Bra woes

Do they make nursing bras in an A cup - worth a look.

Jess I don't know if you have considered this but DDs friend had partial reconstruction and up until then she used nursing bra's and padded the side with double nursing pads and she was more than happy with the result and they where pretty aswell.

Until I had my first baby and breastfed was always 34A and used cotton wool balls to fill in the gaps! For the first time in my life I am 36 B and so my bras are redundant if you want to recycle some Jess!Have you tried LaSenza- or,excuse the pun, have they gone bust

These bras may not have underwiring Jess but they do provide shape, especially with the inserts in, they have a kind of built in cup.

Well Phoenix that is the kind of thing we are going to get an enormous new Primark soon so sounds like I will be Ok when that happens. Not built yet though.
I have got a cotton jacket I bought in Primark about a decade ago. One of those useful items for the uk summer.

Hello JessM, just a thought but Primark do bras with "airpocket" inserts. I wear them to make up for my lack of bosoms, the way they are designed would make it easy to remove the airbag thingy from one side. Also being Primark they are very cheap!

jess, really feel for you in your quest for a decent fitting bra.
Have you considered Playtex? Just as a guess.
The Americans are years ahead of us in the world of Bra's, they really seem to have a bra for every size, shape etc. etc.
The big American department stores all sell on line as well.
Or maybe your U.S connections could buy them for you?

Hmm - its an idea Grannyknot thank you. I fear though that I would look completely flat chested in something without a bit of padding and under wiring.
But your suggestion might work for the days when i dont mind that.

Should have added, the slits are small enough so that you have to roll the insert to get it in, and once in, there's nowhere for them to escape.

A friend of mine gave me the tip about pullover bras that you can buy on QVC that adjust to your size. They have a slit with inserts that you can put in or not. They're fab! I wear nothing else on weekends, gives me a break from the underwire horrors. (hint = genie).

There are several websites offering bras for women who've had a partial mastectomy, if you Google it.

Well quite. I am not the kind of person who is terribly good at controlling such things.

Such a pain, isn't it? I am ostensibly a 36DD but obviously, since my partial mastectomy, only on one side; like you Jess I have problems. I do have a small "chicken fillet" which I wear with skimpy bras, but it doesn't stay in one place (the fillet) and is likely to emerge out of the top of most bras. Usually when I'm in a condition not to notice immediately!