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[Guest 2bfree]

Hello again. It' s been awhile since I've posted anything. I am finally able to order my first pair of breast forms. Right now I'm trying to decide if I should order a B or C cup. I'm 6 ft tall and weigh about 170 lbs. My bra size is around a 40 or 42. (I bought a size 40 from walmart, but it felt tight. I am planning on going to a major department store which does fittings.) As far as the cup size, I want an average look. I would appreciate any suggestions.

[VickySGV]

I am an inch shorter than you are, but with the same 42 inch bra. My hormone-grown girls are happy in a B cup which I use a set of enhancers for snugging things up if I really want to be perky. I only wear those with certain dresses though. Since I am full time, I guess I pass fairly well and look OK with a tight B. I do have some pre-hormone days forms that put me up to a C, but they felt much too heavy, and yes, I had one pop out of my bra at a terrible moment. I was a brides maid, and it happened when we were getting ready to go into the church!!

Start out with a B rated form for your bra band size, and if you want to later you could stack on an enhancer for just a little more character.

[Guest]

Hi 2B,

I am a slender build like you. And I thought I was being conservative starting with C cups. But, they looked topheavy to me. I didn't have a big enough behind to match. I eventually downsized to B, and, now that I have transitioned, am more like an A.

Of course, suit your own tastes. Whatever you go with, enjoy yourself!

Love, Megan

[Guest rikkicd64]

I am 6ft and 126lb and on a whim at walmart I purchased a black,lacey,padded,pushup bra in a size 38 c cup. I did not try it on at the store, I just loved the way it looked. Well at home, it fit perfect and is comfortable and looks good on me and I wear it all the time. All the women I have talked to say they are like me, that they have one certain bra that they wear more than others. It just took me a while to find the right one.

Rikki.....

[Guest Emma Leigh]

Similar story to yours Rikki...cept I,m 5,11 and it was Walmart UK aka ASDA....and I got 38BB....I think that is perfect for my size and build..

[JenniferB]

I wear a 42B or 40C. I'm 6'1" and my ideal weight would be around 187 lbs. I would like a 42C, and but I doubt I will get there after 2 1/2 years on HRT. Yet 42B is ok, and the girls show. I can add padded bras if I wanted to make them look bigger.

A 42C would be perfect, at least for me.

Jenny

[Guest 2bfree]

Thank all of you for the help.

Since I was leaning towards the B cup, I believe I'm going to follow Vicky's advice and statrt there. I just didn't want to look (as Rose put it) top heavy. It's just going to be trail and error. Hope to be able to post the results soon.

[Guest Eve Caillard]

Hi 2bfree. I'm only a weedy 5 feet 6 inches tall, and enduring horizontal weight redistribution issues (i.e. I am fat - entirely my own fault). I am 42 inch chest and prefer DD. Probably too big for slender people, but DD fits well with me as a more rotund person. DD gives me shape over my blobbiness, and seems to hit the right note for how I "femme" I feel: like it would be how I'd hope to be as a female. I love breast forms, they have their own shape and feel and I'd choose nothing over them. I am a great fan of the "Soft Leaves" brand - I find them comfortable, a tad firm, but price is excellent. As for bras, I am not keen on underwired, I have a favourite and quite soft peach one that allows a certain level of sag, and it feels perfect. So comfortable and natural feeling! The underwired ones more often than not kill my ribs. Good luck in your choices and enjoy! Let us know how you get on.

Eve

[Guest Guest_]

2bfree: I like wearing minimizers. I have a band size of of 38 and use a C cup. By using a mininmizer you can go with the larger band size and use a smaller cup size. I can fill out a C cup with out no padding or enhancers. I like my girls to show so I went with the C cup. Check out BALI's Mininmizer Bra's. I think they ar the best. My favorite is the Lace Desire Shimmery Floral Embroidered Mininmizer. Love Amber L.

[Guest ~Phoebe~]

Retail stores such as Victoria's Secret, Nordstrom's, Macy's, Lane Bryant, Catherine's, Cacique and other retail stores will measure you for the correct bra band and cup. Call ahead and ask if the Sales Assocoate will fit you for a bra. The fitting is in a private fitting room.