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Comfortable bras??

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Aglassofroseplease Thu 07-Mar-19 09:08:44

Hi im looking for a soft comfortable bra that doesn’t rub or leave me feeling like I’m suffocating. I can't stand wired or padded or fancy lacy bras. In addition, I have a scar from a sebaceous cyst just at the edge of the top bit of the cup and some bras can rub and make the scar red and itchy and I'm worried it could set off the inflammation again I’ve forked out for loads of bras only to find they dig in or rub me

I wear Marks and Spencer's sumptuously soft ones but I want more comfort and less padding or irritating wires.

Perhaps I should just wear vest tops or go bra-less?

Any ideas please ?

BlueBelle Thu 07-Mar-19 20:59:23

Bra and comfort do not go in the same sentence
I have yet to find any that are comforable
I can’t wear underwire it drives me mad, I don’t need padded and find the pull on ones flatten you like a swaddling clothe
If only I still had pinky and perky

harrysgran Thu 07-Mar-19 22:17:15

Finding a comfortable bra is a task I'm sure many share the most comfortable I have had recently have been from Bon Marche

Nanah67 Thu 07-Mar-19 22:51:05

I tried the Marieelle bras but had severe breast pain ..now use best form bras.....wide sides ..wide straps ,,no wires ,,not cheap but ..worth the price paid

Marelli Fri 08-Mar-19 07:12:37

Comfort bras for me, too, and I find it's actually easier if I step into mine, rather than pull over my head.
I buy them from eBay or Amazon (lovely colours).

BradfordLass72 Fri 08-Mar-19 07:27:22

Being a big lass, I have had some excellent items from The Big Bloomers company.

www.thebigbloomerscompany.co.uk

Aglassofroseplease Fri 08-Mar-19 09:17:01

Thanks Bradfordlass for the link
I’m size 16 and 5ft 7 I’ve been a 34a at 20 years old and am now a 38c at 67. Since I got diagnosed a few weeks ago with digestive problems - acid reflux etcI’m finding my bras uncomfortable especially at night sitting watching tv. So I take them off. Perhaps I’ll go braless or try wearing a light vest under my tops and see how that goes

Coolgran65 Fri 08-Mar-19 09:27:27

Wish I could wear the pull on brad but unfortunately they don't accommodate bigger blobs sad

Coolgran65 Fri 08-Mar-19 09:28:05

Oh dear, not blobs, should be boobs

B9exchange Fri 08-Mar-19 09:29:28

For those of you suffering uncomfortable bras, have you tried starflower oil? Has worked wonders for me?

aggie Fri 08-Mar-19 09:35:49

What does the oil do for uncumfy bras ?

annep1 Fri 08-Mar-19 09:48:04

This is actually meant for post-op wear after mastectomy.
I have costochondritis and fibromyalgia and shoulder problem . I usually wear M&S but most are causing me pain.
This bra is wonderful. The best thing I have found in years. It's from the Royce range and there are so many others to choose from.

www.marisota.co.uk/shop/royce-ffastening-mastectomy-comfi-bra/xv918/product/details/show.action?pdBoUid=9062#colour:,size:

Vicky56 Fri 08-Mar-19 10:02:36

M&S and Debenhams are the best, book for a fitting session and they will talk you through different options

Tgt1 Fri 08-Mar-19 10:06:39

I find all bras uncomfortable. As soon as I get in from work it comes off. Try to avoid wearing them at all when I'm at home.

Labaik Fri 08-Mar-19 10:27:25

Alexa; when it was very hot last summer I wore M&S unwired bikini bras, both under clothes and, if pottering about the house, on their own.

annep1 Fri 08-Mar-19 11:29:43

Has anyone tried Magic bra sold by chums.co.uk? There's a very cheap promotiona in the i newspaper (3 for £20 which makes me wonder how good they are.

Badenkate Fri 08-Mar-19 12:39:58

Ridiculous though it may seem, and I am well-endowed in the boobs area, the most comfortable bra I've had for years is Sainsbury's underwired - and I must have tried most makes. They fit perfectly and I completely forget I'm wearing them

Shez1955 Sat 09-Mar-19 17:07:13

Ordered yesterday from www.thebigbloomerscompany.co.uk/ arrived today. Thanks to BradfordLass72 who suggested this site. Pull on bra size 38-44 feels really comfortable, bit of bounce but better than wearing no bra. I’m a 38F, wouldn’t think they’d fit any larger cup size.

BradfordLass72 Sat 09-Mar-19 20:52:25

Shez1955 So glad you found a comfy bra from Bloomers flowers

GabriellaG54 Sun 10-Mar-19 01:36:51

Bravissimo do camis with built in bras which are, to a small degree, padded/shaped. Supremely comfy IMO.

GabriellaG54 Sun 10-Mar-19 01:50:30

Aglassofroseplease
I buy mine from Bravissimo, a local independent who sells Prima Donna or the Fantasie bras from Debenhams. As a 36 GG, I like feminine unpadded wired bras with just two back clips not the three found on most larger sizes. On my own in the house I wear Bravissimo sleep bras or their camis with built in bras.
Going bra-less just encourages them to sag which I definitely don't intend to happen.

annep1 Sun 10-Mar-19 06:32:11

I like feminine unpadded wired pretty bras too but they're not working for me at the minute pain-wise. Have had to buy some frumpy ones. sad

Gettingitrightoneday Sun 10-Mar-19 07:16:54

I find M&S bras mostly comfortable but all of us have boobs that are different in size and shape.

silverlining48 Sun 10-Mar-19 07:55:31

Comfortable bras? Don’t think there is such a thing.

Dolcelatte Sun 10-Mar-19 09:04:47

Try Rigby and Peller, excellent service and reputation, also fitters to HM grin

GrannyIris5 Sun 10-Mar-19 12:03:59

I like Bravissimo, staff are always helpful. Buy 1 from them after being measured then another from JL when on offer. Just wish we had Bravissimo nearer than Reading.