Saggy?
Posted by Cottontimer on 07 Nov 2007 | Tagged as: Motherhood, What the @#!
Great news! Or not….
Latest research shows that breastfeeding does NOT make breasts sag but pregnancy DOES. Not surprisingly, smoking and age also make breasts sag. And not wearing a proper sports bra may also increase “breast sagginess.”
The conclusion?
Women can now breastfeed without fear for the future of their breasts, author and plastic surgeon Brian Rinker said.
Dr Rinker said he decided to carry out the study after many of his patients demanded he “fix what breastfeeding did to my breasts”.
As if I care. Breastfeeding is good for so many reasons that being saggy is the least of my concerns. Not that I’m admitting to being saggy, of course! As Oprah has been saying for ages, a good bra will fix ya.
Clues your bra is the wrong size:
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If your cups runneth over, it’s time to go up a cup size.
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If your cups dimple, it’s time to go down a cup size.
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If you have the dreaded back fat, you probably think your bra is too tight, but you’re wrong—your bra is too big. Wearing the bra lower on your back with a smaller band size will completely eliminate the back fat.
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If your strap falls down, that means your bra band is riding up and you probably need to go down a band size.
Where do you get your bras? (Men, please feel free to answer too if you’re buying bras for yourself or someone special. 
) For years, my favorite bras have been the Maidenform Bodymates bra that you can get in a 3-pack at Costco. Comfortable, affordable, supportable.
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My LC was saying that over 10 years ago! It was such a common excuse for moms that didn’t want to breastfeed! Mine were saggy before so no harm done!
Shopping is hard for me, I’m still a really ridiculous cup size so I can’t shop in most department stores. Once I got out of nursing bras I really hit a wall. I tried Intimacy, the place Oprah always suggests but I wasn’t impressed. The sales ladies were ‘booked up’ so I was ‘invited’ to just shop by myself if I knew what I needed. I managed to snag a saleslady in the dressing room to help me swap out for another size and she stuck with me, which was great. But the prices, ouch! I’ll happily pop back to my little specialty bridal store for bras now. hey have my size and the salesfolks aren’t too busy!
/me spits coffee across the room
You both made me laugh so hard!!
Gosh, sagginess was and is the least of my concerns… who has time to think about that when we’re told to be obsessed with every ounce the baby gains in weight those first few days and weeks!! And my present concerns are more along the lines of will I be so lucky to have another child. I could careless if child #2 makes me saggier… I should be so lucky!
I bought a couple of Wacoal bras a while back (I’d gotten fitted, and discovered I’d been buying the wrong size for years. And lucky me, my size is 32C. Just try to find many items of that size on the racks. And then weed through those to find a style that keeps your boobs in place. fun fun). And I *love* them.
I bought some other, less spendy, bras as well because my lingerie budget couldn’t handle a drawer full of $50 bras.
But my outlook on lingerie, is the same as shoes and other clothing. If it is getting worn regularly, buy quality even if it’s more expensive.
If you’re going to wear it only occasionally, or just once or twice, buy something that looks good and hunt for the bargain.