Uncomfortable bras

I'm a fan of the Genie type bra too. Don't even notice I'm wearing one.

Same problem experienced by most of you with straps falling off, not good support etc.
Until I found these on Amazon:
Delimira Women's Front Closure Full Coverage Underwire Non Padded Racerback Bra

To my mind the perfect bra, I now wont use anything else.

I don't have a bra problem but I can see it is a problem. I do long for the days when I didn't need a bra though- lovely freedom.

I am not one of the well endowed when it comes to boobs.Not worth spending time and money on.
In the winter my layers of clothing hide everything but for warmer months I have a front fastening bra that I can play around with to give what I do have some comfort
Addition of some padding works wonders.

48C and have just found bras from Fifty Plus that fit perfectly. Can't wear undersized these support well. So glad I have found them

There's a rather nice phrase that appears on Facebook now and then - Home is where the bra isn't.
A thought to be embroidered and hung on the wall... Bra extenders - what a lovely idea!

I bought a 44E bra yesterday and haven't tried it on yet. I am so uncomfortable with my huge boobs. I envy those who can go braless.

Have just been on the WOWCHER site and they have aahh style bra's at 3 for £6, i bought a pack 3/4 years ago and they are still going strong. I feel they have better support and straps than aahh bra

Had a fitting yesterday at M &S and i was still 40dd but the bra i bought from M&S last month which was also A 40dd was digging in all over and the assistant was shocked at the red marks, we tried other bra's and they were fine. The assistant replaced my old(18 days) bra with a new one.Must have been the style or it had been sized wrong. Aahh bra's cant be beaten though.

Jaxie, I'm a 38A too, and used to have a lot of trouble but found some very smooth, stretchy-cup ones with wide straps, no wiring or anything else to dig in, in M&S. They come in S,M and L - I found the M size fine.
Not exactly glam but who cares? I wear them nearly all the time.
I agree, not always easy to find 38A but you can always order at M&S.

I second Hellomonty's suggestion above. I had been wearing 34E bras and after measuring using the bra guru guide wear a 32G. The look and fit is so much better.

Coolgran Thanks for your suggestion . I have tried the front fastening ones but still find them uncomfortable . I really don`t know what the answer is apart from going braless , difficult at a 36 c/d ! I have bra free days when staying at home

Have a look at this. Most of us, certainly I, have been measuring ourselves incorrectly for modern bras. I found this a complete game changer. thebetterbracampaign.blogspot.co.uk/p/fitting-advice.html?m=1

I burned my bras in the 70's. Don't any of you just go free?

f77 what about a front fastening bra ?

come on in Brian and give us your opinions!

OOPS, I think I'm in the wrong section.
Brian.

I'm 38A and to find a comfortable bra is well- nigh impossible. Most cups are far too full for my small breasts, so I look like the cow with the crumpled horn. The band underneath the breasts is always on the last hook, or it cuts into my flesh. Cotton bras are particularly difficult to find. The pull on comfort bras are all made from nylon jersey and make me too hot, as my autonomic system has given up and I have no thermometer. I can't understand why M&S stock so few bras in my size - am I a freak?

Bras are the bane of my life , I find that I have to have the shoulder straps so loose that they don`t hold me up and the fasteners at the back really are painful on my spine bones . I have found a sort of solution in a pull on effort which has a bit of padding . It is not a good look though , I feel very frumpy and it does not give a good shape under clothes . I have tried every kind of bra there is and they ALL HURT ! May look at the genie and extenders .

Nothing beats coming in from work, at the end of a long day, and unhooking your bra. The relief is bliss. Sometimes, if I'm working alone, I slip both straps off my shoulders and pull my arms through. But I have to straighten myself up again before I leave my office! The days of pert boobs have long gone!

My, admittedly unglamorous ,solution is to put my bra on over a camisole or sleeveless tshirt laye.
It stays comfortable all day.

Thanks Shysal I'll have a look .

Thanks I thought it was just me who couldn't wait to get home and take the blooming thing off. Such a comfort to be in good company.

I had a bad bra experience today! I was cooking with DGD in the kitchen and kept getting acute pain in my right nipple - once I had made sure the jam tart6s were not burning I investigated. Somehow a sharp bristle from my hair brush had embedded itself in my bra and was poking directly into my nipple - no wonder it hurt!! But a bit of a relief to know there is nothing amiss with my anatomy!

I hate bras too, and just before reading this had undone mine...as i usually do later in the day. i have never heard of those mentioned. Will check them out. Thanks.