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Too many Bras, Too many bad fits.
I think I'm at my wits end here. I've measured myself a few times now. I've even had the boyfriend help me and a friend help me. All the measurements come out the same. I've entered them into both the ABTFs calculator and the Bratabase.
LU: 35, SU: 34, TU: 32, SB: 42.5, LB: 44, LyB: 43
34I/J in standard US sizing / 34G/GG in standard UK sizing
Bratabase: 34E - 34F
Breast Perimeter: 11, Neck to Nipple: 8, Breast base: 7.5, Vertical Breast Peri: 11, Lying Down Peri: 10.25, Underbust to nipple: 4
Looking at the pictures and trying to find matches for my boobs, I think I'm - 2/5 to 3/5 FT/FB, projected, narrow* root. (Possibly tall roots). I've got breastflesh in my armpits and I can certainly hold a pencil.
All measurements are in inches.
I cannot fit into a 34 band. I tried. Even with an extender it bites and rubs and is just too tight. I've tried on 24 bras now, thanks to Amazon wardrobe. I'm getting closer, I think. But None of them truly fit. Maybe I'm trying on the wrong 34 bands? My current bra (as ill-fitting as it is) is a Body by Victoria 36DDD. Obviously spillage, obviously not big enough in the cups, but I've been wearing a 36 band for about 7 years. I always out the bra on on the very first hook so I can pull in as the bra inevitably loosens with wear. So I swear I'm not going straight to the last hook on a 36. (My current bra is on the first hook because I've had it for over a year)
Since using ABTF, I've gotten from 34GG to 36FF. The next batch will be 36F and maybe even a couple 36Es thrown in.
The bras that kiiiiinda fit were: Freya Fancies Underwire Plunge (36F), @Fantasie Fusion Underwire Full Cup Side Support 36FF, @Glamorise Full Figure Wonderwire Front Close 36G, Freya Fancies Longline 36G (felt good, but was made for a taller waist), @Curvy Kate Princess Balcony 34H
I'd love to try a Ewa Michalak but they're hard to find and I'd rather hammer down my style and size before I spring on that. They're not really on Amazon Wardrobe.
I'm just at a loss. So many questions! Is there a specific style of bra I need to focus on based on the ones I've listed that kinda fit? Is there something in the measurements I'm missing? Maybe I'm looking at the wrong boob pictures on the bratabase? Maybe I've got my roots all wrong. I don't know. But for anyone out there with answers, please help D:
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It’s definitely possible that you need a 36 band. Sometimes it’s a matter of the 34 band is just tight. Sometimes it’s tight because the cups are too small. Have you tried the upside down and backwards trick to see if it is the band or cups?
Also, if you have the bras still, you can measure and add pictures for a fit check.
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