https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:13:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118482 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:08:30 +0000 anne 118482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the tip stringy. I am thinking of going to Myer, since I have a voucher for there. I had my last fitting there ( in 2003, about a week before I had dd#1). But I won't be there for a while, months maybe.<br /> Kari, I was immediately taken by that recommendation - but then thought somehow I don't think a bra could take 10-15 pounds off my thighs and that is where I need it off. My upper torso is really pretty skinny and my bust needs all the augmentation a bra can give </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118461 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:57:43 +0000 stringy 118461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It can help even for small busts - I'm actually between band sizes (10/12) and cup sizes (A/B), so it really depends on the brand. But before I had the fitting, I was just trying on a 10A and moving on (feeling very depressed) if it didn't fit right. Now I know to switch the band &amp; cup size if necessary. </p> <p>One tip: sometimes the places that do the best fittings don't have a lot of choices for smaller busts. I assume fit is more important for large busts, so they cater to that part of the market more. I got fitted at one store, but had more luck finding the plainer styles I like in another shop. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118195 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:33:58 +0000 RoseandJoan 118195@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Although I stopped feeding a few months ago, I'm in the same situation Anne, my body has not quite settled yet. If you can't get a fitting I would suggest going to a department with many brands and style of bra, grab a few and see what works. Try a band down, the right size will be comfortable and supportive.</p> <p>Before kids I was amazed that in a certain brand I would be a 34E whilst in others a 32F.</p> <p>I think it is a common mistake to be fitted once and then continue to pull this size of the shelf regardless of fit.</p> <p>My bras are no longer fitting, I'm being refitted in about six weeks when I next visit my parents, the lady in the boutique is so skilled it is worth the wait. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118169 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:09:48 +0000 Kari 118169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, regardless of bust size, I sincerely urge you to get fitted. Some of my friends who were small busted were surprised when they got fitted properly and found that they should be wearing a smaller band size and large cup size than they had thought, or were shocked at how much better their clothes fit once they had proper support.</p> <p>Unfortunately I have lost the link, but on someone's blog a long time ago I saw before and after pictures of a woman with a small-to-average bust, showing her previous unsupportive bra and her more uplifting, properly fitting bra. The pictures were incredible - it was as if she had lost 10-15 pounds instantly - and these were just amateur pictures rather than from a catalogue or marketing campaign. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118147 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:35:37 +0000 anne 118147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Ladies,<br /> Just realise I should clarify - I don't think my Mum wore the bras more than a few times- she bought the wrong size (she is an AA so you can see where the small bust comes from!)</p> <p>Also Maya - I don't think they don't make nursing bras this small! I had several in B cups which are all way too big.<br /> I am not sure how much milk DD3 is taking in, because once a week I go all day without feeding her and I don't get "full" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118104 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:07:11 +0000 Anonymous 118104@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, get a fitting!!! I'm really small and, like you, didn't think it would make any difference. It does! With a tighter band (but still comfortable and big enough not to cause buldges on the back andsides) I could actually go up at least one cup size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118103 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:06:16 +0000 marianna 118103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also have a small bust and never thought about the need to get fitted because there's not much there to fit... but after reading about the wonders of bra fittings on YLF, I am planning to get a bra fitting soon... and you should too! You deserve better than to be wearing hand-me-down bras! You should treat yourself to something pretty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118100 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:45:37 +0000 Maya 118100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Get fitted NOW! I can virtually guarantee your band is too loose, if only because it's a hand-me-down that has been worn out already and probably not laundered correctly (not to mention you are breastfeeding--in which case a nursing bra is probably exactly what you need). It's important to go to a good fitter though as there are lots of bad ones out there. I wonder if Imogen might be able to point you in the right direction? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118086 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:58:34 +0000 Angie 118086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Get fitted, Anne! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118078 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:39:53 +0000 Louise 118078@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definately think you should get fitted before buying anymore x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bra-fitting-1#post-118023 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:26:39 +0000 anne 118023@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>One of the things people rave about here is the difference having a bra fitted can make. While not at all discounting that for others, I am a bit sceptical that it would make much difference in my case.<br /> I mostly wear some handme down t-shirt target bras (ie lightly padded) from my Mum! I think they are A-cup.<br /> Frankly, I don't fill them out, far from it - but I like the way they make me look like I have a bust under clothes. They get a lot of rough treatment from my still breastfeeding toddler (ie she yanks them up from the band). The YLF consensus was that I should wait until she is weaned before getting a fitting.</p> <p>However I have just noticed that I don't seem to have any black bras, and was thinking of rectifying that.</p> <p>Should I just get a black version of what I already have or go the whole hog and get fitted? </p>