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Omg I just need to tell someone this, you might feel sorry for me but I made the silliest mistake today and I just need someone to laugh at it with me.
I was trying to post a fit check on reddit/a bra that fits. Typically I use Imgur to upload my pictures. So I created my album with me ... in my ill fitting bras, and I accidentally hit the button Upload to Community... Oh yeah, everywhere I go disaster strikes. I swear all of you clumsy and accident prone individuals understand.
Surprisingly I didn't receive extremely sexualized comments (just one and it wasn't explicit, so I do appreciate that). One of the commenters typed what is up with all the nipples (I had a picture of me wearing the Curvy Kate Knockout bra, I am really having trouble fitting it as well). Where is the emoticon where someone looks around. Cause when I read that comment I thought holy **** I totally understand that commentors shock!
I just want to apologize to the internet and laugh at myself for my silly mistake. Now don't get me wrong I totally understand that these types of things are no laughing matter, especially because most people genuinely don't want to see nipples or almost bare breasts on anyone for that matter, but I need someone to have a good laugh with me. I am slightly freaking out on the inside, but everyone makes mistakes and I genuinely did not mean to flash the entire world today. And I just want to mention that part of the reason why I am so lighthearted about this is because a few years ago when my anxiety was way worse I would have gotten down so hard on myself, but I just want to say that learning about bras has helped me accept myself. Yes this incident sucks I now am learning how to breath and just let things fall into place.
So with that being said everyone. Please stay safe, sane, and remember that sometimes we all just have to laugh at ourselves because life is too short to always be so harsh on ourselves. Please remember to love yourself like you love your neighbor and just know that someone is always in your corner rooting you on.
By the way I still need to post my fit check and I was wondering if sheer bras or too small bras with serious quading is allowed here on bratabase. I would have posted my fit check on reddit but they don't allow bare breasts and well with my nipples almost being completely exposed in both of my curvy kate brsa, I doubt that I can post those fit checks on reddit. I totally understand their policy, so I am hoping that brabase does allow this. I bought the Curvy Kate Knockout in a 32ff a few months ago and I am having issues with the fit. I need to check the fit as well on my 32g Curvy Kate black half cup because I have some serious quadding and it is at the point to where my nipples are always popping out. I love the look of the bra, but I have no idea if I need to only go up 1 cup size or 2.
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Hi and welcome!
The "fits ribcage" number means that a user who had that particular rib cage measurement reported that the bra in that size fit them. I believe bratabase will always return the largest measurement of all users who said the bra fit.
I pay more attention to the band measurement and stretched band measurement. If the stretched band measurement equals or slightly exceeds my snug underbust measurement it's probably going to fit as long as the stretched measurement is not more than about 25% larger than the unstretched measurements.
ETA: the calculator here underestimates my cup by 1 size. The new abtf calculator is right on. I still use my measurements on here because knowing my breast perimeter helps me more easily select cup size by the cup depth measurements for bras that have data here.
Many thanks for your reply, and the welcome too :) That clarified it a lot to me, and I will certainly pay more attention to the band & stretched band measurements from now on. (But since the noted nr is still the largest measurement of all users, I guess it's still slightly worrying if it's smaller than my snug underbust... ;))
And interesting that in contrary to you, the calculator here overestimated my cup size, or of course I don't know if it was the ABTF one that underestimated it, not yet ;) But I will keep on experimenting, only it's a bit difficult as I can mainly find my sizes online (affordably), so it will take while until I'll know which one is more correct. :) (And I know even that may vary between brands & models.)
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