Poor woman needs bra.
I can only afford one bra at a time. I'm that poor. I have been wearing my current bra (@Candie's Balconette Gigi, size 38D) since August, day in and day out. I have loved it for my full-on-bottom breasts. You can't imagine how hard it is finding a Balconette style bra that actually has push up power in that size, which is needed to even out the difference between my bust and the top half of my breasts. But I've lost weight, and somehow lost two inches in my ribcage while I gained an inch in my bust. Now, my areolas are almost peeping out over the bra. My breasts are being pushed down in them and I'm more comfortable outside of the bra than in it, which is saying a lot since I hate it when they dangle.
First off, I have no clue what my bra size actually is anymore. I haven't a clue how I lost that much in my rib cage because I've been a 38 inch rib cage forever (over half my life) and I didn't think I had any fat there to lose.
Here are my current measurements: 36 underbust, 43 full bust, the top half of my breasts is 40. Full on bottom and sides. Neck to nipple 9 inches, breast perimeter 11.5.
Sites either insist on putting me as a 40C based on the old, non-stretchy bra deal or a 36G... which tends to be WAAAAY too big in the top half, and it's impossible to find a balconette with enough push up to even out my breasts. I thought I'd scored with this bra, but they don't make it in cup sizes larger than D, and even at a 38 I feel I need a DD in it now, let alone with my proper band size of 36.
Secondly, I live on $720 a month, with my husband. We have about $30 to find a bra and we can't really save up for one. If we don't use that $30 on a bra it will be used on food.
But first of all, any suggestions as to shape and what my size could actually be? Bratabase isn't helping at all, they have no suggestions, they won't even tell me what they think my size is!
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I would try a 36F or FF, have you checked the listings on the site? http://www.bratabase.com/listings/?size=36FF&brand=&bra_type=&kind=&status=&ordering=-creation_date&keyword=&filter=Search+listings and
http://www.bratabase.com/listings/?size=36F&brand=&bra_type=&kind=&status=&ordering=-creation_date&keyword=&filter=Search+listings many of them are under $20. Have you posted a fit request. As far as being full on bottom I would imagine this one may work http://www.bratabase.com/listings/dhvei/
zulily also has very inexpensive bras http://www.zulily.com/e/intimates-to-love-collection-74817.html?pos=2§ion=top&tab=women&ns=ns_202761440|1393786442752 here's my link to join the site http://www.zulily.com/invite/lcohen217
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