support bra

by sianb23 15th May 2011, 5:10 pm

Can anyone recommend a good but affordable support bra to wear for recovery?

I am currently wearing sports bras as this is what i was told to wear by the surgeon but they just dont have enough support.

Thankyou thank you

by misf1 15th May 2011, 5:16 pm

I would try a smaller band size in the sports bra if you find they are not supporting you, as this is where nearly all the support should come from. If you go down a band size you will also need to go up a cup size.

by sianb23 15th May 2011, 5:20 pm

thanks misf, yea this was my first thought but i had read a lot of posts where other people were wearing support bras instead of sport so i just wondered what the overall opinion was :dunno:

by misf1 15th May 2011, 5:24 pm

I've not tried a support bra, so I'm not really able to help with the difference in them. I did have a Z bra (post op bra) and that was really supportive when my boobs felt their heaviest..

by sianb23 15th May 2011, 5:28 pm

I never thought of post op bras, i'll have to have a look at them too, thankyou :flowers:

by sianb23 17th May 2011, 3:56 pm

Ok thought i'd update as i have found a fantastic bra for support, when out at the local shops yesterday i found a shock absorber sports bra on sale in my size so i grabbed it and i have to say it is fantastic!! granted it really doesnt look great (worse than the others i have) but it feels so supportive and comfortable.
Found the same sort on ebay for just £10 which i think is a pretty reasonable price;
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by charls87 17th May 2011, 3:59 pm

good link there!..Might get myself one for when im back in the gym!!

thanks x

by sianb23 17th May 2011, 4:02 pm

i would highly recommend these ones charls, no movement what so ever! xx

by Jennifer2011 17th May 2011, 4:02 pm

The support/ sports bras are the bit I dread most. The two I bought will show under my tops, though I s'pose It'll be worth looking a bit silly for a while as long our boobs get the support they need! haha
£10 is a great price! I bought 2 for £40 from Debenhams, they would have been £29 on their own! So expensive!! Xx

by sianb23 17th May 2011, 4:06 pm

yea they are a bit rubbish for under clothes as they come up so high, but your right it will be worth it in the end yipee

ouch! that is very expensive, how do they get away with charging that sort of money for them?? Shocked

by Vics 17th May 2011, 6:08 pm

Hi hun
I initially bought a bra from m and s in a 36dd, up a band size for support, but it turned out to be too big over the shoulder and not giving the support and the hosp told me not to wear it. I had two cheap ones with me from tesco which are good and were in 34dd but the nurses suggested I get full cup support rather than 3/4 cup and get an e instead. My mum went and got me these ones from m and s and told the women why I needed them, and they told her these are the ones everyone gets. The support is brilliant. Not sexy AT ALL but they do the job and I am wearing an e in them.

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by lolly 17th May 2011, 6:15 pm

pmsl.....ive just looked at them on the link you provided, ...well sexy..lol wonder if they do matching girdles for my fat belly x dance

by Vics 17th May 2011, 6:59 pm

i bought all the girdles they had haha! xx

by sianb23 17th May 2011, 7:04 pm

yea that looks just like the shock absorber i got too, as long as we keep well covered up no one would ever know we had granny bras on.....shame i heard something about us getting a heatwave very soon xx

by jen86 17th May 2011, 7:44 pm

im confused here...whats the diffrence bewtween a support bra ans a sports bra?! and whch offers the most support???? i have a sports bra, but loads of girls on here seem to have support bras?! am i wearing the wrong thing??

by d_whpl 17th May 2011, 8:06 pm

I bought a handful of bras before surgery, I showed them all to the nurse at the hospital and she chose two of them as suitable, and these are now the ones which i'm alternating while recovering. One is 'sports', one is 'support' and they're both good for the purpose.
Basically anything without wires and that closes at the back is good, as far as I gathered. Obviously if it's the right size and isn't too loose.

by Jennifer2011 17th May 2011, 11:50 pm

Jen I thought the exact same thing! lol I thought sports and support bras were the same thing!
Here's the ones I bought
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On sale too now, damn it! lol Xx

by nix47 18th May 2011, 1:46 am

I've read on another forum that ASDA do a really good one for £4... one woman said she'd spend up to £40 on sports/support bras and the ASDA one was her favourite and provided great support.

I'm heading down tomorrow to check them out. And might as well purchase it as an option for that price!

xx

by sianb23 18th May 2011, 7:23 am

Jen this is actually what i wanted to know as ive seen many people talking about how they prefer support bras over sports bras but i'm not really that bothered now as the sports bra i have found is perfect for the job anyways xx

by BevG 18th May 2011, 4:33 pm

I bought the ones from asda after spending a fortune on support bras from M&S and they are soooooo much better. Really comfortable and they're not too bad under clothes, quite easy to conceal .... not the sexiest but best of a bad bunch haha

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