  You will find that there are bras whose straps will not stay up, some where the band or straps cut into the skin and then there are others where the way the clasps are sew-en in can be rough and irritating.  One point worth mentioning is that sexy is not always comfy.  My own preference is for lightly padded, soft,  cotton blend bras that breath.  However, having said that I'm always glad to take it off when I get home.

Now you can practice taking off your bra without taking of your blouse or top.  It's neat, you never know when that trick will come in handy

Steph

QuoteNow you can practice taking off your bra without taking of your blouse or top.

I do this and it just drives my wife nuts. She say's she's never been able to do this. Took me about 2 minutes to figure it out. I was in a hurry and couldn't take it another minute but couldn't take my blouse off. Neccessity is the mother of invention.

Cassie

Ooh i found out about that trick  when i first tried getting the bra out. since my parents came back home and was fully drssed and strugled and pop it came off and hid it under the sofa cushion, then later at night i put it on again and practiced getting it on and off..

I really like having my own bra now.. thought i still have to save to buy another one and also get enougth courage to buy another one

As you have found out being able to take a bra off without taking your top off is more than just a neat trick.

Shelley

I've been wearing my bra for some days allmost weeks, and i've noticed that my nipples kinda seem tobe a bit puff out around the cup areas, is this normal or is it just me imagining things.

you might check the fit of the bra.  if too loose it will rub back and forth on the sensitive area of the nipples and that may be your problem.  You have to get used to the problem that bras are uncomfortable though and that they do things like that, thats why those that must wear them at work or whatever, natureal born women included, don't care much for the dang things and don't wear them much other then haveing to for social modesty purposes though they would  rather jut "hang out" without one.

Terri

Quote from: Terri Gene on December 28, 2005, 11:11:09 AM
you might check the fit of the bra.  if too loose it will rub back and forth on the sensitive area of the nipples and that may be your problem.  You have to get used to the problem that bras are uncomfortable though and that they do things like that, thats why those that must wear them at work or whatever, natureal born women included, don't care much for the dang things and don't wear them much other then haveing to for social modesty purposes though they would  rather jut "hang out" without one.

Terri

Well on my bra which seems to be the opossite its really tight and i've  put the strap to their maximum and still feel very tight..

If it is too tight that is probably because the band size is too small.  Measure your chest below your breasts (where the band goes); this should be the same measurement as the band size of the bra.

QuoteWell on my bra which seems to be the opossite its really tight and i've  put the strap to their maximum and still feel very tight..

Well hell yes, if it feels to tight and you know it is to tight then yea, that isn't going to feel very comfortable for a lot of reasons.  You need a bigger band width for sure.  Fit is everything just like for any article of clothing if you want to look and feel as good as possible.  For those that are large chested and need a band width of around 40 or so, you can obtain a band with a couple inches short and if you are a slim and trim type you can even find some that are comfortable even though they are small, but if you have extra weight under your arms and back it will dig in letting the weight roll over and that looks like sh*t if you wear a tight top.  So give it a little thought.  Most of us in full transition run into this problem because of cup sizes.  in a band width of 38 or less you can obtain virtually any cup size in most any department store, but in 40 or above it gets extreamly hard to find any with a B cup or smaller, so unless you want to go to a specialty shop and pay perhaps $30 - $40 you have to go down in band width, but like I said, that takes a nice tight healthy wieght ratio.  I have that problem in that I really need a 40 but as i'm highly fit, I get by with a 38 B perfectly with no discomfort at all.  To dependably find a 40 I would have to use C cups and frankly, I couldn't fill that big a cup and would feel silly in it.

Terri

Quote from: Terri Gene on December 30, 2005, 12:40:06 AM
Well hell yes, if it feels to tight and you know it is to tight then yea, that isn't going to feel very comfortable for a lot of reasons.  You need a bigger band width for sure.  Fit is everything just like for any article of clothing if you want to look and feel as good as possible.  For those that are large chested and need a band width of around 40 or so, you can obtain a band with a couple inches short and if you are a slim and trim type you can even find some that are comfortable even though they are small, but if you have extra weight under your arms and back it will dig in letting the weight roll over and that looks like sh*t if you wear a tight top.  So give it a little thought.  Most of us in full transition run into this problem because of cup sizes.  in a band width of 38 or less you can obtain virtually any cup size in most any department store, but in 40 or above it gets extreamly hard to find any with a B cup or smaller, so unless you want to go to a specialty shop and pay perhaps $30 - $40 you have to go down in band width, but like I said, that takes a nice tight healthy wieght ratio.  I have that problem in that I really need a 40 but as i'm highly fit, I get by with a 38 B perfectly with no discomfort at all.  To dependably find a 40 I would have to use C cups and frankly, I couldn't fill that big a cup and would feel silly in it.

Terri

I see.. darn so i guess i will have to buy one of those $15 bra or up.. Um is there a different feel on the type of bra i choose? the current one i have is like a sport bra style.. i think

As someone new to bra 'engineering' I am finding size a somewhat fascinating and frustrating exercise.

QuoteUm is there a different feel on the type of bra i choose?

Bet your lilly white there are different feels in the type.  I like the kind where the shoulder straps are connected close together in the back and are front hooks.  The shoulder strap arrangement helps keep the straps from sliding down your shoulders onto your arms if they get loose and the front hook takes the connection away from the middle of your back, no scratch or gouging.  Then too, the front hook for me at least keeps me looking somewhat rounder and fuller.

Using regular straps, you can also keep them from falling off the shoulders by pulling them together in back down low near the band and pin or sew then together at that point.  It makes them pull toward the neck rather then fall over the shoulder.  I hate it when one falls down like that, I don't like standing in the middle of a street or group of people appearing to be playing with myself to snag it back up.

Material is another thing affecting comfort.  Very light, thin material with no underwires or padding is about as comfortable as you can get.  Pay attention to how well the seams are stitched also and how they are formed together.  Any bra with excess padding or wire will detract from a comfortable feel and like I said, pay attention to the stitching where materials are sewed together, some bras can be a little rough in that regard.

Decent Bras can be purchased for $10 or less if you look around.  Good advice with them is hand wash (especially if padded, and air dry).  Use a washer if you have to, but my word is never dry in a dryer.  I put mine on hangers until they are dry and then hang them in my closet to make them easily accessable.

Terri

Quote from: Terri Gene on January 01, 2006, 01:06:57 AM


Bet your lilly white there are different feels in the type.  I like the kind where the shoulder straps are connected close together in the back and are front hooks.  The shoulder strap arrangement helps keep the straps from sliding down your shoulders onto your arms if they get loose and the front hook takes the connection away from the middle of your back, no scratch or gouging.  Then too, the front hook for me at least keeps me looking somewhat rounder and fuller.

Using regular straps, you can also keep them from falling off the shoulders by pulling them together in back down low near the band and pin or sew then together at that point.  It makes them pull toward the neck rather then fall over the shoulder.  I hate it when one falls down like that, I don't like standing in the middle of a street or group of people appearing to be playing with myself to snag it back up.

Material is another thing affecting comfort.  Very light, thin material with no underwires or padding is about as comfortable as you can get.  Pay attention to how well the seams are stitched also and how they are formed together.  Any bra with excess padding or wire will detract from a comfortable feel and like I said, pay attention to the stitching where materials are sewed together, some bras can be a little rough in that regard.

Decent Bras can be purchased for $10 or less if you look around.  Good advice with them is hand wash (especially if padded, and air dry).  Use a washer if you have to, but my word is never dry in a dryer.  I put mine on hangers until they are dry and then hang them in my closet to make them easily accessable.

Terri

WOuld a padded bra be better for me? i find thought i stuff mine with hand towels, they aren'e enought and i saw one with gel padding thing, dunno if it;s good

QuoteWOuld a padded bra be better for me? i find thought i stuff mine with hand towels

Strange as this might sound, I wouldn't know.  I've had some bras that have a thin stuffed lining, but I've never put anything into one but what is supposed to be there.  Before developing my own homegrown set I only rarely wore a bra and after growing my own, I still wouldn't wear a bra until I got told by the girls I work with that it was time to.  So ..... cant tell you much of anything but what I've heard from others about stuffing bras.  There are a lot of CD's here though who I'm sure can give you clues to the various variations right up to store bought paddings and life like forms.

Terri, who thinks bras are a waste of good material.  Let em bounce like they were grown to do.

Quote from: Terri Gene on January 07, 2006, 12:32:01 AM
Strange as this might sound, I wouldn't know.  I've had some bras that have a thin stuffed lining, but I've never put anything into one but what is supposed to be there.  Before developing my own homegrown set I only rarely wore a bra and after growing my own, I still wouldn't wear a bra until I got told by the girls I work with that it was time to.  So ..... cant tell you much of anything but what I've heard from others about stuffing bras.  There are a lot of CD's here though who I'm sure can give you clues to the various variations right up to store bought paddings and life like forms.

Terri, who thinks bras are a waste of good material.  Let em bounce like they were grown to do.

*giggled* I agree, they should be free to bounce
I can't wait to have my very own amd to have a decent health insurance so that i don't have to pay for the seccion on my own.. doctors/phyquiatrist are so expensive...

Quotedoctors/phyquiatrist are so expensive...

Yes they are.  I'm one of the fortunate ones who has insurance that is perfectly willing to cover my theraputic, pharmasuitical and medical costs,  It would have been a terrifically harder road without that insurance and am grateful I had it.

Terri

When I was a little girl with a penis it was easy to find the correct bra.  I just borrowed my mom's and I looked better than the little girls.

As a large muscular person it is more difficult.  I walked into a major department store and went to the odd size bras.  It is tough to find a large band with a little cup.  I guessed a 44B.  The B was a little big and the 44 was a little small.  However it was a lot more comfortable to do jumping jacks with a less than perfect bra than doing jumping jacks without the bra!  In fact it has become downright painful to do jumping jacks without a bra!

Any ideas on a sports bra?