buying new bras
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Topic: buying new bras
Posted By: AuntieSarah
Subject: buying new bras
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 1:44pm
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Have been shopping at the Bendon factory shop...last time I went in there I got annoyed because they had maternity bras going up to a DD (and I'm an E to start with). Well went back in today and they have a whole lot of new Fayreform ones...don't know how big they go but I saw a few HH's in there!
Anyway, tried some on and had a helpful assistant help me with sizes and ended up getting three bras which retail at $85 each for a total of $50! Score! 
When did other people buy new bras? My sister said she didn't need to buy any her whole pregnancy with her first, but I have just been finding mine so uncomfortable already. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 1:57pm
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Auntie Sarah, what is the style of Fayreform bra you ended up getting?
I'm hoping to get my Mum to send some over from Aussie. I'm also an E and find it absolutely impossible to buy bras over here .. let alone maternity ones as well now that I seem to have changed shape (not sure if I'm really bigger?). Mothercare and Marks & Spencers sell maternity bras up to a D cup. Not helpful! I bought a couple from Egg but they're not particularly supportive and aren't really practical in the heat over here either. ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 2:06pm
I bought a bra about the same stage as you - I was so uncomfortable ... but I'd gone from a C cup to a DD, so hardly surprising. I just bought one set of underwear though for the moment because I've got a lot of pregnancy to go, and then things change again when baby arrives, so I'm playing it by ear - I just wash mine every other night and chuck it over the heated towel rail to dry, and it's good to go the next morning  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 2:25pm
| I'm an F/G cup, so you E girls are lucky lol.. Triumph have the best maternity bras for big busts I find. They aren't that sexy but they are super comfy and still support. Next time I'm just going to buy a couple more white triumph bras and die them different colours lol |
Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 3:33pm
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I bought a couple of cheap ones without wire when I was about 3-4 months preg - have now been told at antenatal that you should get fitted at 36weeks for your maternity bras because apparently thats the size you'll probably go back DOWN to after the first bit of breastfeeding.
I'm finding my bras a bit uncomfy at the moment and probably need to go up again but want to hang off until I actually get some maternity ones around 35-36 weeks (only a few weeks to go so hopefully will be ok til then) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 3:44pm
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I got mine at about 15 weeks as my normal ones were driving me crazy!
I had gone from a B to a DD  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 3:52pm
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kiwisj - I got one pregnancy bra which is an Evolve, number on the tag is F68-5060. And I got two of those feeding bras with the clips on them (just cos there were more of them and they're just as comfy) - hmm they also seem to be called evolve and the number is F71-5060. Hope that helps!
I was only going to get one as well but they were so cheap I thought I might as well get a few :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 4:26pm
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I have gone from 12E to a 16FF |
Bendon store had buy to 2 get 1 free, lucky I had some vouchers from Dh. The lady I deal with all the time is great I have been washing wearing one and take the other two back in a couple of weeks and get re fitted again as I don''t want to be spending $$$ on bras.Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 8:17pm
That's really good to know! Thanks for that bit of info!  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
emachan wrote:Posted By: Ella1
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 8:58pm
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I haven't been able to find anything!
I usually wear underwire bras, but they've become so uncomfortable. Two weeks ago I went shopping for a new bra and ended up in tears. Literally. I'm usually a D but have gotten bigger already. In the end I asked my mum if she could please send one over from Holland. (I have to admit that I have had trouble finding bras that fit ever since I arrived in NZ 6 years ago.) |
Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 9:03pm
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Oh that's how I felt last week too Ella, have been putting off bra shopping for so long because it's so annoying/depressing trying to find the right size, that's comfy, supportive, and not hideous! I went to Farmers last weekend and they didn't have ANY maternity bras up to my size! Ridiculous.
I was so glad that the bendon shop have all these new fayreform ones ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 03 August 2008 at 9:28pm
Thanks for the style numbers Auntie Sarah! Hopefully I can get Mum to sort something out for me from Oz, otherwise my sister will have to give it a go. But from memory, I reckon Nelson mightn't have the same selection as Sydney 
Ella, where abouts in NZ are you? Is there a Bendon outlet store near you? I reckon the hardest thing about bra shopping when you're, ahem, well-endowed is finding an empathetic sales assistant to help you find ANY bra in the shop in roughly your size so you can try them all on. ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 04 August 2008 at 2:44pm
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Well much to my husbands joy, bra shopping has been a monthly experience as I've gone from a ' I can pull of an A cup, adds a bit of size' to a 'Gee look at me in my D's!'. Because of this growth farmers and the warehouse have been my best friends and I've just gone for the funky bright cheapo deals. There is a lady who came into work briefly (no pun intended) the other day, who spends an hour fitting you at her store in town, and she stocks different colours and materials. With my constant growth, I'm not going to go and visit her till about 36wks because I think her bras are around $80 a shot. (I've never spent more then $30 on one....)
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Posted By: kmarie
Date Posted: 09 August 2008 at 9:14am
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I bought triumph bras towards the end of my first trimester from kmart - they seem to have a good range of cheapo maternity bras. At that point I'd moved from a 12B to a 12C. At about 5 months along I ended up going shopping again as they didn't feel like they were giving me enough support.
Went to Bendon and got fitted for maternity bras... couldn't believe it when she said I was a 14DD. They had a 2 for 1 deal so I got two maternity bras and one breastfeeding (in the hopes it may poss fit when the time comes...). They also had the motherlove deal where if you buy three bras you can send away to get another one free. So once I got that one in the post, I'd ended up spending a total of $90 and got myself four really nice bras. (They really do fit so much nicer compared to the kmart ones. I don't feel half as frumpy with them on.) Needless to say I was quite pleased with myself!
Good luck with your bra hunting! ------------- 
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Posted By: galway23
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 6:38pm
| Hi, www.richlingerie.co.nz in Auckland is very good. Great service and range. I went from a E to a G! 25 weeks at the mo, the lady has told me to come back at 36 weeks for maternity bra fitting. |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 7:46pm
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Great post to find after I tried to go shopping today. The Bendon shop assistant (was useless) and wouldnt let me look at nursing bras....only soft cup and they only went to a 16DD and I am an 18DD or a 16E (bloody wide across the back..should have been a swimmer). It was so frustrating. She wouldnt let me look at the whole range as she said that I would be wasting my money as I would need to buy more nursing ones later. I couldnt see her logic as I still had to buy a bra now and more later. GRRRRR!!!! I dont know what I will try next. My maternity bras from last time are looking a bit tired and not as supportive anymore. THose fareform ones sound good. |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 8:39pm
I didn't! In pregnancy, I went from 12B to 14D I think - I got my first preggy bras at 8 weeks, then got more at 36 weeks cos I had exploded out of them. Then I had to do an emergency trip to Farmers the day after getting home cos I'd gone up again to 14E. I've been feeding for 7 weeks, and am still almost busting out of the 14Es! I've been waiting to go down a cup cos it's a bit indecent, but I'm not holding my breath. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 06 September 2008 at 10:05pm
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I have found the maternity Bra's on offer from Bendon not all that great, not very supportive. I went in on friday & got a normal Fareform one, feels ok I guess at least it's supportive.
I went and got fitted properly at a specialist bra shop, The one in Coleman Mall in Palmy Nth, if she's still there. That was the best bra I bought the whole time & I wish I could have afforded more. It was a triumph one. This time I will be going & visiting some one like her again...they certainly know their stuff. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 11:26am
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I have been waiting for my bra size to *stabilise*, but they seem to just be getting bigger! I was a 12F/G pre-pregnancy, and have had to go at least 3 cup sizes up but just wanted to add - there is a huge selection of larger sizes (both maternity and not) online at http://www.blestbras.com - blest bras . They are more expensive, but I'm used to that! Will definitely have to check out the bendon outlet place, as the Fayreform evolve maternity bra has been great for me... -------------  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 3:29pm
I didn't need new bras until about 26/30 weeks but maybe that's because I went from 12A to 12B  LOL
This time I'm filling up my A's quite nicely so maybe I'll be making the shift into B's at 20 weeks? DH sure would like that -------------  |
Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 8:25pm
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Pre-pregnancy I was a 12E and by 20 weeks I went up to a 16FF. When I got fitted at 20 weeks Bendon they had buy 2 get 1 free deal. I got refitted last week and still in the same size thank goodness. |
Posted By: Mel&Kel
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 9:32pm
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This might seem weird but how come people go up in size eg from 12 to 16? Mine have been growing and I went to Farmers and the lady there wasn't very helpful and told me to get one that felt comfy, I went from a 14D to 14DD and said it felt quite tight on my back and she said you want it to be tight on your back... but I don't like the back fat squishing out... hee hee
I since them brought two from Kmart yesterday, one a 14DD and one a 14E... am wondering if I will need to go to a 16 soon but don't know what difference it will make. If only I had read this before shopping, I should have gone to a Bendon Factory, they sound good! ------------- Mummy to Eva born 11 Feburary 2009 and Charlotte born 18 April 2011 |
Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 07 September 2008 at 9:39pm
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Towards the end of my pregnancy, I found that my ribcage expanded outward due to bubs. I managed to stay in a size 12, but did have to loosen the bra (from 1st clips to last). I'm guessing depending on how far your ribs move, you might have to go up a size. The only thing is that your ribs move back in once the baby engages, and also after pregnancy (well they did for me anyway). -------------
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 8:58am
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Your ribcage circumference increases by about 6cm according to one paper I read. Also I know I put on some fat with this pregnancy ("insulation"), which would have contributed. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Melia
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 2:47pm
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I think the key to getting a good bra is to find a good sales assistant. I bought my first maternity bra at 36 weeks from a little boutique place where the lady wasn't very helpful but I was desperate for a bra so bought one that turned out to be not as supportive as I thought.
A week later I went to the Bendon shop in Sylvia Park and the lady was brilliant. She talked about which areas would get bigger and smaller for breastfeeding and when things settled down. She measured me as a 14E but then brought me heaps of different ones to try till we got the prefect fit which ended up being a 16DD. My advice would be if you don't feel like the sales person knows what they're talking about then walk out and try somewhere else. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Mel&Kel
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 6:19pm
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Thanks ladies, very helpful to know!
Won't feel bad now when I go up a size, it is just my rib cage!! YAY!!
I think I need to find a good assistant. I wore one of my new bras today and it felt relly comfy, I was really impressed with it... go KMart with their 20% off, got it for under $20!! ------------- Mummy to Eva born 11 Feburary 2009 and Charlotte born 18 April 2011 |
Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 08 September 2008 at 8:38pm
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I have just bought a few from Farmers at $13 each, the highest cup size they had was D ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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