okay, I started a thread innocently asking Erin changes in her life, and it digressed into a discussion about her boobs. I have some questions...

Is it true that women with bigger busts experience back/shoulder aches more than medium/smaller boobed women?

Why underwire? Doesn't that stuff hurt??

if you have any questions, please submit them here for our expert panel

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BlackAdder7 said:

okay, I started a thread innocently asking Erin changes in her life, and it digressed into a discussion about her boobs. I have some questions...

Is it true that women with bigger busts experience back/shoulder aches more than medium/smaller boobed women?

Why underwire? Doesn't that stuff hurt??

if you have any questions, please submit them here for our expert panel :geek

I dont have huge boobs by any means but at one point I was a large D and never had any problems...

Why underwire?... It gives them a nicer shape..

Doesn't that stuff hurt... No, not unless it breaks thru the material and pokes you in the armpit... Otherwise you dont even know its there...

tinaz said:

BlackAdder7 said:

okay, I started a thread innocently asking Erin changes in her life, and it digressed into a discussion about her boobs. I have some questions...

Is it true that women with bigger busts experience back/shoulder aches more than medium/smaller boobed women?

Why underwire? Doesn't that stuff hurt??

if you have any questions, please submit them here for our expert panel :geek

I dont have huge boobs by any means but at one point I was a large D and never had any problems...

Why underwire?... It gives them a nicer shape..

Doesn't that stuff hurt... No, not unless it breaks thru the material and pokes you in the armpit... Otherwise you dont even know its there...

so someone who complains an underwire bra is leaving marks and hurting probably has the wrong size on...?

BlackAdder7 said:

tinaz said:

I dont have huge boobs by any means but at one point I was a large D and never had any problems...

Why underwire?... It gives them a nicer shape..

Doesn't that stuff hurt... No, not unless it breaks thru the material and pokes you in the armpit... Otherwise you dont even know its there...

so someone who complains an underwire bra is leaving marks and hurting probably has the wrong size on...?

After time the fabric breaks down and the underwire can poke through. That's when it's time to get a new one!

All of my friends with big boobs try to hide them by wearing minimizer bras and they complain about back pain all the time. I would still trade with them

CarrieLee said:

BlackAdder7 said:

so someone who complains an underwire bra is leaving marks and hurting probably has the wrong size on...?

After time the fabric breaks down and the underwire can poke through. That's when it's time to get a new one!

All of my friends with big boobs try to hide them by wearing minimizer bras and they complain about back pain all the time. I would still trade with them

what's a minimizer bra?

CarrieLee said:

BlackAdder7 said:

so someone who complains an underwire bra is leaving marks and hurting probably has the wrong size on...?

After time the fabric breaks down and the underwire can poke through. That's when it's time to get a new one!

All of my friends with big boobs try to hide them by wearing minimizer bras and they complain about back pain all the time. I would still trade with them

fucking bitches.

BlackAdder7 said:

CarrieLee said:

After time the fabric breaks down and the underwire can poke through. That's when it's time to get a new one!

All of my friends with big boobs try to hide them by wearing minimizer bras and they complain about back pain all the time. I would still trade with them

what's a minimizer bra?

You're asking the wrong girl!

They are bras that don't accentuate the curves...I think they flatten them out rather than perk them up.

BlackAdder7 said:

CarrieLee said:

After time the fabric breaks down and the underwire can poke through. That's when it's time to get a new one!

All of my friends with big boobs try to hide them by wearing minimizer bras and they complain about back pain all the time. I would still trade with them

what's a minimizer bra?

an ugly, nasty, evil contraption.

JerseyKRS said:

CarrieLee said:

After time the fabric breaks down and the underwire can poke through. That's when it's time to get a new one!

All of my friends with big boobs try to hide them by wearing minimizer bras and they complain about back pain all the time. I would still trade with them

fucking bitches.

I'm a decent sized 'D', and I'm also petite, but my boobs don't bother me.

The underwire does perk 'em up a bit and shape 'em and whatnot, but it does bother me like after wearing one all day, that metal gets to be annoying for me, and I just wanna rip that summa bitch OFF and sling it!

SHOCKADELICA1 said:

I'm a decent sized 'D', and I'm also petite, but my boobs don't bother me.

The underwire does perk 'em up a bit and shape 'em and whatnot, but it does bother me like after wearing one all day, that metal gets to be annoying for me, and I just wanna rip that summa bitch OFF and sling it!

so, why not wear one without the underwire, if it means comfort?

BlackAdder7 said:

SHOCKADELICA1 said:

I'm a decent sized 'D', and I'm also petite, but my boobs don't bother me.

The underwire does perk 'em up a bit and shape 'em and whatnot, but it does bother me like after wearing one all day, that metal gets to be annoying for me, and I just wanna rip that summa bitch OFF and sling it!

so, why not wear one without the underwire, if it means comfort?

It hurts to be beautiful....

I have been a D cup most of my life; not gigantic by any means, but it’s no small potatoes either. I had never had back problems until about 6 months ago I had a weird muscle spasm in my upper back. I got another one a few weeks ago. I have no idea if it has anything to do with my boobs. It’s painful, but it goes away within a few days and I’ve never had any kind of chronic back pain.

Underwires don’t hurt at all and are basically necessary for women of our stature. I think if your bra is uncomfortable you should buy another bra. I've really never had issues. Unless they poke through, as everyone has said. And then you throw that bra out.

I Love boobs

I love my boobs

I love my friends boobs

did I mention that I love boobs ?

I have FULL D's and I wear all different kinds of bras for different things/reasons

We just went bra shopping last night

CarrieLee said:

BlackAdder7 said:

so, why not wear one without the underwire, if it means comfort?

It hurts to be beautiful....

Exactly! We women must sometimes suffer 2 look good.....

BlackAdder7 said:

Is it true that women with bigger busts experience back/shoulder aches more than medium/smaller boobed women?

I have a cousin who had to get a reduction because she was getting back aches.

united1878 said:

BlackAdder7 said:

Is it true that women with bigger busts experience back/shoulder aches more than medium/smaller boobed women?

I have a cousin who had to get a reduction because she was getting back aches.

Nvm

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I am the chairperson for the IBTC

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MrsMdiver said:

I am the chairperson for the IBTC

[Edited 6/2/10 8:37am]

ibtc?

BlackAdder7 said:

MrsMdiver said:

I am the chairperson for the IBTC

[Edited 6/2/10 8:37am]

ibtc?

Itty Bitty Titty Committee

J/K ... I guess I am an average size.

I do not get back aches from them, that is for sure.

Underwires can be uncomfy if they are too rigid or like others have said, if they poke through.

BlackAdder7 said:

MrsMdiver said:

I am the chairperson for the IBTC

[Edited 6/2/10 8:37am]

ibtc?

Itty bitty titty committee!!!

CarrieLee said:

BlackAdder7 said:

ibtc?

Itty bitty titty committee!!!

Having a baby did help a little but I would not recommend it just to get bigger boobs.

I have DD's and never had a back issue...

As for underwire, IMO I feel it gives me more support and doesn't hurt at all.

BlackAdder7 said:

okay, I started a thread innocently asking Erin changes in her life, and it digressed into a discussion about her boobs. I have some questions...

Is it true that women with bigger busts experience back/shoulder aches more than medium/smaller boobed women?

Why underwire? Doesn't that stuff hurt??

if you have any questions, please submit them here for our expert panel

[Edited 6/2/10 7:08am]

Bigger boobs equal shoulder and backaches. Yes

Underwire is for support but that's old school...lots of support bras have latex and side panels. Wire was a bad idea because it caused indentations on your chest (just under the boobs) and the wire would eventually shift and come out thus ruining the bra.

of course if you've got fake boobs you've really no need for a bra except for modesty.

BlackAdder7 said:

tinaz said:

I dont have huge boobs by any means but at one point I was a large D and never had any problems...

Why underwire?... It gives them a nicer shape..

Doesn't that stuff hurt... No, not unless it breaks thru the material and pokes you in the armpit... Otherwise you dont even know its there...

so someone who complains an underwire bra is leaving marks and hurting probably has the wrong size on...?

That or its a really cheap bra...

DesireeNevermind said:

of course if you've got fake boobs you've really no need for a bra except for modesty.

I never considered that, but I guess it's true.

doesn't just about every thread that involves Erin end up being about her boobs?

i'm just sayin'.

ButterscotchPimp said:

doesn't just about every thread that involves Erin end up being about her boobs?

i'm just sayin'.

I've got big knockers and no back issues because of them...but I do have a large frame with broad shoulders so maybe that helps.

Not to dampen anyone's boob high... but does anyone remember that underwire bra/cancer scare a few years back?

http://ezinearticles.com/...;id=513187

Was this disproven?

There has been striking evidence that women who wear restrictive bra's 24hours a day are 125 times more likely to develop breast cancer than women who do not wear bras at all. A woman that wears a bra more than 12 hours a day has a 1 in 7 chance of Breast Cancer; whereas a woman who wears one for less than 12 hours has a 1 out of 152 chance. A woman who rarely wears on has a 1 out of 168 chance.

Tight clothing inhibits the exact functioning of the lymphatic system (an internal network of vessels that flushes wastes and toxins from the body) which can lead to a build up of carcinogenic compounds in the constricted areas.

Other than not wearing a bra, alternative suggestions could be to replace the under-wired bra with a good sports bra (with a thick band around the bottom, but not too tight); the invisible support camisoles or yoga tops or simply removing the wire from your bra's.

JustErin said:

ButterscotchPimp said:

doesn't just about every thread that involves Erin end up being about her boobs?

i'm just sayin'.

I've got big knockers and no back issues because of them...but I do have a large frame with broad shoulders so maybe that helps.

I wonder if slouching to hide your boobs is bad for a woman, you need to hold them high for the world to see--it's good for your health!