https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:33:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175867 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 04:01:51 +0000 Echo 1175867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do not wear a bra to bed, mostly because I sleep on my side and bras of almost any sort tend to shift such that I fall out of them anyway. I have, however, considered wearing a stretchy bra with a spacer/pad between the breasts to help keep chest lines at bay. A little too much sun in my youth combined with side sleeping has caused some lines to show up in the morning and I don't want them to become permanent. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175754 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:27:07 +0000 Anonymous 1175754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pushing toward 70 and so far...knock wood...the girls have not succumbed to gravity. I've never worn a bra to bed. In fact, in some of the 60's-70's I didn't wear a bra at all when not teaching. Exercise and being active probably helps more than a bra. I am quite small at a 30D </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175746 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:15:07 +0000 anne 1175746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When my kids were younger and I frequently feel asleep in my clothes I did wear a bra quite a bit. Also while breastfeeding. But I don't know about the rationale for such things! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175737 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 02:10:19 +0000 Thistle 1175737@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am well endowed such that few stores actually carry my size. I do not wear a bra to bed.</p> <p> Even when I was larger yet when I was nursing, I did not wear a bra to bed. But then, the girls were tender during that whole time and would have rather been completely free all the time. And it made nighttime nursing much easier.</p> <p>I had been told as a teen by other girls that I was supposed to wear one to bed to keep them from sagging and drooping. I did through those years and in college, and it was a huge relief to finally shed them at night when I got my first apartment. Never. Looked. Back! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175651 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:47:18 +0000 cade 1175651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would not want to sleep in my regular bra, but there are sleep bras that are actually quite comfortable. Mine are by Wacoal, and I like them also when wearing your PJs a bit longer on weekend mornings. They seem to give just a bit of support and cover. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175583 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:17 +0000 Beth Ann 1175583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tend to sleep in a low-impact type sports bra, mostly since I have a small home, 1 shared bathroom, and a soon to be 12 year old son.&nbsp; I just feel more appropriate and don't feel the need to get instantly dressed in the morning. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175485 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:42:08 +0000 Diana 1175485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, for me personally I can tell you that when I accidentally fall asleep in my street clothes with my bra on, it tends to shift around and the underwires end up in the wrong place and dig into my flesh. &nbsp;Maybe this is because I am a fidgety sleeper and generally sleep curled up in weird positions that the bra is not meant to contort into. &nbsp;(I can't fall asleep&nbsp;flat on my back at all.)</p> <p>But I'm only a C cup. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175471 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:35:22 +0000 Louise 1175471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In the summer I wear strappy tops with a stretchy support panel and this winter I've started wearing a stretchy crop top under my pj tops. I don't have particularly pert boobage and I'm not keen on the aesthetics of my chest unsupported under a top x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175457 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:22:52 +0000 MuseumGal 1175457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have slept in a lightweight bra when around other people - for instance when I was in charge of 30 undergrads for 6 weeks (field camp), and I didn't want it to be an issue if I was needed in the middle of the night, or seen during one of my zillion bathroom breaks at night.&nbsp; Otherwise, the G/H cup boobs of wrath are unsupported at night. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175448 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:13:38 +0000 Linda 1175448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There was a fad around here for a bit, with some babydoll nighties with underwire bra type tops.&nbsp; I bought a couple in some desperation when I needed sleepwear.&nbsp; I like underwire daywear bras, but these nighties are not my most-liked.&nbsp; I think that regular exercise is more apt to protect and preserve the chest than any supportive garment.&nbsp; Although I wouldn't go running without a sports bra, at the same time I don't think that breasts are supposed to be constantly kept in place.&nbsp; I agree that being able to change OUT of my bra at the end of the day is a good feeling, and I wouldn't think that would be so if it were bad for me.&nbsp; And I think the argument about lymph glands and our bodily systems in general is worth considering.</p> <p>I don't think the soft bra types of wear probably cause the kinds of issues that more structured types do, for nightwear, though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175446 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:12:48 +0000 gryffin 1175446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am petite so I probably don't count. I only slept in a bra when I was pregnant and nursing. It was more comfortable. Now, of course, no way, but my chest (as MuShu in Mulan would say ).., is travel size for my convenience! ;-). I would think the right thing would be to do what's most comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175438 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:54:26 +0000 Gigi 1175438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From what I have read, it's not the healthiest thing to sleep in a bra, because your lymph--a lot of which is in breast tissue--needs to circulate. Allowing your breasts to move around helps the lymph carry out the toxins. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175437 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:54:02 +0000 Gaylene 1175437@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yikes, I can't imagine sleeping in a bra. But, then, all my bras have underwires and, at 36C, I've never been uncomfortable going without a bra. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175436 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:53:53 +0000 adorkable 1175436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everything I've read seems to suggesting that sleeping in a bra doesn't do anything either way in terms of health (although sleeping with an underwire may actually be bad for you). And the jury is still out&nbsp;in terms of sagging - it's just a question of your comfort, as you suggest.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.oprah.com/blogs/Sleeping-In-A-Bra-Worth-It-or-Not-Worth-It">http://www.oprah.com/blogs/Sle.....t-Worth-It</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/sleeping-in-a-bra_n_1784551.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....84551.html</a></p> <p>That said, they do make soft-cup sleep bras. I don't sleep in any sort of bra, although I do notice that it's harder to get comfortable at night during those few days of the month that everything is a smidge more sensitive. </p> <p>I'm curious to follow the discussion!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175429 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:47:31 +0000 Marmee 1175429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I was pregnant, and more endowed, I found sleeping in a non-underwire, stretchy&nbsp;bra more comfortable than going braless. &nbsp;I don't sleep in one anymore, but I think the right bra could be comfortable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175421 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:35:25 +0000 sarah 1175421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think my MENTAL health would suffer if I slept in a bra. There is nothing I love more than taking off my bra at the end of the day. I can't imagine sleeping in it. That said, I do "lounge" in my GAP racerback pullover "bra". But at my size (32D), that hardly constitutes a bra. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pyjamas-and-bras#post-1175418 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:33:00 +0000 froggiebecky 1175418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Fabbers!</p> <p>I'm not sure what topic this should go in, so I'll tag it as dressing, though it may technically be off-topic. &nbsp;</p> <p>In one of the links in the earlier bra discussion, a well-endowed blogger mentioned that she sleeps in a bra. Which made me wonder: is there&nbsp;a compelling reason to sleep in a bra or other supportive garment? Is there a compelling reason not to? Is breast health or gravity at stake, or is it simply a matter of comfort?&nbsp;</p> <p>For the record, I'm on the well-endowed side of the spectrum, and&nbsp;I generally sleep in pyjamas, with no supportive garment. I learned this habit from my mom, and her arguments were comfort and air circulation. &nbsp;I'm not necessarily looking for a poll on undergarment choices (though that would be interesting), mostly wondering if there's good reason for one or the other.&nbsp; </p>