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kpang78 · 07-07-2008, 12:30 AM

I've been in a sports bra and the strap since I got my BA, and I have only one more week to go until I can wear wireless bras and ditch the strap, YAY!

However, I had to go to a barbecue today, and I really didn't want to wear the strap, so I left it home. I also wore a wireless bra too because I wanted to look good. They looked fabulous in my fitted tank, and I was feeling good as we were leaving the house.

Once in the car I could feel the fullness at the top of my breasts, and it was really uncomfortable. I was wishing I'd at least brought the strap to wear in the car! My boobies also felt weird being in a normal bra and not being held in with a sports bra. I'm glad to know that they're going to look pretty damn great when everythign settles down, but I could not take off my bra fast enough and slip into my sports bra and strap!

Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with their sports bra and/or strap? I wonder if I'm going to want to ditch them, they're just so much more secure and I guess comfortable!

Alaria · 07-07-2008, 01:51 AM

Same here. Last night I had a get together to go to and I couldnt wear the sportsbra because it showed through the top. I bought a cheap bra at target a 34C, which I guess it equivalent to 32D. I couldn't wait to get home. Though at night I can sleep free. I was happy to use the sportsbra today and not need to put that bra back on. I still think I hate the sportsbra. I think I will love my regular bras when things settle more. I'm still planning a sportsbra burning. HEHE

MissOhio1986 · 07-07-2008, 02:17 AM

life is still blah here! i wasnt told until my post op to even wear a sports bra. i had to ask at that! right now im just wearing t's to cover the sports bra and still have some steri strips.... i wish there was something else i could wear, as i cant wait to get to that point!!!

jennram01 · 07-07-2008, 02:22 AM

I def still feel that I need the sports bra. Im not rushing things. I know that I will not fit well in a real bra for about 2 months and I know that even then....that will not be my permanent size. I think the breasts have changed just about as much as they will around 5 months or so. We just have to be patient. It will be worth it by next summer

Andrea88 · 07-07-2008, 04:05 AM

I have that feeling too....When I have to wear a bra w/ certain shirts I will, but if it's a T-shirt or something that I could wear a sports bra w/ I'll do it...the only thing is, I put my bikini top pads inside my sports bra to prevent headlights

The first time I wore a bra it was weird and I couldn't wait to get into my sports bra. The first week I hated my sports bra because I thought that was making my back hurt, but it was my posture post-op...Every1's getting along now

jennram01 · 07-08-2008, 03:15 AM

Yeah, my back was killing me at first too, but part of it was the sports bra. Anything tight on my neck or shoulder muscles will give me a tension headace and make my back hurt. It is a getting better though

But..I havent wore a real bra at all yet. I havent even bought one. The furthest I got was trying one on at the store just for fun

newboobs32 · 07-08-2008, 02:38 PM

I have been going braless. Period. LOL!

jennram01 · 07-08-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by newboobs32

I have been going braless. Period. LOL!

Arent you worried about getting CC from going braless? I am so scared, I only take it off at night.

kpang78 · 07-08-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jennram01

Arent you worried about getting CC from going braless? I am so scared, I only take it off at night.

Some PS actually prefer that their patients go braless, I don't think they'd recommend that if there was an increased chance of gettting CC! They just all have different philosophies about recovery procedures.

norcalbabe · 07-08-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jennram01

Arent you worried about getting CC from going braless? I am so scared, I only take it off at night.

my PS instructed no bras of any kind for 4 wks. i just started wearing wireless bras after my 1 month PO visit but even then i was advised that if i could go braless for longer then even better. everyone's PS has a preference. i don't think going braless increases the risk of CC. my PS encouraged it to help w/dropping.

jennram01 · 07-09-2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by newboobs32

I have been going braless. Period. LOL!

Ohhhhh, it is sooooo confusing!!!

Why can't they all just be on the same page, it makes me nervous. You would think that there would be enough studies out there to confirm a best method, but I guess not

HawaiiHottie · 08-31-2008, 03:20 AM

I STILL don't wear a normal bra.
I don't know what size I am either, but I've been squishing into my old bras.
The ones I wore before I lost all the weight. They "fit" but are really snug.
I am still wearing the wireless I bought like 2 weeks after my BA.
Everytime I wear one with wires I am screaming to get out of them within 2 hours.
I only wear them when my bf and I go out for dinner, otherwise it's bikini tops(I live in Hawaii, and spend most days out at the pool) and camosale tanktops with built-in-bras.

diana08 · 08-31-2008, 03:05 PM

Hi Jennram01, I couldn't agree more, you read that everyone else has been given different advice and just hope and pray that you are doing everything right. I have decided that if I follow my PS's instructions to the letter then if anything goes wrong I can get him to put it right.

I had to wear a band for two weeks, 24 hours a day, with a sports bra, now I have to wear a sports bra for a further four weeks still 24 hours a day, up until my 6 week post op check up, after that its wireless bras for 6 months and back to wired after that.

Just follow what your PS advises and happy healing to you.
Di X

MRevie · 09-03-2008, 10:56 AM

I agree with Kpang78. I was instructed not to wear a regular bra until I'm happy with where the implants have settled. Sports bra central for at least another month or 2! Good thing I absolutely loooove the way I look in tank tops

lol
And no wire bras for 6 months. I think my boobs would still look weird in a regular bra anyway. Like the bra is sitting on top of them instead of my boobs laying inside the cup.

Island_Girl · 09-03-2008, 11:59 AM

I am 13 days post and at one week out I was told I could wear whatever I wanted or none if I chose to do so. I do notice that I like wearing nothing better. Alot more comfortable.

07-07-2008, 12:30 AM	#1
kpang78 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 747 My Mood: Thanks: 198 Thanked 386 Times in 284 Posts	Wore a "normal" bra in public for the first time I've been in a sports bra and the strap since I got my BA, and I have only one more week to go until I can wear wireless bras and ditch the strap, YAY! However, I had to go to a barbecue today, and I really didn't want to wear the strap, so I left it home. I also wore a wireless bra too because I wanted to look good. They looked fabulous in my fitted tank, and I was feeling good as we were leaving the house. Once in the car I could feel the fullness at the top of my breasts, and it was really uncomfortable. I was wishing I'd at least brought the strap to wear in the car! My boobies also felt weird being in a normal bra and not being held in with a sports bra. I'm glad to know that they're going to look pretty damn great when everythign settles down, but I could not take off my bra fast enough and slip into my sports bra and strap! Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with their sports bra and/or strap? I wonder if I'm going to want to ditch them, they're just so much more secure and I guess comfortable! __________________ Kim 5'2" 130 lbs, 30" RC Went from a deflated and saggy 36B to a 36D AND STILL GROWING! 500 CCs! Mentor sils Mod+, unders, crease incision Also BL, FTT, MR, ultrasonic lipo of the flanks

07-07-2008, 02:22 AM	#4
jennram01 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 142 Thanks: 78 Thanked 30 Times in 26 Posts	Me too :) I def still feel that I need the sports bra. Im not rushing things. I know that I will not fit well in a real bra for about 2 months and I know that even then....that will not be my permanent size. I think the breasts have changed just about as much as they will around 5 months or so. We just have to be patient. It will be worth it by next summer __________________ 25 yrs old 5'9' 140 lbs 1 wonderful lil boy! pre: 34 A Post: 34D so far 420cc overfilled to 450 Unders

07-07-2008, 04:05 AM	#5
Andrea88 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 460 My Mood: Thanks: 409 Thanked 185 Times in 160 Posts	I have that feeling too....When I have to wear a bra w/ certain shirts I will, but if it's a T-shirt or something that I could wear a sports bra w/ I'll do it...the only thing is, I put my bikini top pads inside my sports bra to prevent headlights The first time I wore a bra it was weird and I couldn't wait to get into my sports bra. The first week I hated my sports bra because I thought that was making my back hurt, but it was my posture post-op...Every1's getting along now __________________ Stats: 5'7 120 lbs 34/A currently a 34/DD 31 ribcage Mod +/Saline/510cc Full Unders

07-08-2008, 03:15 AM	#6
jennram01 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 142 Thanks: 78 Thanked 30 Times in 26 Posts	Yeah, my back was killing me at first too, but part of it was the sports bra. Anything tight on my neck or shoulder muscles will give me a tension headace and make my back hurt. It is a getting better though But..I havent wore a real bra at all yet. I havent even bought one. The furthest I got was trying one on at the store just for fun __________________ 25 yrs old 5'9' 140 lbs 1 wonderful lil boy! pre: 34 A Post: 34D so far 420cc overfilled to 450 Unders

07-08-2008, 02:38 PM	#7
newboobs32 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 286 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 73 Posts	I have been going braless. Period. LOL! __________________ Dr. Hause

07-07-2008, 01:51 AM	#2
Alaria Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 914 Thanks: 289 Thanked 386 Times in 344 Posts	Same here. Last night I had a get together to go to and I couldnt wear the sportsbra because it showed through the top. I bought a cheap bra at target a 34C, which I guess it equivalent to 32D. I couldn't wait to get home. Though at night I can sleep free. I was happy to use the sportsbra today and not need to put that bra back on. I still think I hate the sportsbra. I think I will love my regular bras when things settle more. I'm still planning a sportsbra burning. HEHE

07-07-2008, 02:17 AM	#3
MissOhio1986 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 171 Thanks: 73 Thanked 29 Times in 29 Posts	life is still blah here! i wasnt told until my post op to even wear a sports bra. i had to ask at that! right now im just wearing t's to cover the sports bra and still have some steri strips.... i wish there was something else i could wear, as i cant wait to get to that point!!!

08-31-2008, 03:20 AM	#12
HawaiiHottie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Hawaii Kai, Oahu Posts: 104 My Mood: Thanks: 52 Thanked 65 Times in 44 Posts	I STILL don't wear a normal bra. I don't know what size I am either, but I've been squishing into my old bras. The ones I wore before I lost all the weight. They "fit" but are really snug. I am still wearing the wireless I bought like 2 weeks after my BA. Everytime I wear one with wires I am screaming to get out of them within 2 hours. I only wear them when my bf and I go out for dinner, otherwise it's bikini tops(I live in Hawaii, and spend most days out at the pool) and camosale tanktops with built-in-bras.

08-31-2008, 03:05 PM	#13
diana08 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London, England Posts: 69 My Mood: Thanks: 6 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	Hi Jennram01, I couldn't agree more, you read that everyone else has been given different advice and just hope and pray that you are doing everything right. I have decided that if I follow my PS's instructions to the letter then if anything goes wrong I can get him to put it right. I had to wear a band for two weeks, 24 hours a day, with a sports bra, now I have to wear a sports bra for a further four weeks still 24 hours a day, up until my 6 week post op check up, after that its wireless bras for 6 months and back to wired after that. Just follow what your PS advises and happy healing to you. Di X __________________ Pre-BA Size: 34AA Post-BA Size: 34D so far, hoping to stay this size or hopefully get bigger when I D&F. Ribcage: 29" Height: 5' 5" Weight: 118 lbs 290 CL - Textured Silicone - High Profiles - Under Muscle

09-03-2008, 10:56 AM	#14
MRevie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Woodhaven, New York Posts: 115 My Mood: Thanks: 32 Thanked 51 Times in 43 Posts	I agree with Kpang78. I was instructed not to wear a regular bra until I'm happy with where the implants have settled. Sports bra central for at least another month or 2! Good thing I absolutely loooove the way I look in tank tops lol And no wire bras for 6 months. I think my boobs would still look weird in a regular bra anyway. Like the bra is sitting on top of them instead of my boobs laying inside the cup. __________________ 25 yrs old Height: 5' 1" Weight: 95lbs Pre-BA: 34B (wrong band size) Post-BA: 32DD-Hallelujah :) 390cc's in both Saline. Unders. Areola incision. BA Date: 08/01/08

09-03-2008, 11:59 AM	#15
Island_Girl Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aurora, Colorado Posts: 397 My Mood: Thanks: 113 Thanked 133 Times in 128 Posts	I am 13 days post and at one week out I was told I could wear whatever I wanted or none if I chose to do so. I do notice that I like wearing nothing better. Alot more comfortable. __________________ Pre BA-36A Post BA-36 D Smooth, silicone gel, unders, crease incision, 425cc 5' 2" 120 lbs. Mommy to 3 breasfed babies, I'm 45. www.justbreastimplants.com/Wolfe/