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Question!
is side/armpit/back fat an indicator of bad fit, or is it just inevitable with chubby girls? I have a lot of bras that seem to fit quite well except for an armpit or back bulge (especially after wearing for a while). I've been trying for ages to get a good picture and post it as a fit issue for one of my bras but I just cant seem to get a good pic that really shows what I see and feel. How can I tell what is breast tissue and what is other fat? If a bra causes armpit bulge does that mean its' going to cause tissue to migrate?
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I think sometimes it's just fat, sometimes it's breast tissue that wandered off and got lost, but I also think it's very specific to the individual. It is not necessarily a bad fit indicator.
I also don't think it's inevitable with chubby girls. I think it's an issue of squishability. Some woman have very soft tissue, whether it's fat or breast, and it tends to bulge if you even look at it crossly.
Finding the lateral and superior margins of my boobs has been extremely challenging and frustrating. I don't get have periods, naturally, so there is never that time of the month for me when my breast tissue is especially tender, which is purportedly one way to tell if it's fat or breast.
If a bra compresses or otherwise displaces breast tissue, then migration can occur. Assuming you believe in the theory of tissue migration.
At least that's my understanding.
I know migration is controversial, but I subscribe to it because I seem to have gained size since wearing better fitting bras, and I don't want to undo that :P
It seems to happen the most in Curvy Kate and Cleo bras for me... Im thinking because the wings/bands tend to be quite narrow, they're just squeezing the back fat up.
Even during my period I can't tell where my breast root is at the side. I saw that you should press on it and then you should be able to tell, and i think that would work for thin girls, but... nope, still can't tell what is what.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not sitting here hating on body fat... I'm just sitting here wishing companies didn't think small band=skinny!
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