February 20, 2006

Nursing bras are the devil

The devil I tell you.
Bras in general are not terribly comfortable, but they've come a long way, and some of my seemless Olga bras were actually both supportive and comfortable. A perfect mix. Ah Olga, how I miss you.
I can no longer wear my regular bras because while I am nursing, I am a 38 G. Yes, I said G. As in the letter after F. As in a 38 DDDD (if such a thing existed.) You may not know this, but a DD is actually an "E" and a DDD is actually an "F" I guess it's a modesty thing. Saying "triple D" is more demure than saying "Bring me one of those F cups". But once you get to G they figure you have no demureness left, so they just make you call it a G. The G stands for Ginormous.
The bra czars have also decided that nursing bras shall not be allowed to have underwires. So right off the bat, they are not supportive - which makes NO SENSE AT ALL! If ever there was a time when a woman needed a supportive bra, maybe with a hydraulic lift, it's when she suddenly finds herself to be a G cup. But no, So they try to compensate with extra elastic and extra straps and extra chicken wire which cuts into your back and shoulders and your delicate under arm area. It's the opposite of comfortable.
And of course, they don't sell G cups in any actual stores, because anyone who actually needs a G would just be so hideously and embarrassingly ginormous that she would never leave her home, so they only sell them on the internets. And trying to buy a bra that fits over the internet is like pinning the tail on the donkey. I sometimes think I'd have better luck walking up to random women on the street and asking if I could just try their bra on. At least that way I wouldn't have to pay return shipping.

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