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Originally Posted by gonnadoitthistime
I read years ago most women have never been properly fitted for their bras, and worked with a woman whose mother fitted bras for people at a store. As far as these slip on bras, they kind of remind me of sports bras (always hated those). Hope those that decide to give them a try aren't disappointed, but I won't because I found my perfect bra a few years ago and just reorder a few now and then online when they are on sale, and when the time comes to go down a size, with just do that.
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I don't think you understand the situation I've discribed. Your typical "perfect bra" critieria no longer works for me. Finding a properly fit bra is not the issue, finding something comfortable for flare days is.
Twenty five years ago I had my first bra fitting (and many times since). I not only had bras professionally fitted, I've had the fitting process explained to me, so I could judge every bra I tried on. That worked wonderfully for many years until my health issues started cropping up, and my "perfect" bras were no longer perfect in every situation. A perfectly fitting bra is not necessarily one that is comfortable to sleep in, or easy to get into when you have pain and mobility and dexterity issues.
Now, my perfect "good day" bra is very different from my perfect "bad flare day" bra.
There is no "perfect bra" for fibromyalgia/cfids. A bra that has the proper support AND is easy to put on even when my joints won't move right. Even when I have no dexterity in my hands, and, and comfortable enough to sleep in even during a flare (a time when even just wearing clothing can hurt, and a light, cotton sheet can feel like burlap on sunburnt skin). Because that's what fibromyalgia can often feel like - like every inch of your body is severely sunburnt (and your bones are all being crushed while your head is in a vice and mud has been packed into your sinuses).
On perfect days, I wear my perfect bras and am happy with them. On my pretty good days, I wear my pretty good bras (I sacrifice a little support for the luxury of being able to put it on and wear it comfortably) For my worst days, I'd settle for "good enough."
I know with comfort being my top priority for those days, that support will be sacrificed - I'd just like a little more support, than well, none. Because right now, I don't have a bra that I can sleep in that has any support at all.
If my husband and I are home alone, wearing no bra is an option, and a comfortable one. But when I'm flaring when my husband has his friends (whihc are also our friends) over for gaming or poker, I want something I can wear in bed and when I need to use the bathroom or the kitchen (our appartment is so small, that I can't even go to the bathroom without being in full view of everyone in the living room, and to get to the kitchen, I have to walk through the living room).
I don't like wearing no bra, or my one very comfortable sleep bra, because I look horrible. I really don't like the boobs at the bellybutton look.
