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Pattibee · 02-18-2007, 08:54 AM

Hi Ladies,
I have been soooo uncomfortabe sleeping with the sports bra...so lastnight I slept with a cami w/shelf bra. Much more comfy...Do you think it really matters? I did not ask PS...I will when I see him on Fri. In the meantime...I would love to just sleep in the cami w/shelf bra...What do ya think?

Thankyou

JACQELINERT · 02-18-2007, 11:06 AM

Since I had my BA and BL separately, I have a bit different perspective.

After my lift, my PS did not need me ever to wear a bra at all. After my BA, he wanted me in a sports bra for a few weeks, to help "stablize" the implants. A shelf bra doesn't give that all-round support that helps stabilize them.

But PSs are all over the map on this bra-wearing question, so this is one of those annoying areas where the answer is "ask your PS" (especially annoying in the middle of a long weekend LOL!).

All you can do is try to weigh the increased comfort against the possibility that something will happen in the next two days, and you will worry it was caused by your not wearing the sports bra! Judgment call.

(Note, I only had a crescent lift, so my experience may not be relevant.

)

Victory · 02-18-2007, 11:48 AM

My PS suggested camis with shelf bras. He doesn't recommend much support at all for the first several weeks. From reading the forum here, however, it's apparent that all PSs are different in that regard!

elizabethmc · 02-18-2007, 03:43 PM

My PS was one of the "different" ones. He put me in the front-opening surgical bra after the BA/BL and had me in it for a full 8 weeks, no cheating allowed! So this is definitely a judgement call for the PS to make I am afraid...you definitely don't want to damage your new additions! Good luck!

Ema · 02-18-2007, 05:55 PM

I also have to stay in a full support sports bra.....I have another PO on Tues, so I'm hoping that he'll tell me then, that the sports bra can go "bye bye"!!! I think I will probably still sleep in mine though.....just ready for a normal bra under clothes!
Let us know what your PS says!

steph72 · 02-22-2007, 09:33 PM

I still sleep in my sports bra (aka straight jacket!), even though it's a matter of choice now. I've got this silly paranoia that I'm going to roll over and pop my stitches or hurt myself...even 6 wks post op I still feel fragile, but I'm pretty much a hypochondriac anyway!

J&J · 02-23-2007, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pattibee

Hi Ladies,
I have been soooo uncomfortabe sleeping with the sports bra...so lastnight I slept with a cami w/shelf bra. Much more comfy...Do you think it really matters? I did not ask PS...I will when I see him on Fri. In the meantime...I would love to just sleep in the cami w/shelf bra...What do ya think?

Thankyou

I THINK YOU SHOULD FOLLOW WHAT YOUR PS TOLD YOU.I DON'T THINK SPORTS BRAS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AT ALL. I'M USING THEM UNTIL NOW (MORE THAN A MONTH NOW

)..BUT ALL OF THEM ARE NIKEWOMEN..THEY ARE SO UNCOMFORTABLE AND YOU CAN GO OUT ANYWHERE WITH THEM

02-18-2007, 08:54 AM	#1
Pattibee Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pa Sign: Posts: 317 Thanks: 169 Thanked 86 Times in 77 Posts	lift ladies, shelf bra to sleep? Hi Ladies, I have been soooo uncomfortabe sleeping with the sports bra...so lastnight I slept with a cami w/shelf bra. Much more comfy...Do you think it really matters? I did not ask PS...I will when I see him on Fri. In the meantime...I would love to just sleep in the cami w/shelf bra...What do ya think? Thankyou

02-18-2007, 03:43 PM	#4
elizabethmc Happy Holidays! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oak Forest, Illinois Posts: 573 Thanks: 267 Thanked 210 Times in 165 Posts	Sorry to say... My PS was one of the "different" ones. He put me in the front-opening surgical bra after the BA/BL and had me in it for a full 8 weeks, no cheating allowed! So this is definitely a judgement call for the PS to make I am afraid...you definitely don't want to damage your new additions! Good luck!

02-22-2007, 09:33 PM	#6
steph72 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Texas USA Sign: Posts: 97 Thanks: 24 Thanked 37 Times in 31 Posts	I still sleep in my sports bra (aka straight jacket!), even though it's a matter of choice now. I've got this silly paranoia that I'm going to roll over and pop my stitches or hurt myself...even 6 wks post op I still feel fragile, but I'm pretty much a hypochondriac anyway! __________________ www.justbreastimplants.com/Ciaravino/

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02-18-2007, 11:06 AM	#2
JACQELINERT Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northeast Posts: 956 Thanks: 450 Thanked 358 Times in 195 Posts	Since I had my BA and BL separately, I have a bit different perspective. After my lift, my PS did not need me ever to wear a bra at all. After my BA, he wanted me in a sports bra for a few weeks, to help "stablize" the implants. A shelf bra doesn't give that all-round support that helps stabilize them. But PSs are all over the map on this bra-wearing question, so this is one of those annoying areas where the answer is "ask your PS" (especially annoying in the middle of a long weekend LOL!). All you can do is try to weigh the increased comfort against the possibility that something will happen in the next two days, and you will worry it was caused by your not wearing the sports bra! Judgment call. (Note, I only had a crescent lift, so my experience may not be relevant. )

02-18-2007, 11:48 AM	#3
Victory Ride Like You Stole 'Em Join Date: Jan 2007 Sign: Posts: 233 Thanks: 88 Thanked 65 Times in 57 Posts	My PS suggested camis with shelf bras. He doesn't recommend much support at all for the first several weeks. From reading the forum here, however, it's apparent that all PSs are different in that regard!

02-18-2007, 05:55 PM	#5
Ema Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Florida Sign: Posts: 173 Thanks: 32 Thanked 53 Times in 48 Posts	I also have to stay in a full support sports bra.....I have another PO on Tues, so I'm hoping that he'll tell me then, that the sports bra can go "bye bye"!!! I think I will probably still sleep in mine though.....just ready for a normal bra under clothes! Let us know what your PS says!