Bra Strap Marks

Ms_Taurus · 03-01-2008 9:01am #1

I'm a 34B and I wear sports bras for support, the problem is that rescently they have started to leave nasty sore red marks on my back, sides and under my boobs, you can see the track of the bra after i take it off.

Is it because of it beeing a sports bra, because i wear it in bed or is it too small.

View Profile · 03-01-2008 9:05am

Why do you wear it in bed?!

*Page* · 03-01-2008 9:08am

its gotten too small... best bet is to go to Arnotts (the only place i would recomend) and get a fitting.

View Profile... Some women find it very uncomfortable to go to bed without a bra on. Its quite normal.

Cathmandooo · 03-01-2008 10:14am

Sounds like its too small alright! I'd have thought only women with (forgive me) huge bazookas would find it uncomfortable not wearing a bra in bed?

I'm a similar size to yourself and take it off every night, I read somewhere that it's bad for you to wear bras in bed anyway.

Malteaser! · 03-01-2008 10:20am

Yup, to echo everyone else it sounds like it's too small, go get yourself remeasured!!

Dizzyblonde · 03-01-2008 10:26am

Yes your bra's too small, and there's no benefit to wearing a bra in bed unless you suffer bad breast pain and then it should be a soft, comfortable one. Bras that are underwired or very tight in the underarm area should never be worn in bed, I read that it's bad for lymph drainage.

Ms_Taurus · 03-01-2008 12:51pm

View Profile wrote: »

Why do you wear it in bed?!

i find it very uncomfortable going braless even though they are small and they're already sagging so i wear a bra in bed.

See attachment for the marks it leaves

Dizzyblonde · 03-01-2008 2:57pm

You should definitely go to Arnotts and get fitted properly.

echosound · 03-01-2008 3:02pm

Looks like it's definitely too tight. Get fitted and get some new bras.

I find sports bras to be overly tight, BTW, due to the nature of them (to stop boobs bouncing while exercising) and wouldn't wear them unless I was actually going exercising, and literally change back to a regular bra the minute I'm done, would you perhaps try an underwired cup for support?
I never wear anything other than underwired, and I'd be a fair few cup sizes bigger than you and find them great for support and keeping everything in place. Get a decent brand in an underwire (triumph or whatnot) rather than a store's own brand, and you should find that the support is perfect.
If you can tolerate it, try going one or two nights without a bra too, it's not meant to be advisable to wear one 24/7.

Caryatnid · 03-01-2008 5:26pm

echosound wrote: »

Looks like it's definitely too tight. Get fitted and get some new bras.

I find sports bras to be overly tight, BTW, due to the nature of them (to stop boobs bouncing while exercising) and wouldn't wear them unless I was actually going exercising, and literally change back to a regular bra the minute I'm done, would you perhaps try an underwired cup for support?
I never wear anything other than underwired, and I'd be a fair few cup sizes bigger than you and find them great for support and keeping everything in place. Get a decent brand in an underwire (triumph or whatnot) rather than a store's own brand, and you should find that the support is perfect.
If you can tolerate it, try going one or two nights without a bra too, it's not meant to be advisable to wear one 24/7.

Yeah....but OP, don't wear underwire in bed. Get a non-underwired non-sports bra for bed. Sports bras aren't built for support but to stop you bouncing - so they are not going to do what you want them to do at all. And to echo echosound, try going some nights with no bra.

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