Aaaaand ...
I'm going to post to help 
bell (and myself) procrastinate :D :D :D.
I binded my breast yesterday for the first time. And the second, because, you know; I'm one of those persons who rarely gets the things right the first time D:.
I binded my breast again today, and got really nervous when going to work while binded, but as my chest wasn't completely flat, and as I frequently wear sports bras or tight undershirts under my shirts (pardon the pun), I don't think anybody (other than me) noticed. I guess it helps that I am a 32B. And that none of my clothes show my cleverage. And that most of my every day shirts are kind of unisex. What I'm trying to say is that people is used to me not having much of a top, so probably my appearance wasn't that different today.
What I did notice, and what I was trying to achieve by doing this, is that my shoulder and back and neck haven't been hurting. I suspected that bras, applying pressure on a limited segment of my torso as they do, were what had been bothering me. I'd stopped using sports bras due to this, and tried bras a bigger size, and although it took a little longer for the pain to start, it still happened.
So I used tight undershirts instead (wearing nothing wasn't really a choice, even if with certain shirts I can pull this), but the pain in my shoulders sometimes didn't allow for it. Really: certain days even shirts with tiny shoulder strips hurt -- wearing a t-shirt and nothing else hurts. And tight undershirts start hurting after a while, even if they aren't tight enough to keep my breasts controlled. And in a weather as warm as this, it can get horribly uncomfortable in a hot day.
So I tried binding. As I said, I didn't flatten my chest completely, just enough for me to feel comfortable. I used bandages, and despite today being a warm day, I don't think they added to my body temperature. I haven't experienced shoulder and back and neck pain (which BTW is caused by what I eat, due to my repeat encounters with typhoid fever a few years ago; and dissipates a couple hours after I've eaten, as long as nothing exacerbates it -- like wearing bras).
I'm unsure about doing this every other day, as I've read it can cause back and breast troubles, as well as making breathing difficult. Still, is good to know that a have a choice other than hiding at home when pain makes wearing a bra feel like torture. :D
This entry is also posted at DW.
bell (and myself) procrastinate :D :D :D.
I binded my breast yesterday for the first time. And the second, because, you know; I'm one of those persons who rarely gets the things right the first time D:.
I binded my breast again today, and got really nervous when going to work while binded, but as my chest wasn't completely flat, and as I frequently wear sports bras or tight undershirts under my shirts (pardon the pun), I don't think anybody (other than me) noticed. I guess it helps that I am a 32B. And that none of my clothes show my cleverage. And that most of my every day shirts are kind of unisex. What I'm trying to say is that people is used to me not having much of a top, so probably my appearance wasn't that different today.
What I did notice, and what I was trying to achieve by doing this, is that my shoulder and back and neck haven't been hurting. I suspected that bras, applying pressure on a limited segment of my torso as they do, were what had been bothering me. I'd stopped using sports bras due to this, and tried bras a bigger size, and although it took a little longer for the pain to start, it still happened.
So I used tight undershirts instead (wearing nothing wasn't really a choice, even if with certain shirts I can pull this), but the pain in my shoulders sometimes didn't allow for it. Really: certain days even shirts with tiny shoulder strips hurt -- wearing a t-shirt and nothing else hurts. And tight undershirts start hurting after a while, even if they aren't tight enough to keep my breasts controlled. And in a weather as warm as this, it can get horribly uncomfortable in a hot day.
So I tried binding. As I said, I didn't flatten my chest completely, just enough for me to feel comfortable. I used bandages, and despite today being a warm day, I don't think they added to my body temperature. I haven't experienced shoulder and back and neck pain (which BTW is caused by what I eat, due to my repeat encounters with typhoid fever a few years ago; and dissipates a couple hours after I've eaten, as long as nothing exacerbates it -- like wearing bras).
I'm unsure about doing this every other day, as I've read it can cause back and breast troubles, as well as making breathing difficult. Still, is good to know that a have a choice other than hiding at home when pain makes wearing a bra feel like torture. :D
This entry is also posted at DW.