General Chat

Janet Frazer and the likes sell them online x

STeve already have enough trouble with my oh telling me what he would like them fitted into without you starting lol

Thats the point Dawnie *fitting em in* pmsl Sxx

Just knew STeve would flit in at some point lol Maggy will pop into the local store when I go down town next

Hi Dawn These ones aren't wired. I much prefer wired ones but have had to give up on them, hurts too much to wear them. Mandy :)

Dawn, just looked on M & S online and can't see any on there, but they do a 'Contact Us', you could maybe try that.

*makes ones self avaiable to be dawnies load fastener* Sxx

Mandy may take a trip back to debenhams and ask. Could do with one that is not wired cos with the FM get times where the wires hurt my boobs

Hi Dawn Probably not much help, but I have a similar problem in that I can just about manage to reach round and do bras up, but my shoulders and ribs ache from wearing them. I had a sudden brainwave and bought some sports bras. Although they're back fastening, I don't find them difficult to do up and they're much more comfy to wear. They are by Berlei from Debenhams. Mandy :) PS: Just read back properly and see that Liz has recommended sports bras too lol (great minds). I'm going to look at the website she suggests too!

Dizzy thanks will go and look. Howie might look a bit stupid trying to load mine into a washing machine and carrying them out front all day, mind you would be fun seeing what happened when it went to spin.

I thought you meant washing machines was going to recommend Comet or Curry's xxxx

Try www.lessbounce*com. They mainly do sports bras, but also have normal ones. I have 2 front fastening sports bras from them - you may find sports bras more comfortable too. Liz

Dawn, you are exactly right. I've spent my entire life feeling a bit on the outside because of my left hand - for instance, I eat with my fork in my right hand (and yes, when I go to restaurants, I do swap the cutlery round). I hated netball at school because one of the activities was to be in three teams and each team member had to bounce the ball to the end of the yard and back (I was the one chasing the ball everywhere). I've never been able to skip (I don't remember, but my mum recalls one sports day when I was tiny when I was last in the skipping race and the other parents were laughing and she was furious but I never noticed). I could never play the recorder (as a result, I never really learnt to read music, but I hated the recorder anyway). You'd think if somebody's had to spend their life dealing with things like these (and I know people out there are going to be far worse off than me), the least manufacturers could do would be to not make you feel different when you want to go underwear shopping.

Ann thanks for that will take a look pity high street shops cant do them.

Just put front fastening bras into my search engines and a load of sites came up, including Marshall ward. ann Glos

Ann when your peering if you find one in a 36DD please let me know lol

Gossard used to do them, but haven't seen them for ages. will be peering at all the bras in shops now, you do realise that don't you? Ann Glos

Kate maddening isnt it , all I want is to make my life a bit easier by getting things that I can cope with rather than have to ask for help because I am so stubborn would rather struggle than ask. SO much for helping the disabled?

Joanne in my size they only have 5 none are suitable and cost the earth. Thanks for the suggestion never heard of the company before so was worth a try

This is one of my most maddening areas of shopping! I was briefly starved of oxygen at birth so I have very limited dexterity in my left hand (ie. I can just pick up a pen, but could never hold it so as to be able to write). As a result, I do everything right-handed. Thing is, because of that, I'm forever pulling my left bra strap back onto my shoulder because it always slips down. I did try front fastening bras at one point but the only ones I can find are sports bras and I want something frilly and lacy and feminine. Also, because the straps are always falling down my shoulders, they get stretched eventually and then they won't stay up even on the shortest length. I really wish manufacturers would think of these things. For the past thirteen years, I have fastened my bra round the front and moved it round to put it on. I can unfasten it at the back quite easily, but I can't fasten it from the back at all.