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How do you girls choose your breast size? I mean, we can all choose to be "flat chested" al the way up to having huge boobs.
Of corse, most "guys" like the bigger boob look on women.
But not all women have big boobs. Myself, I first went for D cup forms, but find them too big for me. They look okay, I just don't like them. (Note, even in guy mode I like smaller breasts anyway.) So I ordered some C cups to try.
So how do you girls choose what size you want?
Honestly, unless you're talking about a breast fetish, you get what looks good with your frame size. If you look at the pictures on my profile, you'll see someone with, what I've been told by the ladies at the shop where I bought my forms, the right size for my frame. Given, my frame is kind of mutant and stick-like, :) so I wear a 34A. As always, your mileage may vary, prices slightly higher in California. :battingeyelashes:
Kathi
Depending on my mood and the image i want to create, either a 36C or 36D. Size 7 and 8 forms. I'm 5' 11" and about 155lbs.
The 36C is nice and fits well with good shape and form. The 36D is when I want to feel fuller.
I have wondered that as well. . .I'm 5'8 and 120 lbs. . . skinny small boned frame . . . wear a 34B padded bra but am going to be purchasing some forms from the BFS in a few weeks.
Was thinking I should stick with a "B" cup as it seems to suit my frame but I often wonder if I'm overstuffing my bra and maybe I'm looking at what would be a "C" cup which is what I want to get.
So I'm still undecided. . . B or C ??
Jacie
There is a great variety of opinions on this topic.
If you scroll down to just below the messages here, to the section marked Tags, and click on the link marked "breast form size", you will be given a moderately long list of recent discussions about this.
Larger is what looks natural on me, but people vary, and I think you should scan some of the past discussions to see what factors have been of importance to different people.
I agree with Kathi and several others - go with the size that matches your frame. Too small and you may not feel right, too large and you will stand out too much. (Unless that is what you want.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kathi Lake
Well for me, I let the lady who fits mastectomy patients, the latitude to choose what was right for my frame. I am pleased with what I bought.
i feel what's best for my frame, being kind of stocky-framed body. and that's size 12 BFs & my height 5' 4" (40-DD bra size). where i live, most girls & the women, are average to full-figured framed...
Being on the stocky side and having manboobs I am a natural 44B but use forms to take me up to a C cup and find that it is about right.
With a 44 men's suit size, I have some trouble finding ladies' tops that fit, even bra-less. I don't have breast forms, but with gel pads my manboobs fill a 38B fully. I also have some 38C bras with sturdy foam cups that work with some outfits.
But I would just love to try some really big boobs some time!
I have gone with the general size of my frame to choose my breast size. I'm large sized so I have chosen larger forms. It is a personal choice. If you're a smaller size and choose a big form, you'll certainly create excitement about your chest.
I try to choose what I think looks best if I want to blend in
JoAnne Wheeler
Thanks to replies, I forget C and bigger fantasies, just have to learn how to blend in . But can someone help to choose between A and B, according to the pictures of my swimsuits that need breasts ? (they are in the recent swimsuits thread)
I wear a size B cup and I think it looks natural.
Too large a size can look very disproportionate, C-Cup is most obvious choice but thats just my opinion
I went with a D cup. My mother and both sisters are D cups, so it just seemed right.
When I originally ordered my breast forms, I got size 7. They were really huge, even though I had thought they would be the correct size. I asked the supplier if I could return them for size 6 forms, and he told me that that was the most popular size he sells. I begrudgingly settled for size 5 forms. And guess what? I still think they're huge! I'm glad I didn't go any bigger. I like them just where they are.
Suck it up and get a professional bra fitting and based on your band size the fitter can recomend the correct cup size for your size. I will tell you it took me a long time before I had a fitting and now that I am buying the correct size bras they feel soooo much more comfortable.
I wear a 40 B, or sometimes for extra cleavage a 38 B. The major difference between me and most of the others on this forum is that I DO NOT wear forms!! I am a natural 40 B, as measured by a professional mastectomy bra fitter. I do occasionaly wear silicone push up pads to help with the cleavage.
At 5" 10" and 170 lbs. a B cup is plenty. Anthing else looks out of place!
Jacie, with your build you should stick with a B cup also. As someone else commented, with a C cup and small waist and hips you will look overbalanced! IMHO!
And they turned out to be about three times as big as I am comfortable with. I say forget about measurements and use what you like.
I'm going through the same debate now. I've tried 42DD bras with various er stuffings, and felt way out of proportion (5'7" 185 pounds - yeah I'm trying to lose some lbs!), but recent purchase of 40B felt and looks so much nicer on me. I'm going to try both a "classic curves diva" type contraption, and also a corset/bra that sorta squeezes my natural fleshiness together and up into a 40B, and I'm hoping for some natural cleavage (praying for it, actually!)
Kisses - KM
Why would u want only one size forms!? GGs r pretty much stuck with what they have. But, since we HAVE to wear forms for a fem figure, why limit yourself?:eek:
I have size 6's thru 14's. Altho I'm still learning, I try to match the breast size with the outfit and look I want. :)
As Katie says, u must balance the large ones, with large pads. Which DOESN'T work well with an extreme corset, unless u want to look like a cartoon character. :brolleyes:
Which, on some occasions, I DO!:D
I use hip and butt padding to create balanced, feminine proportions close to a fairly average hourglass female figure. The way I see it, the width of the widest point on the top of the leg (just below the hips) should balance the width of the shoulders. The butt should be in proportion to the hips, and the forward protrusion of the breasts should balance the rear protrusion of the butt.Quote:
Originally Posted by susancheerleader
Hence, the size of the forms is going to be something that will fit with the size of the shoulders, but will also be affected by how big you choose to have your hips and butt. If you decide to go for a deliberately large butt compared to your shoulder width, you'd want to go for a larger bust size than if you go with average or small hips and butt.
That gives the general principle, but there is always a little bit of leeway.
Alice
I think it's what your happy with not all girls are correctly proportioned. I once had an inflaitable latex bra that I wondered what it would be like to have around a G cup. Although I have a broad back with these two things stuck out in front they looked like water wings and obstructed my view of the floor(I suppose if you then add the weight they would be= back trouble). Going for the correct proportions can also look false when you want to look natural (or is it just me?).:eek:
i have always tried to make my boobs a "C" cup as this is the size i admire. granted 32 c's would look funny but when you get to 36 to 44 this size is probably approprate.
Wow, now thats great advice. I also called for bra fittings. The first VS said have her come in, the next two said come on in we will fix you up. I thought it was very cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by docrobbysherry
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Originally Posted by susancheerleader
I'm 5'11" with a slim build and decided on a B cup. It fits my frame and doesn't look extreme.
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Originally Posted by Katie B
I just learned this recently myself. I thought I wanted a C cup after looking at GG's that were around my height/weight. Once I got them (size-8 from TrueKare.com), though, I realized that something just wasn't right. Then it hit me - HIPS! I have no hips. I've since gotten some good hip/butt enhancers and size-6 forms and the combination looks so much better.
Also, go for a bra fitting if you can. I followed several formulas and Web sites where I used my measurements to determine my bra size and they all came up with 40C for the size-8 forms I bought. The 40C bra I bought fit okay but something just wasn't quite right (besides the fact that I felt too large up top). After I got the B-cup forms, I bought a 40B bra and the fit was terrible. The forms didn't fit right and the band still didn't feel right. I got a 38B today and it's perfect! Now I'm gonna have to see if a 38D will work better with size-8 forms... Anyway, it'll save you a lot of time and money if you can get it right from the beginning.
Good luck!
My first bra was a 12A and it looked and felt good. So just about all my bras are 12A's. I have on B cup bra that I rarely ever wear. I also have a couple of AA's and they feel fantastic.
My opinion here as well:
I'm asking the same questions. My plan is to get a B. I may go get fitted for a pair BEFORE ordering though, because NYC is accommodating to these kinds of things. I do not want to have large breasts at all, which means a C is out of the question and even a B may be too large, but then, I'm young enough to get away with it, and tall enough for it to be minimized. My motivation for smaller is better is because I am already tall and irreversibly masculine in the wrong places for CDing, and I do NOT want extra attention. I also don't want to look skanky, which I think really large forms would look on me.
C is perfect hon. Shows enough and not too much
Well, I won't keep them out of the question, I guess, but I'm gonna probably still stay smaller in keeping with my androgynous tendencies. I've even taken to wearing mascara every day just because I can.Quote:
Originally Posted by marny
For me, choosing my breast size was simply a matter of genetics. I come from a family where the majority of females, (siblings, aunts, cousins, nieces), are a D or larger. I wear a 38 DD bra which makes me a natural amongst my family.
I have man boobs so I just wear a padded bra. I don't wear forms. I've decided that a B cup looks the most natural on me. My goal is to blend in. Leanne
With me it was a bit of experimentation.
I've tried everything from A's to DD's.
Right now I'm about a B
Sometimes I go up to a C.
Sometimes I'll go down to an A.
I've used "Water Bra's" with good results.
I actually prefer women with modest to smaller breasts. Additionally, I don't want to be the Guiness record holder contender in any club I walk into so... I prefer a C cup. If, I could reliably find 42B sizes I might be even happier. I find them very hard to find without ordering so I go with a 42C.
:DI have my own very confortable in a 38 c-cup push-up bra :D
before you ask http://www.natureday.com/ it has worked for me.
I love this question becasue we can have any size that we want when we want I am 5'10" 164 lbs. and I love my 38c's they are the best.
The choice was simple for me, all natural, I have gynecomastia (or as I call them "furry boobs"), my natural bra size is a 38C. I am the small one in the family, wife is a 36G and our daughter is a 36DDD.
http://www.crossdressers.com/forums/...pictureid=9649
It's a matter of balance, coupled with what you feel best with.
My dressed measurements are 38, 29, 39, and I have a fairly narrow profile: I'm about 6" thick at the breastbone. I wear a 36c bra, which gives my girls about 2" of protrusion, and that looks pretty natural, and I fit easily on top and down below into size 10 or Medium (with some 8/small garments thrown in now and then).
I think if you have a thick chest, you need more size to make the breasts more noticable. Also, if your upper body is full, your hips and rear need to be in balance. If you want to "body-pass" it helps to have all three measurements in the average female proportions.
Similar to TGMarla's experience, I followed the size chart and order a size 4 for an A cup. I wanted cute and perky. When I got them, they seemed huge! I called the BFS and they were a big help. They happily exchanged them for a size 2. I guess it all depends what you want. If you can't get fitted personally, work with a place that will talk you through it and make exchanges.
My upper frame is way to wide and the larger the breast sizethe more out of proportion I look!! I go with a size 38A believe it or not. With my small man boobs and a lil gel padding and the padded bra works perfectly for me , a very smallish B
Kelsy
It's 38C for me. 5'6" and stocky/chubby.
I stand 5-9 w/o heels and am large framed(ugh) I wear a full C cup form w/ corresponding weight and I am very happy and satisfied w/what I have. Keep in mind that certain bra styles are better then others w/regard to wearing with forms.
Mollyanne
When I got my first forms I actually bought what I though would look good and not huge; I didn't want to look exagerated. At first I thought I looked ok with a smaller band bra and a C-cup with smaller forms. At the time I was wearing loose fitting clothing and it was ok. I started buying more "fitted" clothing and saw I was way off with my large frame; added to that being plus sized doesn't help. I recently went up to a larger band bra and a D-cup (with larger forms of course). Now I fill out my clothes just right and look/feel allot better.
I have a slender 6-4" frame and although I started out with a C cup the experimenting with different sizes has lead me to a D-cup. I have a set of A-D cup forms so I can go to each as needed. I gives me a chance to experiment and have more fun with my dressing. If I was to get implants which I'm considering it would be the D-cup as this fits my frame size. Keli
I build alot of things and they have to be proportioned right, the same goes with 'building' my cd look, it has to be proportioned to my figure.
Most early cd'ers I feel go abit to large at first, just like alot of us way overdo the makeup when we first start. I stay on the smaller side because then it doesn't attract attention to just one area.
It took me a while to get my band and cup right. At first I measured what I thought was my bandwidth - a simple around the torso and went with that.
I would try a C cup and it did not look or feel busty at all.
I ordered 38C forms and they looked and felt very, very small on my chest compared to how I thought I would feel and look .
Pictures of 38C women in mags looked like babes while I looked like Pirate's Treasure:
"" A Sunken Chest ""
( I am 6' 1'' 160lbs so not a big guy but much bigger than most women in height and weight )
after I read bra web sites... I realised...
1- My around the torso measurement was incorrect- I forgot to add the 4 or 5 inches to the measured bandwidth and ..
2- I am a man not a woman - my bone stuctures are larger and wider and different my body was proportionately larger than a woman's so... a C cup looks more likea B cup on my frame while looking full and busty busty on a woman's smaller frame.
I went from up a few sizes in forms and to a larger bandwidth and cup size to a 40D and it all feels and looks much,much better now.
I prefer a bustier feel and look so this method really worked well for me.
For at least 20 years bra fittings were a thorn for me - I probably paid for 50 that I tossed because the were too small, too big etc etc.
I have ben dressing as a woman in some form since age 8 but did not wear a proper bra size until age 40
If you are having problems sizing your breasts and bras -
it never hurts to go to a bra web site and double check your numbers.
In my avatar pic my breasts and bra are the old size 38D bra - the profile page has my new forms of 42D if you want to compare the looks.
.. I hope this can help someone