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Posted: 26 November 2007 at 1:36pm | IP Logged

Update....

Went to town (Leicester) on Saturday, tried Debenhams first - no Miriam Stoppard and about 4 dusty manky bras in a dark corner which was supposedly their maternity section!  Left quickly and headed to Mothercare. 

A lovely lady measured me (37 E) - typical that I am between sizes!  Anyway tried on every style in the shop from 36E to 38FF and all fitted really badly. 

The assistant said it could be as I have a small back but big cups!  But I didn't think I was particularly odd...  All the bras seemed to be baggy or ill fitting in two areas - the bit that sits next to your skin under you arm pits and the bit that should be sitting next to your breast plate.  In every case the bit at the front was either too far away from my skin or riding up revealling the breasts!

I must have been there over an hour and the changing room was freezing - they really need to get a heater in there!

The assitant was at a loss and said that in these cases she usually recommends sports bras or even sticking with the underwire so long as it is a soft version and to go for a bigger cup size so that the wirie does not dig into the breast tissue.

Ok - Next day drove 30 miles to Nottingham with the plan to hit Debenhams and Bravissimo.  First stop Debenhams - Yey they had a good selection including Miriam Stoppard and Freya (my usual preference).  Grabbed a selection of styles/sizes and also some sports bras and off to the changing room.

The assitant here was less helpful, about 12 years old and counting down the minutes until her lunch break!  Also trying to see to 3 customers at once didn't help.  anyway I have the same old problems and she was at a loss as to what to suggest and just kept bringing me larger and larger bras!  I think the final straw was the H cup which made me look like Madonna with in her coned bra phase! lol.

She went to lunch, I left quietly...Got outside and much to my embarrassment and DP's confusion burst into tears!!  So there I am in the high street, blubbing and mumbling about being doomed to boobs round my ankles as I can't find any bra to fit!  I was soooooo emabarrassed and this is so not me (the crying thing!), DP was also thrown and of course much as he tried could not say anything to help! LOL

Anyway, cup of tea and cookie later and I just went home.  Couldn't face Bravissimo as I was too scared I would blub again!

What a waste of a weekend, and I STILL have the problem I started with....

Any more ideas?

Posted: 27 November 2007 at 7:46pm | IP Logged

check out bravissimo online get some sizes that they gave you and look at their selection aslo give them a call their advisers are really helpful (i know ive called a few times and always found them really useful ) .

hope this helps hun x

Posted: 05 December 2007 at 9:58am | IP Logged

Uhoh - my boobs have grown about sixmillion sizes lol!

Even my 34D bras are now too small - I can't pluck up the courage to get measured though ............ no-one wants to see my leaking boobs lol!

Posted: 10 December 2007 at 9:45am | IP Logged

Hi - Good news finally found a bra for me!  A colleague recommended this website: http://www.fromheretomaternity.co.uk/

They are a very small company - used to be a boutique in Oxford but now online only, 2 ladies.  Wrote to them and the trained bra fitter wrote back with a lovely personal e-mail and recommended their underwired maternity bra made by Anita.  Wasn't cheap (£32) but frankly, after all the wasted time and effort looking I am just grateful!  They also offer a phone fitting service so once you are in receipt of the bra you can speak to the fitter and they will identify any problems and recommend accordingly.

Even better, I haven't had to move away from the underwire!

Thanks for all the recommendations.

Love from  very comfortable Helen xx