A question for big-busted women?

Hi there, Most of the support for the breasts comes from the band of the bra not the straps. She may not have had much trouble with bras before but now that she is a larger size the bra band being tight enough i really important. The band is firm around the rib cage holding the underwires flat to the bone (or just chest wall). Most women don't have this, they tend to get say a 36D when they really need a 32E just because it's easier to find. Most of my girl friends wear a 36C but actually 2 turned out to be a 32F and one was a 30G. I myself an a 32K and i would suggest that after she has had time to heal and the implants have settled (she may have already healed i don't know) then she should go down to a good lingerie store and get fitted, Not VS or a department store, a specialist lingerie store that has bras atleast to a J cup starting at a 30 back. Good luck.

What gives really good support is the band ( the part that goes around the rib cage under the breasts) and the straps. Strapless bras can feel like they're giving enough support, but by wearing them all the time the tissues in the upper breast will start to stretch and sag. So the straps help to maintain perkiness. Nice wide straps are good, and also a criss cross back is helpful. Stay away from thin straps and really cheap bras. You know those granny ones that are really thin? Those are crappy bras.

In my opinion, it's the cup that gives me the most support. I've gone up two cup sizes (and down one clothing size) in the past 2 years (Australian 12DD, to an Australian 10E to an Australian 10F) and I still have all my 10E bras, and I'm finding it difficult for support as well. Which sucks, because F's are so hard to find :(

So I'd advise her to try on a bra that's a bit bigger, it might give her a little more support. There's also the option of a sports bra, but if she got a breast enlargement to appear to have a bigger bust, than this isn't ideal for her.

P.S. no matter what she thinks, strapless bras DO NOT give adequate support for anyone above a C cup. I used to think they did too, until the person at the bra store advised me otherwise. When I try on my strapless bras now I laugh at myself, because although they pressed my chest in, but my breasts really sagged and it looked as if I wasn't wearing a bra, hence why I thought they gave me adequate support. I later found out people used to laugh at me behind my back over the appearance of my breasts when I wore strapless bras.

It's important your wife finds a good support bra, as she probably already knows back problems may become an issue. It's different for us naturally bigger breasted women because we have this pain our whole lives, your wife can do the right things now to avoid this and keep her good posture! Mine is terrible!

Sadly (for you) it really just depends on her. Personally I can go shopping, try on 25 bras that all 'look' the same, and only like 2. Support depends on the bra, and can come from the straps or the band.