I just remembered that I wanted to post here after I got back from our US trip. I went to Victoria's Secret to pick up a couple of bras for a cousin of mine (much cheaper there than in Europe), and I had never really shopped around there for anything before, because it was too expensive to me. I only ever bought lotion there (Love Spell, mm!).
Anyway, so my bras have been failing me lately, and ktspktsp recommended that I get measured. He tried to measure me once, using a guide online, but it didn't come out right. So I asked the VS woman to do it for me... the word came back that I was 34... DD. Yeah, DD. For as long as I can remember, I have been wearing 36C, so this was a shock. I suppose since I started hormonal birth control, my boobs jumped up in size, but it didn't register to me at the time to get my size checked and buy new bras. So my girls had been poorly supported for at least the last FOUR YEARS. Jeeeez!!!!
I decided then and there to buy myself a good-quality bra from VS, in my size, that would last me for a long time. It still feels weird to me, to know that I am a 34 DD, but I guess in the end it's just a size. I kind of wish I could get them back down to C through exercise, but that's going to take most of the summer, if it happens at all (big boobs run in my Icelandic genes, so I doubt they will get smaller). No wonder they've been so uncomfortable when I'm running...
It feels WONDERFUL to wear the right size bra now (the VS bra is awesome--best nipple coverage ever, which I need badly). When I've gone back to the 36 C, it's all wrong... can't believe how long I went without getting measured. Gotta take better care of my girls in the future!