Being a DD cup

[Parrothead]

(Starting the boobie thread)

I can't find cute/attractive bras that fit. I can't wear button down shirts, unless I pay to have it tailored.

Meh.

[insertNameHere]

I think this was just an elaborate scam to get me to click the save the ta-tas link. Don't worry from a guys prospective, I really don't look at the bra when presented with DDs, I prefer them to be free range. I know some girls who had cute bras that fit in that size but they were expensive.

[AdminAssistant]

Ugh, I feel your pain. I'm only a C, but I'm a 40C. Which I guess means I want to wear Grandma bras with no underwire that completely suck in my boobs. Ummm...no. I actually like having cleavage, thank you very much. I also dislike the notion of ordering bras online...and they're so expensive!! $40 for a bra? Geeezzzz....

ETA: For the record, my SO has the same opinion as insertnamehere. :p

[insertNameHere]

Pics or it didn't happen! <- yes that has worked, lol girl I knew said she now DD, they looked the same last night as before and um yeah I think she just wanted a reason for me to ask for proof.

[anakhouri]

I am not that big but since I've been breastfeeding it's been a big pain in the ass; I have gotten a cup size larger and none of my favorite t-shirts fit anymore. :( It's hard enough to find bras in my size, I can't imagine how uncomfortable DDs would be. Sympathies! :o

[Rapscallion]

I am not that big but since I've been breastfeeding it's been a big pain in the ass; I have gotten a cup size larger and none of my favorite t-shirts fit anymore. :( It's hard enough to find bras in my size, I can't imagine how uncomfortable DDs would be. Sympathies! :o

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Rapscallion

[Cats]

I have an opposite problem of sorts...I have small boobs. While this does mean I don't have to wear a bra at all (though I do wear tank tops with the built-in sports bra), it also means any shirts that are designed to be even semi-low cut can't work with me. Kinda sucks cause it keeps me from buying a lot of cute shirts. I know it don't have back or shoulder issues to deal with because I don't have much for boobs, but they don't really make that many good clothes with small boobed girls in mind!


And bras are a pain in the ass to find a good fit anyway. Even if I have a good fit (though since I haven't worn one in like 2 years it's a moot point) my boobs like to change a lot during my cycle so what's fine one day may be too tight the day after and way too loose the day after that.

One of my old friends was a 42 DD, and even with a good bra, poor girl had to hold herself down when running cause they'd fly everywhere.

[NorthernZel]

I guess I'm lucky. I have a bra size definately bigger than DD (in European measures, of course - but I guess that the cup sizes are the same all over the world, no?) , but luckily there are many stores in my area who carries big bras at a reasonable price.

Heck, I even managed once to get to a specific "big bra store" and hear the cashier say that they might not have bras that "small"... Made my day. :)

[McDreidel09]

I have a pretty hard time finding bras myself, even though I am a 38B. For some odd reason, places think that the size 38B does not exist. They stop at 36B and then skip up to the C cups.

I know mine aren't that big, but ever since I got on my birth control, they have been growing like crazy. I left for school in August as a 36B, and went to get sized after a comment was made by my bestie, Tattoo, during Thanksgiving Break. I was sized at a 38B. AND STILL GROWING.

And it's not that I'm gaining weight. On the contrary, it seems whatever I am losing in my stomach is going up into my boobs. Now my shirts are starting to not fit right. And I have to buy new bras pretty soon if they keep growing :mad:

On the plus side, I finally have cleavage if I wear the right thing! :D

[Cymberleah]

Since I posted in the other thread I feel compelled to comment here.

I hate the button down shirt thing. I've taken to sewing snaps between the worst-stressed buttons, and that's still not a guarantee that everything will stay modest. It's even worse now that I've dropped a few pounds and am back to comfortably fitting into a medium. Apparently designers do not take the female figure into account when making women's clothes.

As far as cute bras go, though, I've been lucky enough to find one store in Canada that has cute bras well past my size (Change). Yes, they are the $40 bras unless I'm visiting while a sale is on, and yes, that does make for some interesting conversations when crossing back into the US (including the comment "Did you leave any in the store for other people to buy?") but it's still totally worth it.

The worst part is, I don't feel terribly well endowed. I feel really sorry for the ladies who have an even larger bosom, because at least as things rest now, any problems I have are for the most part just annoyances.

[AdminAssistant]

I have an opposite problem of sorts...I have small boobs. While this does mean I don't have to wear a bra at all (though I do wear tank tops with the built-in sports bra), it also means any shirts that are designed to be even semi-low cut can't work with me. Kinda sucks cause it keeps me from buying a lot of cute shirts. I know it don't have back or shoulder issues to deal with because I don't have much for boobs, but they don't really make that many good clothes with small boobed girls in mind!

Ugh, finding shirts. I don't know who Old Navy is making tank tops and camisoles for, but it ain't me. They're usually so low-cut that it defeats their purpose.

I've been having the damndest time finding new spring clothes. Maurice's plus-sized selection is very meh lately, and Lane Bryant's gone downhill too. Blarg.

[crazylegs]

http://www.bravissimo.com/default.aspx?gclid=CK-Z99-94aACFRUslAod6DyTFA

I'm pretty sure that company will deliver worldwide - they go up to a K cup.

(No - I don't just randomly perv at larger cup bra stores, I buy things there for my G/F)

ETA

They also have a clothing range...

Further ETA

They actually go up to a KK cup.

[Teysa]

Oh yeah, I've pretty much given up on wearing button down shirts. I almost always have to get them a size larger just so they'll button and then they don't fit right at the waist.

And then of course, I have to stick with the underwire granny looking bras. Just once, I would like to wear something frilly or dainty.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I'm an E cup. I usually go to Marks & Spencers for every day bras (which, incidentally, are not "boulder holders" but pretty and nice. I even found one in hot pink lace!) and Ann Summers for sexy bras. I was delighted when Ann Summers finally started doing more large ranges; and not just in the cups, either; they go up past 40.

[Giggle Goose]

I have a pretty hard time finding bras myself, even though I am a 38B. For some odd reason, places think that the size 38B does not exist. They stop at 36B and then skip up to the C cups.


And it's not that I'm gaining weight. On the contrary, it seems whatever I am losing in my stomach is going up into my boobs. Now my shirts are starting to not fit right. And I have to buy new bras pretty soon if they keep growing :mad:



Ugh, tell me about it. I'm actually a 38 "almost"-B cup. I know there's a few companies that make "half" sizes, but I would love to walk into a Target or WalMart and be able to buy bras with no problem. I usually buy 38Bs (when I can find them)! even though they're a tad bit too big. Victoria's Secret has them online, but only in select styles. I'm trying to get my weight down so that I can get an augmentation, since it's frustrating to have a larger frame and flat chest, but that's a whole 'nother thread. :(

As for the weight loss, I actually thought that when my stomach was smaller by boobs stuck out more, thus making them look bigger. :confused: Sounds weird at first, but just ponder that for a little while.

[Plaidman]

...Plaidman shamed to say he looked up each bra size to see the size.


... sorry.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Shame on you. XD

When I wear my special push up bras, I am massive up top. But I don't mind guys looking; as long as that's all it is.

[muses_nightmare]

I just got measured and apparently I'm a 40DD (according to Victoria's secret, though I'm not entirely sure it's accurate for everywhere). I thought I was a 38 C maybe a D. I went in to VS to look at their sale bras, none of which go past a 36D. I wasn't willing to shell out $50 for a bra, so I went to Wal-mart and got 4. :P

[McDreidel09]

As for the weight loss, I actually thought that when my stomach was smaller by boobs stuck out more, thus making them look bigger. :confused: Sounds weird at first, but just ponder that for a little while.

I'm going by pant size when it comes to my weight loss. Pants that couldn't fit me at the beginning of the school year, fit me now. I also pinched my stomach and there is less.

But yeah, they actually grew two sizes in a few months time and my stomach and waist are shrinking.

[tabbyblack13]

I was originally a 42D or 42DD (depends on style and cut of the bra). Then I lost weight and now I am a 38D roughly. I agree that paying $40+ per bra is insane but I shop on the sale rack and Lane Bryant has a buy 2 get 2 sales. It happens around Christmas and in July (I think). I think VS is more expensive then Lane Bryant too.

[Parrothead]

VS around here doesn't go up that big, and the only store I can find bras in is $50+.


Although, they will alter and repair bras for as long as you own/keep taking care of them.

(And this was a sneaky attempt to get people to click my ta-tas link. Mwahahahaha!)

[radiocerk]

44FF, and as I put it, stands for F***, I can't buy bras. As soon as I get my back size down, I'm looking into Bravissimo, but they don't carry anything over 40 band sized. And the back aches. And the fact that if I lie flat on my back, I can't breathe.

[lupo pazzesco]

Generally, while I was technically a DD cup for a long time, I found it more comfy to wear one band size up in a D cup (Shopping for them was easier, too!) So, for example, I was wearing a 40 or 42C, rather than a DD. Well, upon losing weight over the course of the last year, apparently my girls have grown even BIGGER. The SMALLEST bra size that's comfortable and fits well is a 40DD, and I've yet to find a substitute size that works...

I like the Cacique brand from Lane Bryant, but can only afford them once or twice a year. Forget Target and Wal-mart, sizing there just doesn't exist.

Another thing I hate is t-shirts. I generally have to wear a v-neck, or lower cut t-shirt, otherwise the shirt rides up on the boobs and feels like I'm strangling. As a result, my sister claims I'm whoreish and just want attention, and I can't buy general cheapy t-shirts. And any time we have a promotional t-shirt at work, the saying is inevitably emblazoned right across the chest, drawing even more attention. and considering some of the lameass promotions we've had going on, I did NOT want to stand around in a white T-shirt with the words "RENT 'EM!" emblazoned across my tits in 6 inch high red letters. Thank you, but no...

And if finding regular bras wasn't hard enough, a good, well constructed and supported sports bra to workout in is like the holy grail of underwear! I have one that I got from Lane Bryant, but oh boy did that cost a lot. I'm afraid it's going to wear out one day soon and I'm gonna be screwed....

[Wingates_Hellsing]

Growing tired of shirts with sayings on them for entirely different reason (not having lady bits/globes myself) I've discovered craft stores!

Many I've ended up in for one reason or another sell decent quality, blank Hanes T-shirts for a reasonable (as in: cheap as hell) price and in a wide array of colors.

For a little bit more you can buy them from Hanes.com, just look for the ones that come in packages of several.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Weird... I never have any problems buying t-shirts. Then again, most of the t-shirts I own are band t-shirts in XL, which fit perfectly well over my boobs.

[Ree]

I like the Cacique brand from Lane Bryant, but can only afford them once or twice a year. OMG...I bought some of those last summer for the first time.
They were actually on sale. I bought 4 of them.

I love them.

They are, hands down, the most comfortable bra I have ever worn.

Sadly, only a month after buying them online, Lane Bryant stopped offering online shopping to Canada. :(

[blas87]

I'm a 36C, but was a D cup when I was younger.

Personally, I am jealous of all the girls with smaller chests who can go braless or wear cutsie shirts with built in bras.....I have only found two tanktops with built in bras for bigger chested girls that I can wear without smacking everyone in the face.

But then again, I am obsessed with my breasts staying perky, so I try to never go braless.

And as far as button down shirts go....when you are bigger chested but skinny, you always get that little gap between the holes right under your chest. SO annoying.

[wolfie]

And bras are a pain in the ass to find a good fit anyway.

If your bra is a pain in the ass, it's definitely a VERY poor fit.:D

[lupo pazzesco]

OMG...I bought some of those last summer for the first time.
They were actually on sale. I bought 4 of them.

I love them.

They are, hands down, the most comfortable bra I have ever worn.

Sadly, only a month after buying them online, Lane Bryant stopped offering online shopping to Canada. :(

Oh, booo!! That sucks. One of my friends went overseas to Japan to teach English and ran into the same problem. She sent me a money order, I ordered her 2 bras and shipped them to her. LOL.

I generally only get them once or twice a year. Bonus being they last for SO long. Here in TX, it's usually buy 1, get one half off at all times, except when there's special sales, i.e. buy 2 get 2 free.