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I have been noticing something strange with myself lately and at first I had convinced myself it was all in my head. Well after confirmation from another source other than myself I have to admit it's not in my head: My boobs have gone up a cup size! The tape measurements have been proving this as well.
At first I ... thought that maybe it was migration but everything I've read about this says that this is something that corrects itself within the first few months of wearing the right bra size, not over a year. Plus I seem to have lost a .5" off of my ribcage measurement and I don't think that has anything to do with migration. (or does it? I can't seem to find any real definitive info on this.) I certainly know one thing: my weight hasn't changed and even if it had I usually lose it, not gain. However, with me there is another consideration of which my Dr. seems to think is more likely.
Last year after being hospitalised from an infection gone wrong I was finally diagnosed with a problem I had been dealing with since I was a child but no one was willing to pin down until it nearly killed me: I'm allergic to wheat. This kind of allergy is insidious since it doesn't show in the direct manner most food allergies do. It eats away slowly at your immune system, plays with your digestive system causing general upset and vitamin deficiencies, migraines, brain fog, neverending eczema that only responds to steroids, and just other odd symptoms that can easily be seen but with general testing no cause. What's even worse is that once you stop eating wheat you don't even see improvement until nearly 6 months afterwards because it takes that long for the wheat to leave. I have to be very diligent even down to cross contamination like I can eat M&Ms made on the standard production equipment but have to avoid holiday editions because they use shared equipment with other versions that contain wheat and even the residue left is enough to cause problems.
It's a pain but I've followed this pretty regularly with only a couple of mistakes in the past 1.5 yrs.
My Dr. seems to think that this little bump in boob growth may be related to my body healing; that somehow it's finally finishing things that it didn't have the proper resources to do long ago. He keeps saying I need to give it time and that it usually takes 2-3 yrs for the body to heal, possibly even longer cosidering how bad it had eaten away at me. Either way I'm finding this very annoying. I'll be 32 yrs old tomorrow! I shouldn't be going thru this now WTH?!
Nevertheless, in my endeavour to keep my data as accurate as possible soon I will be redoing all of my reviews and fits etc. It just makes me wanna cry that most of the beautiful bras I have now only fit for one week out of a month now where before they were just a bit too big for one week out of a month.
I just wanna scream!
BTW if anyone has any more info on migration or has any other theories please share. =D
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CK Tease me is already on it's way. Masquerade Rhea also might be a good option. But it all depends on the wires.
This is quite helpful! I often feel like most fit guides and tips to know about fit, is not so well suited for the overweight. Like the good old tip about felxing you pecs to see where your breast ends, just doesn't work for women with a lot of fat, unless they have very defined pecs.
Also, trying to avoid "a band digging in", is not really an option. I have the appearance of a band digging in, even when I am not wearing any! A band would need to be huuuuge to not 'dig in' on be, which will just not do.
I was inspired by your blog post and our talk about shape there and here! :) And also I've had a hard time explaining why on earth I needed the wires behind my arms. Because of course it looks odd.
Funny thing is I didn't know what pecs was and needed to google it. Even more funny thing I have somewhat defined pecs as I flex my pecs constantly on and off during the day to lift my boobs (and it's working). But if I would go by that measurement I would be in a way too small bra.
Imo the fat joining my boob should be in the cups because there is no more logical place to put it :D
And I agree about the band too. However I really wish for a bra with high and sturdy wings and a back band that would actually almost equal the "height" of my boobs.
This is the bra of my dreams:
Demi or plunge bra that just squeezed my boobs closer to my body without lifting them higher. It would be cut really low in front but very high under the arms and backs to avoid spilling out over the sides. 1800 century style.
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