{"id":1055,"date":"2017-08-11T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2017-08-10T17:10:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T17:10:34","slug":"bra-leaves-marks-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/bra-leaves-marks-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"My Bra Leaves Marks. Is That Normal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So many of the questions we\u2019re asked as fitters come down to, \u201cIs this normal?\u201d Whether you\u2019re worried about one boob being bigger<\/a> than the other, or why your bra band flips up, or armpit fat<\/a>, the answer is pretty much always, \u201cYep.\u201d But some questions require a more nuanced answer. Like this one: \u201cMy bra leaves marks on my body. Is that normal?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Some marks are normal.<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Marks like this are normal. Sam sometimes calls this her “special tattoo.”<\/p><\/div>\n

If you have long hair, you\u2019ve probably kept an emergency hair elastic around your wrist from time to time. When you remove it, there\u2019s usually a little indentation left behind, right? Wearing a bra is basically wrapping a big elastic band (often with underwire!) around your chest, and then wearing it for 8-14 hours or so. It\u2019s totally normal for your body to react to that! You might notice indentations or a little redness. I sometimes get imprints of the lace from my frillier bras. This is all just because we\u2019re humans – we\u2019re made of flesh, not stone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some marks are not normal.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Being aware that you\u2019ve got a bra on is one thing; being in pain because of your bra is another. It shouldn\u2019t hurt<\/a> to wear a bra, and it\u2019s not normal for a well-fitted bra to cause serious chafing, broken skin, or bruising. It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that it\u2019s a bad bra, but if this is happening? It\u2019s definitely <\/span>not<\/span><\/i> the bra for you. If you can, stop wearing it and make an appointment for a bra fitting or check-up<\/a>. A fitter can adjust your bra or help you find one that\u2019s a better match for your shape and size, and will also be able to guide you towards styles with gentler (or no) underwire and softer fabrics if you need them.\u00a0(Note: Brand-new bras can sometimes cause irritation because they’re a little starchy. A wash or two<\/a> should soften things up!)<\/span><\/p>\n

Always listen to your body.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Every body is different. A bra that\u2019s just right for one person might be borderline unbearable for the next. And it can take time to adjust to the feel of a new bra and figure out the difference between “not used to this feeling” and “actively dislike this feeling.” But don\u2019t keep wearing something that makes you feel bad just because it\u2019s technically correct – whatever that means<\/a>. Compromise is a part of almost every bra fitting, but one thing you should never compromise on is your own well-being. You only get one body, so be nice to it!<\/span><\/p>\n

Bottom line: we\u2019re humans. We\u2019re squishy! It\u2019s normal for our bodies to react to things like this. But if it hurts, it\u2019s time for a new bra. You deserve a bra that fits and feels good – or at the very least, doesn’t do any damage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So many of the questions we\u2019re asked as fitters come down to, \u201cIs this normal?\u201d Whether you\u2019re worried about one boob being bigger than the other, or why your bra band flips up, or armpit fat, the answer is pretty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[49,9,160,16,19,30,17,18],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-the-bra-fitter-diaries","tag-body-talk","tag-bra-fitting","tag-bra-leaves-marks","tag-bras","tag-danforth","tag-how-to-tell-if-your-bra-fits","tag-lingerie","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1055"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1061,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055\/revisions\/1061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadlingerie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}