What would you rather be?

[shootingstar]

Murienne said it best, "healthy".

At this time for me, I'm fine with small. One appreciates that small is less affected by downward pull of gravity and aging especially past 50-60 yrs. But of course, every small woman often wants more. Until they come to their senses. And it takes decades for a small woman to recognize the advantages.

[Catrin]

Healthy If I had my druthers I would be smaller - especially with that ever increasing action of gravity....

[luvmyguys]

Healthy. I don't know that I would change anything, even though the girls are large enough to have contributed to the neck injury. My body is my body. I hear you, though, on paying a premium for swimsuits and bras that fit.

[TrekDianna]

I'm fine with what I have. I certainly don't want more. The only time I am irritated is when I bra shop and can only find underwire. I hate underwire and refuse to wear them. I hate the confining feeling. Mine is a 36C and I find it hard to believe that there are so many padded/pushups in that size. It seems kind of odd to me.

[zoom-zoom]

Mine is a 36C and I find it hard to believe that there are so many padded/pushups in that size. It seems kind of odd to me.

I've actually seen bras that add 2 sizes for someone who is already a C or D cup...beyond the pale!

I'm a 34D. Pre-surgery I was a 34DDD. When I was nursing my son and at my heaviest I was a 40H-I. Yeah, that was a rude awakening. I was a 38D when I got pregnant and went up 5-6 cup sizes, not the 1-2 that the pregnancy magazines claim.

I would have rather been a B-C after my reduction, but because I have a very wide breast base my surgeon explained that I would end up with "pancake boobs" if he took me smaller. My "girls" start in my pits and meet at my sternum. I need to wear very "full figure" or "full cup" bras (Lunaire have been the best for me and don't cost a fortune, even though they come in cute styles) or else they cut across the tops of my breasts and give me quadraboob, even if I'm not fully filling out the "tips" of the bra.

[skhill]

I've been both. At my heaviest, I was wearing a 40DD or so. Nowadays, 32A. I much prefer being smaller. A lot of tops are made for a bigger chest than I have, but it's not a big deal. There are plenty of bras out there that'll make you look a couple cup sizes larger, when it's needed...

And if being healthy and fit means being flat-chested for me, so be it. It's a very small price to pay.

[Biciclista]

I have been fortunate too. but i would never want to be BIGGER.

[Jolt]

I'm fine with what I have. I certainly don't want more. The only time I am irritated is when I bra shop and can only find underwire. I hate underwire and refuse to wear them. I hate the confining feeling. Mine is a 36C and I find it hard to believe that there are so many padded/pushups in that size. It seems kind of odd to me.

I'm with you...34C here and wouldn't want them any bigger, especially being a smaller person in general. The padded/pushup thing is silly IMHO--false advertising! As for bra shopping, try Target--I just found some non-underwire, non-padded bras there that are pretty comfortable. I hate underwire too.

[TrekDianna]

I'm with you...34C here and wouldn't want them any bigger, especially being a smaller person in general. The padded/pushup thing is silly IMHO--false advertising! As for bra shopping, try Target--I just found some non-underwire, non-padded bras there that are pretty comfortable. I hate underwire too.

Very cool. I will check them out.

[jessmarimba]

I'm pretty flat - 34A and perfectly fine with it, though blouses tend to fit funny because they're always too big in the chest (and fortunately, I rarely need to wear them, so I'm not forever getting clothes tailored).

I've never been so thankful to be small chested as when my shoulder was broken and I could barely put a bra on, or when my back was stitched up and I couldn't wear anything tight over the incision.

And let me tell you, I definitely miss Patagonia's Barely A/B bra.

[Wasp]

Murienne said it best, "healthy".

At this time for me, I'm fine with small. One appreciates that small is less affected by downward pull of gravity and aging especially past 50-60 yrs. But of course, every small woman often wants more. Until they come to their senses. And it takes decades for a small woman to recognize the advantages.

LMAO...Amen to gravity!

[emily_in_nc]

32C here and would not want to be larger. For athletic endeavors, I think smaller is better and tends to make one look a little thinner than the opposite.

[climbergirl]

But of course, every small woman often wants more. Until they come to their senses. And it takes decades for a small woman to recognize the advantages.

I'm pretty flat. Mistaken for a boy in college. A little more now, in my late 30s, but I'm also 20 lbs heavier than in college!

But I realized early early on that I didn't want bigger boobs. First or second year I was in college (definitely under 21) I was wearing a pushup bra, and I was playing pool, and the bra was getting in the way of lining up a clean shot!

I generate ridiculous amounts of heat when I exercise, especially from my core, and I enjoy the fact that I can bike with no bra under the jersey. If anyone wants to stare at my nipples, let 'em. Not my problem!

[shootingstar]

I was wearing a pushup bra, and I was playing pool, and the bra was getting in the way of lining up a clean shot!

Clearly some of us have never experienced this..like me. Alot of push-up bras on me just make me giggle. I seldom feel sexy, I feel somewhat silly because inevitably for me, it means some padding...or nowadays because of bra styles, too much padding. Ah well, pretty slim line bras are ones we can wear since we don't need so much support.

Climber, I learned a long time ago to wear a bra..especially walking around in my gear into the office and out. I still have get the rest of my stuff from my desk after changing into cycling gear in the workplace washroom.

[jyyanks]

I'm actually fine with what I have --36C. I'm curvy for my height (5 feet) but whenever I lose weight, the girls are the first to go