If the Bra fits...

Sooo...what size are you? A? B? C? DD? H?!?!?!

I don't know what the statistics are but just in my personal experience I think a lot of us ladies are probably in the wrong size bra. There are a couple of well known underwear shops at the mall that advertise bra fittings, but my experience with them is that they don't know a D cup from a coffee cup.

I saw this show on Lifetime Network called "Double Divas". They are two ladies that own a lingerie and custom bra shop in Georgia called Livi Rae. I love their southern charm and their own bra talk. They crack me up. But what I was impressed with was how the right fitting bra changes the confidence and how the woman they fit feel. It's not just women with D's but women with G's, H's, I's. They said that they carry a 50N.

My thought is, if all of us beautiful woman come in all shapes and sizes, why do most stores only carry up to DD?

My mother is a beautiful curvy plus size woman. She has been blessed in the breast area. Watching "Double Divas" I wanted them to help my mom because I know she was wearing the wrong size. But with them being in Georgia, there is no way we could go to see them any time soon.

Thank goodness for Google! I started my search on a good place to do a bra fitting in my area. I thought, there has to be one in San Fransisco or something. I looked at places and their reviews. (Again, thank you Internet and Yelp) I looked at some and it didn't say anything about bigger cups. I know my mom was past a D cup so I was looking for women saying stuff about "I never thought I was a F or G cup".

That's when I found Besos in Los Gatos. Her reviews were great on Yelp. Gail is the owner and was called the "Bra Whisperer". I called and wanted to see if I needed an appointment for or can we just walk in. We could just walk in and she will help us.

My mom's birthday was coming up and I thought what a great birthday present, let's get her fitted. I called ahead of time to make sure Gail was there and she said she would be waiting for us. What an experience! A++++, 5 stars, 4 thumbs up, 20 out of 10!

She just didn't tell us our size, she showed us how a bra should fit correctly. The right way to put on one, yes there is a correct way, and how to shop for a bra. She fitted my mom and of course, like we suspected, she was TOTALLY in the wrong size. As I was waiting for my mom, she also fitted me. And to my surprise I am bigger in the cup than I thought! I was shocked! But now I know the correct size and how a bra is supposed to fit.

THANK YOU GAIL!!!!!!!! Our boobs, back, shoulders thank you.

Now, my blog is thrifty momma. Her bras are reasonably priced, but they are not Walmart or Target prices. BUT, knowing and investing in good bras is being smart with your money. And buying bras that fit you right is huge!

She did also tell us to always hand wash your bras to make them last longer and hang dry. This will help you keep you bras in the best shape.

I would like every one woman I know to go see Gail and get fitted for the right size bra. And you will be just as excited about the right bra as I am!

Happy boobs, Happy momma!