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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Aug 2008
    Melbourne City
    390

    Thanks for your help.

  2. #2

    Nov 2007
    Earth
    4,434

    Not sure if they do maternity bras, but I went to Four Seasons in Carillon City, Perth. I'm a 22F, so I can't find bra's at regular shops, but these ones are brilliant, SO COMFORTABLE!!! Not sure if you're in Perth though

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260

    given your size you are going to pay a hefty price for any bra.
    My advice is do not go to Bra n Things. They suck. And they will sell you an incorreect size just to sell a bra.

    Myer and David Jones are definatley worth a shot. And they will have a large selection.
    The other thing is to try looking for a plus size bra store, that sell only DD and bigger. They exist! lol

    Good luck hun
    If all else fails, have a look for some Hot Milk stuff online, they are awesome And once you have been fitted correctly, then you can order with more confidence

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Aug 2008
    Melbourne City
    390

    I don't know if I can return my bra from Bras N Things because I can't find my receipt.

    sunflowa_girlie- I am located in Perth. Not far from Limeslice. 22F? Is that in American bra sizes?

    Limeslice- I don't think my breast are big. You can hardly notice them. Anyways no thanks to milk production. I will need to go to Myers or David Jones.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Sep 2008
    Croydon, Victoria
    1,754

    They probably wont refund it because you dont have your recipt and their argument could be that your breasts have grown since you bought it. I guess you could have told if it felt comfy or not when you tried it on. My SIL is a manager at BNT and I went in there to get fitted. I tried on so many bras but didnt find one I was happy with so I went to Target and found ones I loved.

    Did you know Bonds have Maternity bras? I saw them at Kmart today and they have cool designs.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260

    You wont be able t find a bra tht size at KMart ot Target or anything that will fit properly.
    If you are fitted as a 10E then you are definately not a 12B!
    22F isnt an american size, it is just a large cup size....I am a 16FF or 14 G or GG depending on the bra...lol...so it know how much it sucks trying to find one that will fit.

    Anyway, head into perth and get fitted properly, there certainly isnt a shop anywhere down here that will be able to fit you correctly and stock the size you are

  7. #7
    smiles4u Guest

    I too in the past have been fitted with the 'wrong' size at Bras n things shop & always served by woman in their early 20's ... and it happened again at another independent lingerie shop where the woman in her 50's ... yes, i have to admit i thought it might be in my favour to have an an older sales lady this time ... how wrong was i as this older lady got all frazzle and obviously didn't know what she was doing (strangely enough i found out she had worked there for some time ) ... Anyway, i have NEVER had a disappointment with a fitting at Myer with youngish or older sales ladies

  8. #8
    Registered User

    Mar 2007
    Paradise
    4,473

    A friend of mine is a manager at B&T, But she worked in a specialty lingerie shop before that, and is a certified bra fitter. I would probably recommend going to a lingerie shop that displays the certificates of fitting courses. This friend is in her early 20's but started working in linegrie at 14 and is now 23, so 9 years of fitting bras, and she is good at it.

    She taught me what to look for, and has told me that if I am going to get fitted, to either go to her or find somewhere that I can see that the fitters have done the training.

    Look at both sides of your BBs. If the cup is not on the outside of your BB then it doesnt fit. The edge of the cup should be near your underarm, and you should not have any spillage on either side of the cup. If you have un-even bbs it is better to get a bigger size and a filler than to be spilling on one side to fit the other. 1 of my BBs is a DD and the other is a D, so I wear a booster on the side with the D cup.