My Big Breasts and Me
BBC is airing a fantastic special about life with large breasts called My Big Breasts and Me. This documentary follows the lives of three women who feel uncomfortably defined by their naturally large bust size. One is terrified of having breast reduction surgery but with her breasts causing her chronic back pain she knows it may be her only option. Another hopes that alternative therapies and an exercise regime will downsize her chest; and the third, a 19 year old fashion student, struggles to be taken seriously in a world where she feels only women with ’small boobs’ can look attractive.
Interesting Facts: British women have the biggest breasts in Europe and the average bra size is increasing each year. The average breast size in the UK is between 36C to 34E compared to 10 years ago when it was a much smaller 34B. Nearly 80% of women are wearing the wrong bra size and need a proper fitting. Breast reduction operations have gone up a whopping 19% in 2006 compared to 2005. Half of women in the UK would consider plastic surgery while another 36% would consider a breast operation. It is estimated that 26,000 women had a breast enlargement in 2006. Thousands of teenagers – some as young as 13 years old – are now going under the knife in order to reduce their bust size and “fit” in.
The girls who work here at Hiddenfeet found the story of the young fashion student to be especially profound. For years now we have been working hard to show the world that large breasts are beautiful. The happy ending to her story should encourage any large chested woman who watches it to follow their dreams and shed their fears and phobias.
Warning: This BBC documentary does contain topless nudity. The nudity is tasteful however and necessary to explain the stories of these three women. No sexual content is shown but viewer discretion is advised.
As a heterosexual male... I can truely relate to this because I have a massive penis. Females endlessly wanting to see it or more. Pants don't fit... and I quit trying to fly to destinations.
I'm a KK and find that a good fitting bra gives great support and I can honestly say that I don't get back pain. It can be annoying having people stare at my boobs and I've lost count of the number of times I get taken aside at airports because they think I'm smuggling drugs or something in my bra. On one occasion in Tunisia the two security men said I had to wait until they could find a female to check me out. After 30 minutes I got fed up waiting and just took my top and bra off and said "do these look like drugs?" The two guys just stood staring open mouthed. Then one of them said "I could get high on them."
I hate my boobs, I'm a 36HH, don't get taken seriously at all, touched, glared at its horrific get fed up people asking r those real etc no - one understands unless u have big boobs.
I HATE my large breasts for multiple reasons. Number one, they are incredibly uncomfortable regardless if I am wearing a well fitted bra or not. I have constant back pain because of them, my back is starting to curve forward and I will probably be hunchbacked by the time I am old. Boob sweat is horrendous. My boobs are constantly sweaty and my bras are completely soaked by the end of the day (nasty.) Also, as an infertile woman..my large breasts are a CONSTANT reminder of what my body failed to do. My breasts will never be used to feed a baby...so they are basically pointless lumps of fat hanging off my chest causing me constant pain. I could care less about being sexy to men. I have a husband who loves me and am tired of being considered a sex object to strange men even though I keep myself covered up, it is impossible to hide these large lumps.
I am 4ft 11" with 34D cups.
I am thinking about doing a breast reduction.
We love big breasts.. We love all breasts...
I can't tell you how many loads I've shot into Kleenex watching this. Thank you.
PS.And small minded.
Hi everyone I have always had large breasts and am extremely proud of them as they are a part of me I am 55 And large breasts run in my family and go back centuries I am happy in myself and have learnt to live with them as I would my leg or my arm Its true that bigger women get a lot more attention but I do think that it is the perception of men that concentrates on the idea that big breasts are more fanciable but that is just a matter of opinion as some men preferes small breasts .I have breast fed 4 children and I know that I gave them a strong start in life regarding fighting against diseases and bacteria. The breasts are for breast feeding and anyone who is jealouse is naive and ignorant.
I feel the pain in these lady's I am a 34N it's easy for a guy to talk because they don't know how it is because they can't experience it.
Some ridiculous comments here by men who are utterly clueless as to the reality of over-sized breasts. As a person who has breasts on the larger side (for my frame) but not massively oversized, I have had a small taste of the problems that can happen, and I am extremely glad my breasts aren't any larger than they are.
Not everything is about sex. If you're a person with a large breast to frame ratio shopping is a nightmare. Nearly all the clothes in stores that are in fashion and look nice on everyone else either make you look indecent or don't fit. There are many types of clothes that are not even indecent, styles that you might really like, but you can never wear them because you look like you're deliberately dressing in a revealing way. I can waste hours in a shopping centre just trying to find some clothes and end up buying nothing. Bras are expensive and difficult to find.
Sport is the worst. I am so lucky that my boobs aren't any larger than they are - with a high impact sports bra I can play sport without pain (without a bra I have to actually hold my breasts in my hands even just if I jog a short distance so as not to have pain), but for the poor ladies in this video with really large breasts sport is not an option. Imagine never being able to run, or swim, or play any kind of competitive sport. As a highly active person this would be my worst nightmare.
In the high intensity sport I do, and in running, it's normal for girls to exercise in just sports bras and tights/shorts because you get so hot, especially living in a warm climate, but I always have to wear tshirts (and feel hot and uncomfortable) because if I don't I feel like I'm being provocative even though I'd be wearing the same thing as everyone else.
Again, I am pretty lucky that it's not anywhere near as bad as what these ladies have, but the more minor annoyances I have experienced makes me highly sympathetic to their situation.
Why in the world would you want to reduce your breast size? I am married to my wife with small regular breasts, and I am truly disappointed emotionally, sexually and mentally. I truly deeply wish that I could meet you in the next life. I would marry you in a heart beat.
love breasts these days they are underrated everyone i ask likes ass more.
Just a tip I got from a fashion TV show: if you have a large chest, in order to get clothes that fit, get things that fit across the bust. This will often mean the garment is too large at the waist or torso; have a tailor take those in. It's always easier to take away fabric than add it, and you won't look like you're squeezing into clothing that's too tight.
I need to move to the UK. Those numbers didn't include breast enlargement I hope, that is annoying. They can't breast feed and their children will not inherit large bust sizes- hence I'm not for breast enlargement of fertile women. I wouldn't date a fertile woman with synthetically enlarged breasts though I wouldn't actually date the vast majority of women anyways (mostly for intellectual reasons not looks)
This was very informative! Thank you!
Want less on top?
Put down the Twinkie.
There, 90% fixed.
I can see what it would be like to have a permanent erection. Not a good comparison I know, but I can see how it would be easy to take a negative point of view from the situation. It takes love, and self acceptance to overcome any annoyance that intractable. Perhaps women wish their breasts would shrink unless sexually stimulated. From any point of view it's good to talk about it.
Big breasted should get a clue, if you don't like it, though! Some goes for the men who has bigger or smaller penises. I'm well aware that it's a pain to get to buy more expensive bra's in order to secure a well adjusted fit, but it's the same as being too small, too thin, too long... It's what you make of it. That you've been ridiculed throughout your life doesn't mean that big breasts are the thing that should make you go and sit in your little corner and cry. It means that you had a very bad upbringing with the wrong kind of people and couldn't deal with that. Funny that so many label the fact that men only can hold their conversation when being surprised by a large chest...seriously?!?! Men will stare at ANY type of breast, regardless the shape, so that assumption is BS if you'd ask me. It's okay to keep writing about it that it's not fair, but we have about the same order of groups who claim that it's not fair having small breasts.... seriously.... women... oh wait, I'm actually one myself, a depressed turned happy 34F wearing mother of 2. No victims and whining anymore, just accepting this is what genetics gave you.
i found it hard even to find this documentary. after watching it i find it hard to not feel for these women. they should be proud of the courage it takes to address this issue in public
We certainly live in a sad and judgmental world. I am a man who never judges anyone based on looks or anything else. I've been humiliated for my barely average member by both men and women and I know the sting and how much it hurts to be singled out. Be strong ladies as I am a man who accepts you for who you are.
I feel so normal when I see Jodie and her 28K breasts. I'm 5'6" & weigh 140 lbs and am a size 10, but I am a size 16 up top due to the fact that I wear a 34JJ some times? a K cup depending on the make of the bra. I should have been on this show lol. All the things that these girls have experienced in life due to having large breasts, I too have encountered the same in my lifetime. Great documentary!!!
I used to be in their shoes. Had a breast reduction in my early 30's. I wish I had done it sooner. Quite liberating in so many ways
Im 15.. 5"2 and weigh just under 8stone. Im a size 6 at the bottom and a 14 on top as im a 32F. You can be skinny and have large boobs.. And the give you back pains.. Men dont have to go through the pain so you wouldnt understand? Yet even when i totally cover myself up i still get stared at, tooted at and all the rest. Its tireing and im already thinking of having them reduced as it put me down as i always seem to feel guys like me for the curves and the breasts i have. It get to be the same old story every day.
I realy should move to england. I live in Sweden and here its realy hard to find clothes that fit a big boobed girl. Im a 75F in swedisch size and still growing and im only 20.. The special underwear stores cupsizes ends at F or G. And its so hard to clothes that compliments a curvy body, its all oversize ore super-slim-fit. I have to wear size L in clotes to fit the boobs but my waist is actually a S-M. Its make all clotes look wierd. But I have discoverd a type of clothing realt flattering, Pin up dresses! There lovely! Give it a try and u will be hocked. :D