Just wondering how many have gotten fitted for a bra.I haven't ,but I should

My bestie use to be a bra fitter at Nordstroms.  She pretty much got me set up years ago.  I found it helpful to have a friend who did fittings for a living.

yea, I'm afraid of the reaction from the fitter

Many have experience with trans clients, according to my friend.  It just kind of depends on the place.  Now I do live in trans-friendly Seattle, so it might have been easier for me.  I would as locally for recommendations.

I''m starting to go to trans groups at the lgbtq...ce'nter so I can find out

The trans support group I go to organized an after-hours session at Victoria's Secret a few months back.  In addition to shopping with some privacy, it was an opportunity for people to get properly fitted.  I didn't go (long drive) but it was a good idea.

You might want to see if a local group ever does that sort of thing.

Yes. I recommend it...  A properly fitted bra is life changing!  If you're going to be using one daily... all day every day... why would you not go for a proper fitting? 

My wife took me to the shop she visits for a professional fitting. It just happened that the owner was a personal friend of hers and had know me for years. It was a full line foundations shop, aimed more at fit than fashion. As most of the sales help had never fitted a male before, I was asked if they could assist. Of course I agreed. It was all very professional, they all measured, tucked, and poured me into everything in the shop and found that the tape can lie about your true cup size. It is more that just how far you are 'out there', it is also how pointy you are, how high or low you hang, the shape of your shoulders, and what style of clothes you will be wearing. Of course, it cost more dollars that off the rack at Wally World, but it was an eye opener for us. Everyone with breast tissue should be fitted, whether they are presenting as male or as female. Some males want to minimize their profile, I sorta like showing off!

Quote from: Inarasarah on January 05, 2017, 08:06:01 PM
Many have experience with trans clients, according to my friend.  It just kind of depends on the place.  Now I do live in trans-friendly Seattle, so it might have been easier for me.  I would as locally for recommendations.

I also live near Seattle ( Auburn) and wonder do you go to Ingersoll Gender Center? Perhaps you attend GASS at the Rainbow Center in Tacoma. I would love to speak to you if you have any experience with these support groups. I've been waffling and as a result I am still just a crossdresser who has been on HRT for 4 1/2 months.

I went to Ingersol back in the day (2002 - 2005), I haven't honestly been back in years, even though I have seen my dear friend Marsha Botzer several times over the years.  Feel free to PM me I can try to answer some questions, but mainly, I have nothing but positive things to say about Ingersol.

-Sarah

Quote from: DawnOday on January 06, 2017, 10:44:19 AM
I also live near Seattle ( Auburn) and wonder do you go to Ingersoll Gender Center? Perhaps you attend GASS at the Rainbow Center in Tacoma. I would love to speak to you if you have any experience with these support groups. I've been waffling and as a result I am still just a crossdresser who has been on HRT for 4 1/2 months.

Dear, if you are on HRT, and it's helping (and I bet it is, from your posts), you are definitely not 'just a crossdresser'.  Cross dressing is dressing against your gender identity. You have a definite feminine identity, and when you present in a feminine style you are just getting your gender presentation and gender identity lined up.  You feel better, relieved, perhaps even a dash of euphoria when you dress correctly, right?

It is when you dress with a male presentation, against your gender identity, that you are cross dressing. 

Joining a support group isn't what defines you.  YOU define you.

Now, get out there and join a support group.

Hugs
- Michelle


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No, and I don't plan to.  It's really not necessary to my way of thinking, although I've read that 80% of natal women wear ill-fitting bras.  Generally, they wear bras which are too small.  The rules for assessing a good fit are straight forward, and every bra manufacturer's bras fit differently, so every purchase requires a try on to check for fit.  If a bra doesn't fit right, I return it or don't buy it.  Everyone who wears a bra daily should know how to fit a bra properly, so if you need professional help to learn the ropes, by all means go for it.

Here's a useful guide:

http://lingerie.about.com/od/FitGuide/ss/6-Steps-to-Check-the-Fit-of-Your-Bra.htm#showall

Quote from: Michelle_P on January 06, 2017, 11:04:58 AM
Dear, if you are on HRT, and it's helping (and I bet it is, from your posts), you are definitely not 'just a crossdresser'.  Cross dressing is dressing against your gender identity. You have a definite feminine identity, and when you present in a feminine style you are just getting your gender presentation and gender identity lined up.  You feel better, relieved, perhaps even a dash of euphoria when you dress correctly, right?

It is when you dress with a male presentation, against your gender identity, that you are cross dressing. 

Joining a support group isn't what defines you.  YOU define you.

Now, get out there and join a support group.

Hugs
- Michelle


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Of course you are right. I appreciate so much your continued commentary. This has been a singular activity for so long that it is hard to come forward. My feelings have been repressed and although I have felt female forever I have never gone out of my way to present female in public, except when I tried ballet before I was twelve but by then it was getting increasingly difficult because I was already over 6' tall. I always had that vienna sausage, or cocktail weiner if you prefer, whichever, the only place it fit was in a can. which never really allowed me to fit in. So far I have met only a handful or less of people like me. I want to be in a room full of people just like me. Once again thanks for being there for me. Oh and I have been averaging about 3500 steps a day. Not bad for temperatures in the 20's.

I continually see women that measure under there breast and around their back and assume that's their band size. As an for instance, if that measurement were 40 inches, your band size is not a 40...it's a 44 and possibly a 46. If you measure 33 inches under your breast, you're a 36. So yeah.... there's a lot of gals out their wearing ill fitting bras.

Stephaniec I totally recomend getting a propper bra fitting first and when your body changes sizes esp when your wearing them all day, but when you buy bras you will find the size changes according to the store / brand your buying them from,,
I know Im a 18c/d but recently I went to target amd other big chain stores and I went up to a 20, but went back to my normal store and guess what I was still a 18 and they bras fitted way better.

Cheers Tracy

Absolutely. It was so pampering to have someone recommend bras I would have never thought to try myself and an intimate girl bonding experience to be in the dressing room with all the other women pushing and tugging their boobs!

I did and it was a great experience.  The ladies were very helpful and accepting.

I have and its the best thing I ever did

It turned out I was wearing the incorrect band and cup size..

Since I have gone, a bra is so comfortable. I was told if a bra fits right, u will not even feel its there and its true

A bra must not cut into you and should not leave marks when you take it off and be not too high on your back. I correctly fitting bra should be about half way down you back,

nollen111, you said it all "if a bra fits right, u will not even feel its there and its true" that is the best test that you have a correct bra for you, don't go by measurements. They only give to place to start, then start trying on different sizes, styles, etc until you find the best one for you.

I haven't been for a bra fitting; however, for the time being, I'm quite content not wearing a bra (: