Quick Checklist: Are you wearing the right sized bra?

First, you need to start by putting on your best fitting bra. If possible, this bra should not have any padding. Get in front of a mirror and look at yourself. Now, go through the following check list and choose "yes" or "no" next to each point:

Is the center of your bra sitting flat against your body? If you are wearing a minimizer bra, or a soft cup bra and have breasts larger than DD cups, this may not be the case. In these two cases, the center not resting against your sternum is okay.

Are your underwires sitting under your breasts in your breast crease and not poking out?

Is all of your breast tissue contained in your cup? If you are wearing a demi style bra or low cut bra, your breast tissue may not be in your cup. This is fine unless you feel the tissue is spilling out of this style.

Do your cups fit with no gapping or puckering?

Are your shoulder straps comfortable and not falling off or digging into your shoulders?

Is your nipple line half way between your shoulder and your elbow?

Is the bottom of your bra level and parallel with the floor?

Are your hook and eyes on the tightest or middle setting?

If the answer to all of these questions is yes, you’re in the right bra size. The number one mistake women make is wearing a bra with cups too small and a band size too big. Or put another way, she is wearing a 38C instead of a 36D. For some reason, women are more willing to go up a band size than a cup size. But when you’re walking around, no one is looking at you and thinking you have a certain bra size on. They only notice if you look good or not. So, don’t get hung up on your bra size; it’s just a number and a letter or two. The goal is to have you looking and feeling the best you can.

Watch for an upcoming post that will have even more details, and how you should address these issues