Thank you for all the help and Hope girls!  I like to shop and your suggestions are very welcome.

Please let us know if you find success! I am very interested in the comments and in finding out what you discover. This thread is very real to me. I'd like to find something that fits better, a brand or size that I can wear all day long.

When I'm at home, the girls are free to swing and sag. That's how much I hate wearing one.

Cindi

 I strongly recommend being professionally fitted, and ideally at a department store with experienced fitters - they really do need to see you naked and/or take measurements, not just run a measuring tape over your clothes and guess.

I went to Nordstrom's, and the woman there was amazing; she had been doing it long enough that she could basically eyeball most people. She came right back with several bras that fitted perfectly and looked fantastic (turns out in the high-end brands I'm 38DD). Nordstrom's also has a very wide range of sizes - my wife bought a 36J, for example - which means a) they're less likely to insist you fit in a size they carry in the store just to sell you something and b) there's a lot of variety to do trial and error with.

I agree that a pro fitting session is very helpful.  My first was in 1992 when I purchased latex breast forms.  I have been "fitted" several times since but have an elusive size and spread.  A custom bra sounds lovely too.  I seems the mass produced bras often have a B cup size much larger for a 42' band than a 32'.  My boobs are nice and perky and are free at home.  I often wear a bra just for propriety when out and about.

The search continues........

Have fun searching Tessa! I'm starting to learn that getting quality, good fitting clothes can really make you feel better about yourself!

As for my bra size, something interesting... I've been taking measurements of my band size with a tape measure since before starting HRT every month. The last few months I've gone from 38 to 37 to 36 to 34.5, and just yesterday I measured at 34! I really didn't think I had that much body fat around my ribs to start with!

So, while you search, I'll keep buying different sizes every month, lol.

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Quote from: KristinaM on November 02, 2015, 08:27:00 PM
Have fun searching Tessa! I'm starting to learn that getting quality, good fitting clothes can really make you feel better about yourself!

As for my bra size, something interesting... I've been taking measurements of my band size with a tape measure since before starting HRT every month. The last few months I've gone from 38 to 37 to 36 to 34.5, and just yesterday I measured at 34! I really didn't think I had that much body fat around my ribs to start with!

So, while you search, I'll keep buying different sizes every month, lol.

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That is quite a change.  I wonder if that has anything to do with a reduction in your muscle mass? 

when I was first diagnosed and started transition I was 298 lbs and a 46 - now it is 19 months later and I am at 212 and a 38 - some of that was probably muscle mass but methinks most of it was FAT

be well
jenifer

Quote from: Tessa James on November 03, 2015, 04:17:45 PM
That is quite a change.  I wonder if that has anything to do with a reduction in your muscle mass?

I don't know. I weighed like 140 at the start, so I've lost only like 5 pounds in that time. A friend of mine attributes part of it at least to my breast tissue getting perkier and rising up on my chest. I haven't verified, but she tells me that the ribcage narrows higher up, and I think she's right from what pictures I can remember of skeletons. I'm probably done shrinking in reality, I feel kinda bony, hehe, but you never know.

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And so I took some of your advice and started shopping on line for bras.  I have been professionally fitted 3 times but that does not account for designers and manufacturers differences.  After sending a bunch of no fits back to Amazon I finally found some brands I like.  Hanes, Leading Lady, Anemone and Honeydew Intimates are available in my bigger band and smaller cup sizes.  I really like the lacy bralettes as my teenager perky boobs don't need a lift but occasionally a more modest cover up.

And now my boobies are aching a bit which may mean more growth.  Oh great, more shopping down the line   And you know i'm not really complaining about it;D

I have not spent much time with measurements but my upper rib cage is smaller around and I guess it is muscle loss, yea!

Quote from: Tessa James on December 02, 2015, 08:03:29 PM
And so I took some of your advice and started shopping on line for bras.  I have been professionally fitted 3 times but that does not account for designers and manufacturers differences.  After sending a bunch of no fits back to Amazon I finally found some brands I like.  Hanes, Leading Lady, Anemone and Honeydew Intimates are available in my bigger band and smaller cup sizes.  I really like the lacy bralettes as my teenager perky boobs don't need a lift but occasionally a more modest cover up.

And now my boobies are aching a bit which may mean more growth.  Oh great, more shopping down the line   And you know i'm not really complaining about it;D

im a 40 b,yesterday i bought 2 lacy geni bras for 20 dollars,they are very comfortable..

I have not spent much time with measurements but my upper rib cage is smaller around and I guess it is muscle loss, yea!