Bra woes

Joan LOL!

There's summat worse than bras anyway - thong knickers. My husband persuaded me to get a black pair. Well, putting them on was the biggest laugh; honestly though, it was like getting strangled in the nether regions! I kept the thing on for a few minutes, then into the wash it went, to be resurrected for tying up my tomato vines. Actually, it was quite good for that purpose - nice and strong.

bags try QVC or Amazon (where there are likely to be customer reviews too). Part of the point of the pull-on bras is that you don't need bra sizes, they mould to your shape and size. I'm a dress size 14 and I wear 'large' in those bras and they are perfect, having first tried 'medium' which was just a little too tight for my liking, I hate tight clothes.

Right.

Pull-ons are sufficiently stretchy.

YOUR HIPS ARE ONLY 37" ?!!!!!!!

Ha, ha! The thought of trying to wrestle a 34" bra over my 37" hips....

I step into my pull on ones, anno. Think swimsuit. Amuses DH no end .

I cannot imagine the hassle - not to mention pain - I would have pulling one of those bras over my head and shoulders!

Thanks, grannyknot. I had a look at the site. No measurements given, only dress sizes, so I emailed them to ask what, for instance, a dress size 12 meant as regards bust measurement (it can vary a lot). Some TV company replied!!!!! Saying they didn't know.

Hmm.

Joan if new clothes gave us breast cancer there should be complete carnage in the world of footballers wives. BC is common - around 1 in 10 in western countries. So a statistician would expect natural clusters to form.
But the "bras give you cancer" was doing the rounds a few years back.
New clothes are a bit chemically smelling sometimes aren't they. My DIL washes new children's clothes before they are worn. And this may be a good idea.

Thanks ana! Am still getting used to the forums. yoga they have pockets and slimline removable padding which may help to even things out, not sure. I haven't had breast surgery, so I can't really say. to those who have.

I had a look at this GenieBra Grannyknot and although it sounds a good idea I can't think that it would be any good for those of us that have had breast surgery and are a little (or a lot) lopsided

The no advertising rule doesn't apply to links to products between Gransnetters, Grannyknot, it's just direct advertising that isn't allowed. Feel free to post links to your recommendations!

Ariadne they really are fab and Bags they do hold firmly. I was careful earlier to follow the 'no advertising' rule but I do see others sneak in a link occasionally so here goes: www.geniebra.co.uk/?gclid=COaTp9K927ECFVJ3fAod62IAiQ

Joan I wonder if it was the same type of chemicals that was sprayed on leather furniture from China a few years ago that caused a lot of people to have burns on their skin there was a big story about it ?

JessM, I don't think my view about Bras and cancer is an urban myth, 'cos I've never heard it from anyone before. It is just my own idea and my sister's: it arose when the ABC (Australia's BBC) building had a large breast cancer cluster. They checked the environment multiple times and found nothing. I worked in the next building, so I had some reason to follow the story.

I was discussing it with my sister and we came to the conclusion that what those women had in common, was a need to dress well and look their best. They would have worn more new clothes, and possibly tougher bras than the rest of us.

Then a program came on the telly about the chemicals sprayed on clothes in Chinese clothing factories, before export, as it can be months between manufacture and retail sale.

We simply came up with a hypothesis that those chemicals and tight bras could be harmful.

Yes Bags I don't think breasts are routinely placed so close together (except in male fantasy land) and underwired bras often seem an inch or so too close together. For me (and you) anyway.
Asda sport bra sounds like a thing to look for.

I used to find it quite difficult to find a supportive bra to fit me when I was jumping up and down a lot (dancing). Most sports type bras that claim to be "firm" support just squash rather than support. It always seems to be assumed by bra-makers that small breast don't need support. Most of the time I'm fine with Sloggi pull-ons (small) but sometimes need a firmer 'hold'. I found a couple at Asda (!) at £3 a go that are fine and have cotton cups. Yay. Never yet found an underwired job that didn't dig into my ribs too much. Oh, and the final problem — cups too close together, nearly always.

Sigh. It's so hard being a weirdo!

I have too much bosom for bras without support, I think. But are the pullover bras worth a try? I do like the idea!

Breast size must be one of the most variable aspects of the human form, don't you think.
I believe the bras causing cancer thing is an urban myth Joan - along with many others. (I won't list them.... ) Cancer starts as a result of cumulative tiny changes at a molecular level.
You don't need an excuse to not wear one! Remember the 1970s! It is vanity on my part, I know.

Same here Joan, although I don't share the cancer causing concern. I wear a slightly padded uplift bra, with the horrible underwire, when I'm out at a gig or club and want to look my absolute best, but the rest of the time, if I have to go out and only if my nipples would otherwise show, I slip on a soft non-wired one, these days usually from Sainsbury's because they seem to be one of the few places I can find them in a size 40C. The rest of the time I go without, just wearing a camisole or vest if the weather requires an extra layer for warmth.

Don't wear them unless I really have to, because what I'm wearing would look rude, otherwise.

I have a theory that irritating, wired bras could be a reason for some breast cancers, especially if you wear them new without washing them, thus subjecting yourself to the chemicals used to preserve clothes from factory to woman.

Anyway, that's my excuse for not putting a harness on.