I went up to 18H when I was BFing, and am now apparently 16F, started out at 14E, so I totally know where you are coming from! And goodluck trying to find bras that fit, are comfortable, and look half decent too!

When I last went to Bras and Things, to try and find a normal bra again now that I have stopped BF,, the only bra that fit me, and the underwire didn't poke my arm, was a FULL cup, which covered just about every single millimetre of boob, and looked like it was going to strangle me - good luck trying to cover that up under any kind clothing that looks half decent! On the same day, I went to the Bras and Things just down the road from me - in a little shopping centre, which is where the bra fitted me, and the girl who works there is big herself, so knows what I was whinging about with the underwire digging into my arm - and I also went to the Bras and Things in a much larger shopping centre, and they had absolutely NOTHING for me, and the girl there was teeny tiny (about a size 6-8, with nice little boobs), and although she was apparently a qualified fitting specialist, she had no idea about trying to fit a larger girl. When I said about the underwires digging into my arm, quite painfully, she said that it is something that will just happen because of the size of my boobs, and that it was unavoidable in any kind of bra, blah blah blah. I left that shop feeling pretty crap about myself, but then thought that maybe it was just because she would mostly deal with people who are smaller than me, and being small herself, had no idea what I was talking about. Where as the girl in the first shop was larger too, and totally knew what I was talking about, and told me that they were between seasons of stock then, and to come back when they had the new stock in, and then there would be a bigger range for my to try - I loved that someone actually understood what I was complaining about, and didn't tell me that it was something that I would just have to live with - why should I have to live with a painful bra, just because I am bigger? If anything, i think I should be more comfortable than the smaller girls - I have more weight that needs to be carried around up there!

Sorry to hi-jack your thread, but it really gave me the irrits!

Ashnant - do they have a Big Girls Don't Cry shop where you live? They stock maternity bras, and are specifically aimed at larger girls - I would go to the one here, but it is too far away, and has ridiculous parking, so I am keeping it as a last resort!