Breast tissue needs support to keep it from becoming low hanging fruit. Some women seem to keep their perky 16 year old breasts and YAY for them. But most of the female population starts to sag at various stages of life. For me, I think it’s when I was in grade school or at least that’s how I remember it.
The bra was designed after suspension bridges. Now for those of you with an engineering mind, you get it. For me, I understand that it takes a lot of work for a bra to keep ‘these girls’ in the right place on my frame. Breast tissue is supported naturally by Cooper’s Ligaments. As these 
ligaments stretch over time, they aren’t able to provide the same support. Breast tissue should be in the middle of your arm between your shoulder and elbow. The support actually comes from the band of the bra, not the straps. If the band fits snugly around your torso and sits right where your breast tissue starts on your frame, you will have the support you need. The straps do a mere 10% of the work on the bra. Their job is to snuggle the cup to your breast.
If your band doesn’t feel like a snug hug as compared to a wimpy touch, it will probably ride up your back which creates a teeter totter effect. The band rides up in the back and the breasts go down. The band should be snug enough that it sits level around your torso and horizontal to the ground. The straps are adjustable to make it comfortable for your body.
A professional bra fitter can help address these factors to get you into the right fit and style for your body. The rest is up to your need and personal preference. And that is for another post.
Until next time we meet, Behind the Curtain!
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First off I would like to say awesome blog! I had a quick question in which I’d like to ask if you don’t mind. I was interested to find out how you center yourself and clear your thoughts prior to writing. I have had a difficult time clearing my thoughts in getting my thoughts out. I truly do enjoy writing but it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are wasted just trying to figure out how to begin. Any ideas or hints? Thank you!|
Boy do I understand about the challenge of getting started! I believe everyone has this problem. It’s just a matter of working through it. I start with an idea in mind and just put down the thoughts that are bouncing around. They may be one liners, it might be just a word. And I go from there. Sometimes looking up the definition of a word I want to use will help me move forward. What I start with is 99.9% of the time NOT what I end up with – and that’s ok. BTW, it’s ok to begin with the middle or the end. Then you can work backward. Keep at it. The time is never wasted!