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Question to other autistic women about getting comfortable underwear

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Have any women found underwear that is comfortable? Has anyone tried the briefs that are short style, and are they better than the higher leg ones? 

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  • I wear big nickers from tesco's F&F range, they're comfy and cotton, maybe with a bit of nice lace around the front waist.

    M&S dont' do those bras in my size, oddly enough I was thinking about starting a thread on bra's in particular, being a bit large in that dept they all seem to be more like scafolding than underwear. I went to M&S for a fitting last year and althgouh I asked for something with no wirews or bones in, I ended up with one with no underwires, but it had bones in the sides which I didn't know about until I tried sitting normally or driving when they dug into my ribs. Iwas told by the fitter that they dont' consider the sort of bra I normally wear as a proper bra, because it's a comfort bra and that I'd need to train by breasts to accept a proper bra again. I thought WTF? Surely clothes should fit the body not the other way around? I'm sure there must be alternatives to bras, but I dont' know what they are, apart from corsets? I have worn a corset and found them comfortable when standing, but not when sitting. I have problems getting anything like that long enough in the body anyway. I still wear my cheap and cheerful nylon comfort bras, they're the only things I can get to fit both properly and comfortably.

    I have a pigeons breast and sparrows ankles and find socks are too tight around the ankles and cut into me, they never used to, the only thing I can come up with is that so much stuff is made in China. 

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    Hi Cat woman, I didn't know that Tesco sold underwear. I found some shorts style knickers in Primark today for £3.50 so I'm going to try those out. I don't know why they're called shorts though, they just look like big pants with a lower cut leg hole.

    I sympathise with your bra issues. I wish that I was smaller and could wear those soft bralets, but at least I can get those cotton bra 3 packs in my size. I have found a cotton mix bra on the M&S website that is non wired and non padded in bigger sizes - I haven't tried it myself, but it seems to have mostly positive reviews. I don't know if you have seen this one, or maybe already tried it?

    https://www.marksandspencer.com/total-support-embroidered-full-cup-bra-d-k/p/clp20139824?color=OPALINE#intid=pid_pg1pip47g2r4c1

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