Of course I told him what I wanted... did not translate into what he tried to sell me !

Ha ha seriously - in Singapore anything more than a B cup and you are extremely limited as to your choices and the experience of the fitters- if you can get a fitter vs a shop assistant. A breast feeding african american woman would cause quite a bit of consternation.

Where do you buy your bras in the UK? Marks & Sparks or Mothercare? Since you are breastfeeding I expect you are in need of good supportive bras. Do you think you could walk into a store in, say, Singapore and feel comfortable/confident having a petite chinese man fit you? English is the language of business and…

oh - just in case, when I say "western" I don't mean white. And an African American woman of similar build to me - yes, I would be more confident that she would be better able to find something to fit me than a woman who was large (ie LARGE). It would depend on how experienced the fitter was. And even then- a VS…

Full of shit? No- I think you are the one missing something. I've purchased bras in many countries - I'm not a flat chested 25 year old. Getting a comfortable, supportive and attractive bra takes a lot of time and money. It is not a matter of simply saying what you want but having the fitter understand your build,…

This came to my mind to. This was the one poem I copied out and kept. I hated my father. This poem was just for me.

Don't take me the wrong way please. Having a bra fitted is a very personal thing. I'm from a country which is predominately white or Asian. I simply have not met many African Americans. It was a very unexpected and awkward intereraction. In the fitting room of lingerie store size does matter - not just my size...…

Men may be able to fit a bra... but honestly a man in the fitting room was the last thing I expected when I went in to the lingerie store.

The call it Spring Break here in NJ...because it is in Spring.

Totally agree... I'm still mystified as to why a large african american male was assisting me in VS to find a bra. His size, gender and ethnicity completely confused my little but big boobed, grown woman, half asian self. It is no surprise that I did not purchase anything.

I often wonder if it is routine for ultrasound technicians and the OBS they work for to review their estimates after delivery, and methodology based on actual birthweights. I developed GD with twins. I am not a very big person- 5ft 4" , and neither is my husband. My first was 6lb 3oz and healthy. In both pregnancies…

You may be kidding but it seems that this may as well be the way they do it because the other way sure as heck ain't working!

Because it's not hot in India ever. Iced tea is to hot black tea as an iced frappachino mocha latte is to an expresso. A drop of milk in tea is no nastier than marshmallows on sweet potato.

It saddens me that there is still seems to be no routine assessment for PPD before and after birth. In hindsight I was a textbook case just waiting to happen. As in "flashing neon light with a disco ball" over my head (first time older "career" mother in foreign country with no family support, no previous experience…

I have never spun my cats.... hmmmmm odd.

Our kids do this at school- our local therapy dog is a huge drooly great dane. He's so big my girls can both read to him at the same time.

I have a 6 year old that likes to talk and read. She's mostly reading aloud rather than "in her head". When we adopted a new kitten late last year and it was still in it's "safe room" for the first week- she read to that cat for hours everyday. We all thought it was a win win for everyone. The cat was happy with the…

I apologise for mistakingly replying to you cirbkh as if you were the original poster kangarubensteiner. Cirbkh, YOU seem to have a lot of issues. What planet are you from where you can read into my comment that I think having a baby or choosing adoption is a light decision? Are you aware that the way you are…

I agree so much about #3, in all of this I have been thinking- if you are worried go and have your eggs frozen.