It is suggested to wear cotton bra only. If you wear close fitting clothes, then wear a seamless bra or bra with small dart stitching. Straps must be adjustable and have good elasticity. Rigid straps will cut into shoulders and if they are loose and springy they will not give adequate support to the breast.
A fastening with two or three hooks is much more comfortable,
adjustable and supportive for daily wear. All straps should have adjustable
levels for the hooks to be tightened or loosened to accommodate fluctuation
of weight or washing changes. . Laces should be avoided because it may cut &
scratch, in tropical Indian climate Fancy bras may not be good for daily wear.
Fancy bra may be tried only, if you and your husband like them to increase the
excitement of foreplay.
How to wear the Bra :
Girls may find difficult to close the hook initially, as it is normally on the backside. One can take bra and wrap around below the rib cage and bring hook in front, so that you can close it easily. Generally 3 adjustments are given for hooks. You can try one by one to see which one is the most comfortable. After closing the hook, move bra over the rib cage, so that hook go in the backside and bra-cups come in the front side. Lift up the cups over your breast and insert hands one by one in the bra straps. Adjust with your hands, your breast in the bra cup to see that it fits fully. If bra cup does not fit to your breast, then you need different size of bra cup. Adjust the bra straps in such a way that breast weight are carried by them. Make it a practice to wear bra, straight at a horizontal level from the front and at the back. Unless a bra fits just right, it could ruin the shape of breast. Never buy a bra without trying it on & never ask others to buy for you. Because nobody knows your body like you know.
Discard the Old Bra :
If you find uncomfortable even after adjusting straps and hooks level, you should change the bra. The straps elasticity as well as elastics provided near the hooks adjustment loose their elastic property, then discard the old bra and go for new one. Young girls may also have to change the bra due to the change in their breasts(CUP) size.
Bra & Cup size measurement:
Measure your rib cage under the breast in inches(M1) and add 4 or 5 inches to bring it to an even number(B1). B1 is the bra size always sold in even nos.; 28,30,32, 34, 36 etc. Measure(M2) across the top of your bust/nipple without a bra on. Then the cup size(C1) will be M2-B1 that means, subtract the bra size (B1) from this bust/nipple measurement(M2). If the measurement M1 is 29-30 your bra size B1 (29+5 or 30+4) is 34". If you measure M2 as 35", then (M2-B1=C1) will be 1" that means cup size is B. Corresponding to difference(M2-B1) the cup sizes are given as under :
| Cup size C1=M2-B1 | Bra size is always mentioned in inches |
| AA Minus 1" | Cup size is always mentioned in Alphabets |
| A zero | In India, only few Brands give cup size |
| B +1" | |
| C +2" | |
| D +3" |
When the difference of measurements (M2-M1), between M1(at the rib cage) and M2(at the nipple) reaches around 3", one may start wearing bra(AA).