Catnapper's Secret

**joycenalex** · 02-29-2008, 10:39 PM

...okay, here goes, since my surgery, my "girls' are quite a bit smaller and more "perky". i made an appointment at macys', you can go to any good quality department store, macys', hudsons, goldwaters' von maur, dillards ect. call the lingerie section and there is always some slightly older female who can and will do the proper fitting. make an appointment. she will measure under your breasts against your rib cage, comfortably snug, not tight enough to make 'overhang' anywhere. then over the nipples the difference in inches is the cup size. she'll get two or 3 styles, wireless, racer back (strap angled towards the center not straight up and down)or what ever type you want to try on. when you find one that you like fit and it feels good on you and (this is important....) it looks good under the snuggish white tshirt that you bring with you, you'll be able to find a good supportive bra. i got one to wash and one to wear. i like lands end ones, they hold up well to machine washing, but line drying, the fabric feels soft against my skin and the prices, especially on the saturday overstock sale days are very good. the support comes from the band and the cups, and in my case the underwires. the support is not from the shoulder strap,( trench shoulder hurts. ) and some mammography centers, mine does, have bra fitters on staff as well. women who have had mastectomies or reconstruction for whatever reason (surgery or burns for example) can be also served. when you know your correct size, you can buy properly fitted and well supportive bras that will make your clothes look better and make your shoulders and neck hurt much less. the prices are still a bite tho', so i go on line to search out the extra ones when i know the model number and size of the bali i like.

**dukedogsmom** · 02-29-2008, 11:17 PM

Karen, I boycott bras! I have no girls and I only wear bras when I have to, like at work. If I could afford it, I would buy some. Maybe I should start a donation fund here or even a website? Come on, I know ya'll must feel sorry for me.

**jennielynn1970** · 03-01-2008, 01:05 AM

I hate bra shopping. I'm a plus sized woman, but I DON'T have plus sized boobs.... that is so NOT fair!!! Try finding a 44B when you're out shopping. It's just not happening! I know I had an easier time when I was thinner, but lord knows when I'll be there again. I can't shop at Victoria's because they don't go up that high in band size, and when I go to Lane Bryant, even the Bs seem huge on me. Sigh....

**Kater** · 03-01-2008, 01:25 AM

Oh boy, my favorite rant! Living in Hawaii means that I'm in the boulder-having minority LOLOL - BUT once I find a bra I like (the hard part!!!) I buy them up on eBay.
I have agree with Cincy'sMom who mentioned sports bras as a big challenge...uughhh.

Alright, I feel better now.

**carole** · 03-01-2008, 02:58 AM

Believe me it is just as bad down under, i hate bra shopping with a passion, i don't know if you have the brand fayreform in the states,it may even come from there, but they sell pretty bra's in nice colours and all sizes from small to rather large,they are expensive here at 39.95,but i swear they are the only one's that do it for me,and here i was thinking i was the only one who had trouble finding a decent,well fitting bra, i remember some years ago i was professionally fitted for one,oh the horror,and it was the worst bra i have ever owned, infact it still sits in the cupboard,not worn, talk about bad fitting and uncomfortable.

**jennielynn1970** · 03-01-2008, 03:56 AM

This site has a TON of size options...
Bare Necessities

**Pam** · 03-01-2008, 06:02 AM

OK I have just found out that I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I was wondering why the title was *Catnapper's Secret* and it just dawned on me that it was a play on VS.

(I originally thought it was because the topic was *adult material* LOL!

) Anyway, great idea for a thread! I have been wearing Bali soft cup bras for years. Hey, when you find something that works you stick with it! Bra shopping is pretty easy for me because I just wait until they go on sale (usually Kohl's or Boscov's) and then load up. I love the buy one/get one sales and sometimes there are mail-in rebates involved to. I don't like any kind of padding or wires. UGH! How in the world can people stand wires? I would change only if I could find a bra just like it but with wider straps.