Ladies...help with bra size please!

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  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,358 Member
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    How about measuring yourself?

    Wear a non padded bra and use a tape measure. Hold the tape measure around your back at band leve. Then bring it to the front, just above your bust. The resulting number is your band size. If your number is an odd number you can round down to the closest even number.

    Cup size - Measure around the fullest part of your bust at nipple level. If this measurement is in the 1/2 inch, round up.

    Subtract the band size from the cup size measurement. The number equals to the letter of your cups size.

    0 inch - AA
    1 inch - A
    2 inch - B
    3 inch - C
    4 inch - D
    5 inch - DD
    6 inch - DDD

    Bust measurement - Band size = Cup size

    For the most part this is pretty accurate, but bodies are made different to you might need to adjust it a bit but mostly it works.
  • SRR15
    SRR15 Posts: 23 Member
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    I vote to get fitted at a lingerie store. It at least gives you a starting point to start trying on different bra sizes. I've also noticed that the brands seem to have different fits. I only wear 1 brand - Lily of France. The rest don't do my boobs justice. Then again, I have the opposite problem as you. I'm barely a B and Lily of France has awesome padded push-ups. Good luck! :)
  • rach41413
    rach41413 Posts: 82 Member
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    Yeahhh, most of the online calculators I've seen put me in something WAY bigger than a DDD, but I know I'm not that big because my boobs are threatening to fall out of my 42DDD cuz it's so big...haha. So we'll see. I am looking for something cheap, though, because I have a lot more weight to lose and don't want to spend a ton on something that will only fit well for a couple months!
  • foodie99
    foodie99 Posts: 92
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    You can also play with the cup size / band size combo. For instance a 36DD will be pretty much the same as a 38D. Especially at that DD / D split, many stores will carry the smaller cup size so you might be able to get the bra you want from those stores that don't carry larger sizes.
  • katrinkap
    katrinkap Posts: 443 Member
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    JC Penney I believe measures... plus Victoria secret... I have never bought a bra from VS because well, it's tiny little women measuring my sagging boobies :)
  • jakidb
    jakidb Posts: 1,010 Member
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    Major department stores such as Macy's or JCPenney will measure you
  • XxSarahKatexX
    XxSarahKatexX Posts: 120
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    I was having the same issues the other day! i'm wearing a 38 D right now, but its not fitting right, so I measured and i got 28B and also 28F...none of those were right, but there was ONE calculator that had the result of 28E. Which was more like it. I havent tried that size on yet, but it was way more reasonable than ..every ot her website and calculator out there. http://www.calculator.net/bra-size-calculator.html?bustsize=30&bustsizeunit=inch&framesize=24&framesizeunit=inch&x=99&y=9
  • keishal13
    keishal13 Posts: 1
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    I'm a bra specialist and all you have to do is measure your under bust, if it's an even number add 4 if it's odd add 5 then measure around the largest part of your bust. Subtract the original under bust number from the bust number and the remainder is your cup size.

    EX: First measure is 32. 32+4= 36. Your band size is 36 then measure bust. Say bust is 35. 35- 32 = 3. You're measuring at a 36 C.

    Remainder of; 1= A, 2=B, 3=C, 4=D, 5=DD etc.

    If you're having a hard time finding a bra in your size that you like the fit, you can also try sister sizes. I'm a 38 DD but sometimes the cup feels too big or the band too tight. I can also wear a 40D to compensate.
  • mogriff1
    mogriff1 Posts: 325 Member
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    I lost 20 pounds recently and needed to get an accurate measurement. I went to Lane Byrant for a fitting, years prior I went to Sears.. I went from a 34DD to a 32D. I wanted to be sure of my size before I ordered because my size is hard to find in stores becauseIm small framed with full bust.

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