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Here's to Your Health:  To bra or not to bra, that is my question!!  |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 10:21:39 PM
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Nope, don't wear one at all, even in public, size 38D......I was in a car accident, screwed up jaw joing, get migraines within 15 minutes of wearing a bra. Haven't worn one but on rare occasions. Not worth the migraine!!!!!! If people don't like it, they don't have to look!!!!
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 11:33:47 PM
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When I get home the shoes come off and then the bra! Hate them! But I wouldn't go out in public without wearing one. It would scare people to death. Last Christmas my MIL gave me a bra fitting at Nordstrom and a new bra. I went for the fitting and, for the first time in my life, have a bra that fits and doesn't ride up in the back. Not to mention that I look almost as "perky" as I did when I was in my 20's. Considering that I'm a DDD that says a lot! But that sucker still comes off as soon as I get home!
http://therusticcottage.blogspot.com
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Edited by - therusticcottage on Aug 20 2007 11:38:26 PM |
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Runbikegrrl
True Blue Farmgirl
250 Posts
MaryAnn
Waterbury Ctr
VT
USA
250 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 03:47:17 AM
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Well here it goes! I am one of those ladies "carpenters dream...flat as a board". They use to be cute, then after 3 pregnancies and nursing for 7years (4 years in a row with no break) they just look flatter! I usually just wear Juniors training bras for dress up occassions and sports bras the rest of the time. My mother was like me no chest at all, my grand mother was and daughter is well endowed 36D's go figure!
"So many interests so little time!"
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UrbanChick
True Blue Farmgirl
331 Posts
Ayako
Atlanta
GA
USA
331 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 04:27:46 AM
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I wear a bra in public but at home it comes off. I'm not very big but I noticed things are going south and not as perky but I don't care if I have to sling them over my shoulders when I'm 70, I hate wearing a bra at home.
"Courage dosen't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying: I will try again tomorrow." |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 06:19:36 AM
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| I must just be freak, but I honestly am more comfortable with bra than without. I wear cotton sports bras. They don't feel tight or uncomfortable at all. Do you think I would notice if it was cutting off circulation? Does the article say? |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
1573 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 06:48:46 AM
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| I am a 70s chick and we never wore bras in high school!!! I hate them!! But my daughters would be mortified if I went out in public without one!! They would own stock in Victoria Secret if they could!!! Besides, I guess after breastfeeding 4 kids and gravity they are not quite as cute and perky as they once were!!! LOL!!! |
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Leezard
True Blue Farmgirl
950 Posts
Elizabeth
Novi
MI
USA
950 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 07:11:22 AM
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I generally wear a bra except at night and occasional times when I'm home at home. I do, however, try not to wear underwire bras as I've heard there could be a connection with that and certain breast issues, cancer and the like. I guess the idea is that our bodies are like one big circuit and it doesn't make sense to wear metal in the area of our body that tends to sweat the most.
http://ruby--slippers.blogspot.com/
www.leezard.etsy.com |
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mom2knk
True Blue Farmgirl
321 Posts
Blanche
So Cal
321 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 07:34:18 AM
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| I only wear a bra if I go out and only if I am getting out of the car. I can't stand wearing them and like many of you it is one of the first things I take off as soon as I can!! |
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babysmama
True Blue Farmgirl
931 Posts
Elizabeth
Iowa
931 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 07:43:36 AM
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I'm not too big, 36B, but have nursed two children. I can not stand underwire so don't wear those but I do wear a bra during the day. I never wear one at night (except the first few weeks after having a baby I have to in order to keep those nursing pads in place). I don't think that I could go out in public without one because I'd feel like I was flopping around all over the place or what if I got cold?! lol
-Elizabeth |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 08:22:11 AM
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I wear one all day long, and take it off at around 8:00 at night, when we're sitting around. I really like the bras that I wear though, they're made by Wacoal, and though expensive, they're simple and structured and WAY comfortable. They have a front closure and a racer back, so I can keep the straps up. I buy two every year, usually the same style, and I don't need anything else!
I'm a little "chesty" (36 C) and though they're perky, I'm not a fan of them swingin' around. I also don't like the feeling of fabric rubbing against my skin after a time, either.
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
182 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 10:36:16 AM
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Well I went a total 24 hours without a bra and that included working at the nursery...When my mom walked in, and did a twirl or two and said do you notice anything (because if she did I was going to run home and get my bra) and she said you lost a little weight. I said no, I stopped wearing my bra. Can you tell. She said you did that's great and no I can't tell. I am a DDD. There is no hiding my chest. And I wouldn't call them perky. What I found is if I wear my cami and tuck it in to my pants, it keep things from flopping all over the place. I can't beleive how much better I feel. More times than not yeasterday I forgot I wasn't wearing one, because I just felt so much better. Everytime I walked by a mirror last night I would take a second look, just to make sure I didn't look terrible, but I just can't tell. It must be the cami...
Here's to our health.
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
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Garden_artist
True Blue Farmgirl
182 Posts
Tammy
Southern Coast Oregon
182 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 10:44:32 AM
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You are going to love this...my Mom walked in today and I asked her again can you tell? She no not at all. And I said, well I see you are still wearing yours. She said I am? I started laughing and said good for you....She is a full C, and I couldn't even tell. She is doing the same thing, wearing a cami. Isn't this great?
When I feel spring coming I have to plant or I’ll go crazy! |
Edited by - Garden_artist on Aug 21 2007 10:45:17 AM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22942 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22942 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 12:42:37 PM
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That is great! It really feels wonderful to not have something feeling like a boa constrictor around your chest and breasts! I always hated having that feeling and then the slipping straps! Ugh!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
1825 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 12:50:05 PM
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The fabulous push-up bras of my long-spent youth now only make me look like the front end of a Boeing 747. Well, the front ends of TWO Boeing 747s. I much prefer the snug sports bras that fasten in front with several little hooks. Clothes hang nicer over that. They stretch out quickly, though.
Here's what's on my wish list now: http://www.sunshineoasisbodywrap.com/bra.htm |
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Trace
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Tracey
Canton
New York
USA
247 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 5:48:50 PM
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I'm one of those "bra-slaves", lol Bali is my choice of restraint device and it's underwire to boot. I like this model bali because it has solid straps not those elastic slinky ones that keep you bouncing long after you have stopped running, lol.
And when it's that time of month(read here, sore boobs), some days, it's a 24/7 bra marathon. I'm a 34c/d, which equates to a nice set of "Beaver Tails"
Tell me girls, what in hati where we thinking when in our younger days, we chanted merrily "we must, we must, we must increase our bust"?
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
687 Posts
687 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 07:19:39 AM
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Yep. One word--gravity. I saw what my great aunt looked like after years of not wearing one and it was not good, and that is putting it very mildly. Of course, your mileage may vary. I vote for the most comfortable bras possible. I found a curvation one that I like but I think it was discontinued. It is exceedingly comfortable. No underwires for me!!! Although the idea of a custom fitting sounds good...although to hear it from you guys apparently even they are overrated. Thanks!
Crunchy crafty goodness and psychoses...;-)http://nashbabe.blogspot.com |
Edited by - nashbabe on Aug 23 2007 07:25:42 AM |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2007 : 6:32:16 PM
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When I'm out and at work, I always wear a bra. As soon as I get home, off it goes! I can go without a bra for days at home....very comfortable. I did buy a couple of bras at Victoria's Secret that (even though underwire) it felt good right off the bat. The straps are thicker, so it feels better on my shoulders. I forget the name of the bra, but it came out about a year ago.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2007 : 7:17:38 PM
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| I've gone bra-less most of my life, but since hitting my mid 40s and having my darned thyroid fail, I look like a couple of old feed bags. I don't wear one when I'm at home, or any other time I can get away with it, due to GERD and heartburns. If I do wear one, it is all cotton with wide straps and front hooked if I can find it. No underwires.I detest discomfort more then saggy boobs :P |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22942 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22942 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2007 : 9:09:19 PM
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I am sorry to hear about your health problems, Annika- but good for you for putting comfort before "fashion"! I personally hate anything that makes me uncomfortable!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
http://home.test-afl.tulix.com/aleeandnora/ |
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sweetthunder214
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
theresa
smithville
tx
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2007 : 05:03:01 AM
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Originally posted by Bridge
I almost never wear a bra at home. I do wear one when I am out and about and at work. But it is the second thing off when I hit the door to the house. Shoes then bra!! I could use a bra rack by the door.....like they used to have hat racks!!! :) Just funnin!
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
Tee Hee.. thats just like me.. wish i would have thought of the bra rack by the door.. i know that would really get the guys laughing. |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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ArmyWifey
True Blue Farmgirl
712 Posts
Holly
Abilene
KS
712 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2007 : 10:42:58 AM
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I don't have time to read through all the posts - at the library - but I was wondering if any of you have tried the Brassage Bra's from Gaiam? They have built in bumps that are supposed to help massage your lymph sysytym? I've considered buying one.
As far as I go I know no bra can be more comfy but even my sizeB/C sag after nursing 4 (wish it didn't take radical surgery to put em back where they belong!) and it isn't always comfy to go braless - especially on hot days.
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!
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Jana
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 10:40:02 AM
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I had a serious talk with my physician about bras. About the supposed link to cancer (though I can't think of any women in my family that ever had breast cancer and they all wore bras.) He said that they were safe and so I'll go with that.
That being said, I hate the darn things! I feel I need to wear one in public as I am assymetrical, but at home I rarely wear one. One of the downsides to that are skin tags that develop where the breasts rub on my body. YUK!
The bras I do buy are an underwire (underwires seem to even out my shape) that I buy at a local Fashion Bug store. They are a firm knit, seamless bra, and for a bra, they are comfortable enough, though expensive.
If I do appear in public braless it is with a loose fitting sweater and I wear one of those ribbed tank tops underneath. This is the most comfortable for me.
Trust me, those of you who have nursed babies, know that those of us who have not have the same "gravitational" issues as well! Those girls have gone south!
Jana |
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Here's to Your Health: To bra or not to bra, that is my question!! |
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To bra or not to bra, that is my question!!
