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Apr. 3rd, 2009 07:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beelikejI bought a bra today.
A small step for womankind, a HUGE step for me. I have been apprehensively checking out shapes and colours in the past months and already decided on a model I could handle. The shoplady was extremely understanding about my issues. She gave me plenty of time to try the contraption, suggested to check how it looked underneath my shirt and answered all my questions patiently. She was also very helpful on picking the right size. Bloody hell, I thought DD was kind of the biggest. As it turns out the most comfortable bra was labeled 90F. (If that number is supposed to be centimeters that would be 36 inches, although the US size on the label says 40 - I don't know)
Of course now the real experiment starts. I got the advice to slowly get used to wearing it and just try it for a couple of hours a day at home at first. *puts on brave face*
So far I must admit the bra gives my body a more recognizable shape and I feel I might be able to wear a T-shirt without covering up my breasts with an additional blouse. Spot the difference!
But I'm hyper-aware of wearing it, which is giving me emo.
First question for those of you with experience: when I sit down the bottom starts curling up. I know I have curves that may cause this, but surely I'm not the only one. Is it normal to have to adjust the bra or do I need to teach myself to sit up straight?
A small step for womankind, a HUGE step for me. I have been apprehensively checking out shapes and colours in the past months and already decided on a model I could handle. The shoplady was extremely understanding about my issues. She gave me plenty of time to try the contraption, suggested to check how it looked underneath my shirt and answered all my questions patiently. She was also very helpful on picking the right size. Bloody hell, I thought DD was kind of the biggest. As it turns out the most comfortable bra was labeled 90F. (If that number is supposed to be centimeters that would be 36 inches, although the US size on the label says 40 - I don't know)
Of course now the real experiment starts. I got the advice to slowly get used to wearing it and just try it for a couple of hours a day at home at first. *puts on brave face*
So far I must admit the bra gives my body a more recognizable shape and I feel I might be able to wear a T-shirt without covering up my breasts with an additional blouse. Spot the difference!
But I'm hyper-aware of wearing it, which is giving me emo.
First question for those of you with experience: when I sit down the bottom starts curling up. I know I have curves that may cause this, but surely I'm not the only one. Is it normal to have to adjust the bra or do I need to teach myself to sit up straight?
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Date: 2009-04-05 06:10 pm (UTC)When I think about it, I realize I also adjust my other clothes during the day; I usually have to pull up my pants after sitting down and adjust the belt a bit. I guess I shouldn't be worried if I have to do the same with a bra, but wearing it makes me so conscious of being a woman, as opposed to just being, and it drives me a little nuts.
I wanted to know whether it was a Dutch version, since the bookshop-lady didn't think there was a translation. But apparantly there is! So now I know what to get for my mom's birthday! And I still have plenty of time to track down a copy, yay!