Boobs

I have big boobs. 

There I said it.  I have come face to face with it. 

Up until today, I have been living in denial about my breast size.  I have been wearing bras that are too small because it is difficult for me to face the fact that my boobs are huge.  Today, at lunch I went to a speciality bra shop near my work to get a fitted for a new bra.  I have lost some weight and I'm not pregnant or nursing...so it seemed like a good time to go.  And I suppose in the back of my mind I was thinking that my boobs were likely smaller because, afterall, I have lost some weight and I'm not pregnant or nursing.  Ha!  That was so not the case. Well...I guess it was a little but not really.  Let me explain.

The last time I went to this store to buy a bra was when I was nursing and I weighted a little bit more than I do now. I walked out with a wonderful nursing bra that I really liked.  It was a size...I can't even believe I am about to type this...34H.   Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you...you just read that my bra size WAS a 34H. At the time, I was blown away by the hugeness of this bra but I figured it was just because I was nursing and that once I stoppped my boobs would be even smaller than before I got pregnant (I had more than one friend tell me this happened to them...I am no longer friends with these people).  So, today I was actually excited to go get a new bra.  I thought I would be a 34D or a 34DD at the most.  I mean unless your Pamela Lee Anderson...who really has boobs bigger than that??  Turns out me!  Today I walked out with a very pretty bra that makes my boobs look great.  The bra size?  34G.  Really?? Is this normal?  Do normal people actually wear this size bra?  The answer is apparently: yes!  Because I do and I am normal.  COME ON. 

I came back to work and preceeded to share this news with my entire office (please note that my office is made up of four women with exception to one man - who is my boss and shares way too much information with me about his sex life). The office feedback was that women pay for boobs like mine.  My reply: "You clearly haven't seen me naked."  They make a good point though.  I guess if I had perky, lovely 34G's...it would be a different story...but I don't.  I have saggy 34G's that were filled and emptied on a regular basis for one full year.  That's a tough job and afterwards...well...one's boobs just aren't the same. 

Nonetheless, today I am turning over a new leaf.  Instead of being all upset about the size of my new bra, I am going to put a positive spin on it.  I am going to think about this differently.  First of all, I am lucky to have boobs.  There are women out there who have lost their boobs because of cancer.  This thought makes me so grateful for my big, saggy, healthy boobs. Secondly, my boobs are amazing because they produced enough milk for me to feed my baby for a full year.  That is insane...I mean really?  I should never be allowed to compain about my boobs again after that.  Thirdly, I have nice cleavage in the new bra and it actually (ironically) makes my boobs look smaller.  So see...things aren't so bad on this side of the fence.

Me and my 34G's are feeling better already!