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I'm a 44DD (E, I know... but they don't actually
sell them that way) and I've done just fine
without a bra for well over two years. In the
summer, or when I want to be a little discrete,
or for work, instead of wearing undershirts I
wear those tank tops with the extra... "shelf
tank" I think they're called. They're like a two
layered tank, and the bottom layer has
under-the-bust elastic (but it ends there). They
absorb moisture and it gives an extra two layers
of cotton to attempt to blend my nipples.
Sometimes I wear a jacket when I'm feeling
self-conscious. (I was raised by the "good girls
wear bras" mother Ken spoke of.)
Before I went braless, I was considering breast
reduction, because the pain in my back and
shoulders was unbearable. Before I even knew who
Ken was I ran across his article one day and
switched first to tanks with built-in bras (but
removed the underwires) and then moved on to the
"shelf tanks". These days I have no problem
going out in just a T-shirt. The back and
shoulder pain is GONE, except for a stressful
day now and then. The pain used to be constant.
My breasts don't hang nearly so low as they used
to when I'd take my bra off. While they still
get sensitive during my cycle, they don't HURT
like they used to. And although I'm lactating, I
don't "leak" and I have no need for pads (my
flow isn't heavy, which probably helps). I think
having been bra free before lactating has
something to do with it. Nothing is squeezing
anything out.
Krystale
Later, she added this note:
On a happy note... bra-free
life is still great. The nursing has made them
perkier and stronger too. I even got away with going
bra-free (despite my cup size) in a Fashion Bug
fashion show! They offered a bra but didn't fuss
when I refused politely. Be well and nurse merrily.
Krystale |
