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How to Measure Bra Size for Sagging Breasts
How to Measure Bra Size for Sagging Breasts
As you get older, there are certain factors that affect the change of size and appearance of your breasts. It can be the age, pregnancy, weight, and breastfeeding that can make your breasts sag. It is only proper that women should know how to select the right fitted bras so that they don’t begin to sag.
In addition, the size of your bra will also depend on the shape of a woman’s breast. It is important that you should know how to measure your breast in order to find the best fitting bra to bring you utmost support and comfort. Doing so can also save you time and effort when going shopping for bras.
Knowing the Shape of the Breast
Before you can measure your bra size, it is important first to know the nature of your breast. Determining the shape of the breast can include different factors such as race, genetics, losing and gaining weight, gravity, and age which contributes to the uniqueness of each one’s breast. Knowing the shape of your breast is not a hard task. Follow these steps in order to figure out:
– The first thing you should do is to take off your shirt and stand in front of a mirror if you want to take note of the shape of your breast. Take a look at your breasts and mentally paint a picture of it. Then take a piece of paper and draw it or you can just simply take a photo of it. Just make sure to delete them right after to avoid privacy issues.
– Finding out two different shapes of your breast is normal.
Shapes of Breasts
– Standard Shape
This shape of the breast is the easiest to fit because the fats around the breast are distributed equally. You can wear a seamed, molded, demi, or minimizer bra for this type of breast.
– Swooping Breast
This shape of the breast has fuller at the bottom and the nipple somehow points upward. This is a very common shape to women especially those who have breastfed or have lost weight. For this type, it is recommended to use a bra with demi cup.
– Sagging breasts
This shape of the breast usually points downward. This can be because of several factors such as gravity, age, menopause, or not wearing an accurate bra. Having saggy breast can be a problem to most women particularly the older ones, those who have children, have lost weight, or is going through the menopausal stage.
Not wearing the right bra for saggy breasts could lead to the stretching and breaking of bra’s elasticity because the tissues will hold the breast up. Wearing the right fitted bra will not fix saggy breasts but they can prevent more sagging.
For sagging breasts, it is highly recommended to use soft cup bras that have seams with underwire so that the breast can be fully supported. It is easier to fit and find the right size of the bra when you have saggy breasts.
Measuring the Size of the Bra for Sagging Breast
In order to find the right size of bra for your breasts, you may consider the following steps below:
Step 1.
The first thing you need to do is the insert your fingers under the band of the bra. If you can put two fingers or more between your chest and the band of your bra, then your bra might be too big.
Women’s bra should give major support to the breasts. The band that is too big can contribute to the issue of sagging breasts. You must move down one size lower for the band and move up one cup size.
Step 2.
You may go to a professional bra-fitting store in order to accurately measure the bra that will best fit for you. They usually measure your chest around under your breast and making sure that the tap is not too tight or snug. The tape measure must rest flat on your skin to go across your back.
Step 3.
You must add two to three inches to the measurement in order to get the most accurate band size. There is no need to add size on the band because it is made of elastic materials and will stretch when used.
The band should be able to provide support 80 to 90 percent on your breast. You can get the right size of the band by pulling your bra straps so that your breasts can be pulled high enough to get the measurement under your breast.
Step 4.
You can move up to the next number if the result of your measurement is an odd number since bras are being produced only with event numbers. After that, you should try the bra having a new size. The back should not move up. If it does, then the band might be too big and you will need to move down the size.
Step 5.
You can also ask your assistant to measure the fullest part of your breast. Then find the difference between the band size and the result of the measurement. If it is less than four inches, you can wear a D cup; if five inches, then wear a DD or E cup; if six inches have a DDD or F cup; if its seven inches, then wear a G cup or DDD.
Additional Tips:
Remember not to use a dryer when washing your bras. This is because the heat can break down the elasticity of materials being used on your bra.
Bras only have a duration of nine months. After which, you should dispose of them and replace with a new one in order to ensure that they can provide you with effective support for the breasts.
Conclusion
Bras offer the support needed by breasts. People with large or saggy breasts are the ones who need well-fitted bras the most. Women should wear the right size of bras in order to minimize the possibilities of having breast-related conditions.
It is only proper to have a bra that could fit properly on your breasts. Bras must have additional strength to support the breast and provide sufficient protection.
