If youve had a reconstruction well fit to the larger breast. This is your cup measurement. Next measure loosely around the fullest part of your bust. Well fit the bra to your underband measurement and prostheses. Measure around your back and the fullest part of your breasts. A top tip is to use your nipples as guidance.

Wear a comfortable but un padded bra and be sure to stand up straight. The underwire in your bra can hurt if its sitting on your breast tissue or armpit rather than your ribcage. Still with your bra on measure around the fullest part of your breast this is normally around your nipple so aim for that and you cant go far wrong. Adjust the straps so that the tip of your breast as seen from the side is in the middle of the cup. Wear a t shirt bra without padding. In order to find the bra that fits you best you need to add upto 4 inches onto your body measurement to find the correct band size for you but more on that later.

Measure around your ribcage just below where your bra fits. Youll still need your band measurement to give you the number preceding the letter. A guide to choosing lingerie including measuring for a bra. This is your band measurement. Your bra size changes throughout your life and our free fitting service is there to make sure you find the perfect bra thats right for your shape and size. To measure your bra size first stand in front of a mirror with a non padded bra on.

If the underwire is sitting on your breast tissue try a bigger cup size so that all your breast tissue is enclosed in the cups and if the wire is poking into your armpit try a smaller back size but remember to go up a cup size to keep the volume in the cup size the same. Tips on how to take the perfect measurements. Our expert fitters are trained to advise on all bra fits including nursing first bras and post surgery bras as well as swimwear and shapewear. Measure around your cups. Round both measurements to the nearest whole. For example if your band size is 34 but your bust size is 37 then your bra size is 34c difference of 3 again means its a c cup.

We offer this service in all of our shops except john lewis at home shops. If its odd add 5 instead. Find your bra size online now. Then wrap some soft measuring tape around your torso directly under your bust where your bra band is. If this measurement is even add 4 to get your band size.

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