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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 ?

varian Sun 10-Mar-19 12:04:23

I have just bought a non-wired cotton comfort plunge bra from Tu at Sainsburys. Available in a huge range of sizes, very comfortable and cost £6.

craftyone Wed 10-Apr-19 07:18:53

I have spent the whole winter without a bra, wearing comfortable mey tops below jumpers. Yes ok my boobies are now lower and certainly not perky as in a bra but who cares. I usually have an overtop or apron handy, so that I can answer the door without feeling self conscious. I have loved being braless

Summer is coming and I have worn a bra twice this week and don`t I know it, that underboob soreness is coming back. I tried M n S bras, the ones that pull on, they have now been donated to the cs, they gathered underbust and were equally uncomfortable

Now for marielle, on amazon last night. My last hope before I have to re-design my whole upper wardrobe for summer

craftyone Fri 12-Apr-19 11:45:22

marielle has arrived and I am wearing one, even putting it on, I went from restricted cage to comfort. Yes a bit of jiggle coming down stairs but certainly not flat as in mey camisoles. One whole day ahead and I will report back, starting with the fact that there are no hooks pressing into my back as I sit. I did get a size a bit bigger than I thought and it seems good. Fingers crossed for the whole day

HildaW Fri 12-Apr-19 12:04:35

They are not cheap but there is a brand called Wacoal - stocked by John Lewis and some small independents. They do a totally seamless bra that magically works even for big boobs.

GrandmasueUK Fri 12-Apr-19 12:36:54

I have found these bras to be so comfortable. www.jdwilliams.co.uk/shop/naturally-close-2pack-sarah-non-wired-cotton-rich-white-bras/KT607/product/details/show.action?pdBoUid=9059&dressipi_widget=plp&dressipi=1#colour:White/White
I got 2 and then sent for another 2 in different colours. They are cotton rich and soft to the touch.

craftyone Sat 13-Apr-19 08:00:31

yes marielle passed as the comfiest bra I have worn since I got older. Not perky but fine, rounded will do nicely. The underband scruched a bit but then again I don`t have a flat tum. I am very happy, I ordered a few more, going to be wearing a fresh one every day. Not jiggly when walking normally

Jacinta55 Sat 13-Apr-19 10:03:43

yes marielle passed as the comfiest bra I have worn since I got older
I'm so pleased for you craftyone, as I've been wearing them for ages now. Comfort is more important to me now rather than having perky breasts. I find them slightly jiggly, but as I don't move very fast nowadays that's not a problem. I also like to wear one in bed.

Marelli Sat 13-Apr-19 11:11:45

I went for a mammogram yesterday and when asked by the nurse if I was experiencing any problems with my breasts, told her that I was having a bit of pain which seemed to come from the my upper ribs under my arm and it seems to affect my breast. This has been going on for ages. She advised waiting for mammogram results, and in the meantime buy a properly measured bra with good support. If no better by the time the results of mammogram come back (about 2 weeks), then to see GP. She said that as we get older and with everything 'heading south', strain can be put on the breasts. I had to laugh, really, when I thought about it, because I noticed that I was getting rather 'jowly', and even my eyelids are drooping! Perhaps it's my bosoms that are dragging my features downwards ??.
Anyway, although I don't exactly live out in the sticks, I'd have to travel quite a lot of miles to be measured, so I've followed M&S's instructions. Bras will be delivered on Monday and then I shall look like Madonna (but still with droopy eyelids).