Breast physcis question

[al55]

Hi I'm writing a story where the female protagonist gets progressively bigger boobs, starting from an A cup to an O cup. I have multiple scenes where she acclimatises to her new breasts: a scene with B cups, C cups, DD etc. I'm struggling to define each cup size in terms of making them different to each other, I was wondering if any authors had advice on how to differentiate each cup size?

 

[SimonDoom]

Hi I'm writing a story where the female protagonist gets progressively bigger boobs, starting from an A cup to an O cup. I have multiple scenes where she acclimatises to her new breasts: a scene with B cups, C cups, DD etc. I'm struggling to define each cup size in terms of making them different to each other, I was wondering if any authors had advice on how to differentiate each cup size?

My suggestion would be to ditch the cup size references and instead compare them to things people know about. You can do a search online and within minutes get all the information you want about what cup size measurements mean, but I think you're better off describing them rather than giving them numbers and letters.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

The fast way for me to click out of a story is for the author to tell me the cup size of the woman's breasts.
ie. She had 44DDDD tits. Besides, anything more than a handful is wasted.

The same goes for telling me the measurements of a guys dick.
ie. he was 14 inches long and 4 inches wide. He may get all of 6 or 7 inches in, but then the other 7 inches is just hanging out there doing nothing for nobody.

 

[MsNatalie99]

I'd say use fruit. At least to start. It's a visual representation that most people can relate to. And then once you get to larger sizes you can go to athletic equipment basketballs medicine balls beach balls.

 

[MsNatalie99]

My suggestion would be to ditch the cup size references and instead compare them to things people know about. You can do a search online and within minutes get all the information you want about what cup size measurements mean, but I think you're better off describing them rather than giving them numbers and letters.

I agree with this. I don't want to lose my immersion looking up a chat, or referencing a tape measure so I can visualize a chacter.

The fast way for me to click out of a story is for the author to tell me the cup size of the woman's breasts.
ie. She had 44DDDD tits. Besides, anything more than a handful is wasted.

The same goes for telling me the measurements of a guys dick.
ie. he was 14 inches long and 4 inches wide. He may get all of 6 or 7 inches in, but then the other 7 inches is just hanging out there doing nothing for nobody.

I also don't like a lot of detail when it comes to penis size. For me part of reading erotica is entering the fantasy. So if the main character has a 10 inch cock as thick is a Coke can, and I have 5 inches it breaks the illusion. At least it does for me. Also 10 in would hurt like hell. Sounds fun in pretend land, but I am not so well practiced that I would find that enjoyable.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

H cup is similar to a watermelon??
(glances down in concern)

Given variation in sizing nomenclature across brands let alone the world (triple letters don't exist in Europe, and I'm not sure quadruple D exists anywhere), comparisons tend to work better. Mr Kipling pies, jam donuts, and fruit - but not the watermelons until the finale. Even Lolo Ferrari was only a K cup because the cup size is how much wider your bust is than your ribcage below, not how bit your tits are. A 28D has large breasts for her frame, a 40D seems nigh flat-chested.

 

[MsNatalie99]

H cup is similar to a watermelon??
(glances down in concern)

Given variation in sizing nomenclature across brands let alone the world (triple letters don't exist in Europe, and I'm not sure quadruple D exists anywhere), comparisons tend to work better. Mr Kipling pies, jam donuts, and fruit - but not the watermelons until the finale. Even Lolo Ferrari was only a K cup because the cup size is how much wider your bust is than your ribcage below, not how bit your tits are. A 28D has large breasts for her frame, a 40D seems nigh flat-chested.

Huh, good to know. I had no idea how that works. What are numbers, circumference of the chest?

 

[MsNatalie99]

Huh, good to know. I had no idea how that works. What are numbers, circumference of the chest?

I'm sorry, dumb question. I can probably google it.

 

[AlexBailey]

I had a group of girlfriends who were crass lesbians. They referred to four different types of breasts:

* Boy tits
* Jelly fish
* Mom jugs
* Back breakers

 

[MrPixel]

Also, don't forget breast shape. We're painting word pictures here. It's not all about "big boobs", a fetish I do not understand. With one recent exception, if I'm compelled into documenting a physical distinction, my female characters are generally modestly endowed in a balance with subtle body curves.

Anyway, the first woman I saw with an obvious enhancement was in 1973, and I can honestly describe them as a grapefruit cut in half and stuck on in roughly the right places. It would be a hack job by today's standards. There are Dagmars (large rounded cones sticking straight out), puppy-dog ears (floppy flaps with the nipple facing forward), pouting (pleasant slope, rounded beneath with the nipple pointing slightly upwards), athletic (more muscle than fat, small nipples), east-west (nipples pointing to the sides), and so on.

Overly large breasts have a gravity problem, too. Allow for that mental picture.

Search for "breast shapes" for an education in real life. It's not all about size.

 

[jehoram]

athletic (more muscle than fat, small nipples)

although Natalie's post earlier explained that breasts have no muscles. But I guess boobs do, if you want to include man-boobs like you saw in 300 (actually 600 man-boobs, if you do the math). So female athletes who use their chest muscles a lot are likely to have some augmentation to their breasts as well.

But I agree that size alone doesn't give the reader much to go on. But it does leave the reader room to plug in whatever their conception of what a DDDD cup might fill.

As for what these "sizes" mean: not much. Here's the Straight Dope on that:

https://www.straightdope.com/213435...est-commercially-available-bra-size-revisited

 

[MsNatalie99]

although Natalie's post earlier explained that breasts have no muscles. But I guess boobs do, if you want to include man-boobs like you saw in 300 (actually 600 man-boobs, if you do the math). So female athletes who use their chest muscles a lot are likely to have some augmentation to their breasts as well.

But I agree that size alone doesn't give the reader much to go on. But it does leave the reader room to plug in whatever their conception of what a DDDD cup might fill.

As for what these "sizes" mean: not much. Here's the Straight Dope on that:

https://www.straightdope.com/213435...est-commercially-available-bra-size-revisited

Awesome link. Thanks

 

[MrPixel]

... So female athletes who use their chest muscles a lot are likely to have some augmentation to their breasts as well. ...

Precisely. Back in the '60s or so there was a "breast enhancement exerciser" advertised to ladies in the back section of tabloids. It was nothing more than a squeeze thingy that, with enough use, might have had some affect on pectorals, which in turn would push the fatty lumps of breast tissue forward.

Female body-builders frequently have so little body fat remaining that their breasts are vestigial.

 

[Auden James]

I'm not sure what the OP is actually asking for?

I, for one, have no problem with mentioning bra sizes in stories, though the problem is too many authors don't really seem to understand how these sizes work. The cup letter in and of itself is pretty much meaningless, which is why I'm kinda wary of the OP's post merely mentioning the letters. Without the band size no one would know how big the OP's character's "B cups" actually are!

Here's a link to a plastic surgery site explaining how bra size actually works:

https://www.theplasticsurgerycenter...and-cup-size-oh-my-making-sense-of-bra-sizes/

Considering this I also find MsNatalie99's comparison with fruits above relatively useless as it too only looks at cup letters, but doesn't look at the band size at all.

Apart from that I competely agree with MrPixel that breast shape ought not to be forgotten when describing these body parts in more detail.

 

[MsNatalie99]

Considering this I also find MsNatalie99's comparison with fruits above relatively useless as it too only looks at cup letters, but doesn't look at the band size at all.

Nice
Using fruit or everyday things is good for a generic representation. I'm not suggesting somebody bring a cantaloupe into Victoria's Secret saying I want this size. Good to feel useless. thanks bro!

 

[Strixaluco]

Eh. If you go up one band size and down one cup letter, you actually have the same cup size. For example 38D and 40C are sister sizes like that. The shape of the breasts also affects it...

Therefore using cup sizes isn't worthwhile.

 

[Auden James]

Therefore using cup sizes isn't worthwhile.

Well, using cup sizes alone isn't saying much really; but in combination with the band size it says at least more than nothing.

Good to feel useless. thanks bro!

My pleasure, dear!

 

[Strixaluco]

Well, using cup sizes alone isn't saying much really; but in combination with the band size it says at least more than nothing.

Most still won't get it. Heck, I know how it works but I still find it hard to imagine what size it means for the breasts when you change the band size. I only have have a clue around my own size.

This is because the letter doesn't actually tell the cup size, but the difference between bust and underbust circumferences.

 

[IsabellaEmily]

Hi I'm writing a story where the female protagonist gets progressively bigger boobs, starting from an A cup to an O cup. I have multiple scenes where she acclimatises to her new breasts: a scene with B cups, C cups, DD etc. I'm struggling to define each cup size in terms of making them different to each other, I was wondering if any authors had advice on how to differentiate each cup size?

I second all the comments above about not mentioning specific numbers and letters as measurements. Unless perhaps the characters are in a plastic surgeon's office and it would be awkward to not mention a specific size in relation to an upcoming surgery.

I like the fruit suggestion. People won't have to google that, and it will be more reader friendly to those who don't know or understand bra/cup/band size.

I've been married for more than 15 years and my husband couldn't tell you a thing about what size bra I wear (or my shoe size or dress size or....well I digress....). But if you asked him to pick a fruit he'd be fairly accurate.

I tend to skip specific sizes unless they're important to the plot, and even then I tend to rely on vagueness so the reader can use their imagination. "He felt thicker than her husband." or "Her breasts were larger and firmer than mine."

If you're using science fiction in the story or making use of magic spell then I would say the sky is the limit. Have them grow to the size of bean bag chairs. But if you're wanting to keep this in the realm of reality be careful about mentioning a size that will cause the reader to think "Bullshit." and move on to something else.

 

[MsNatalie99]

Well, using cup sizes alone isn't saying much really; but in combination with the band size it says at least more than nothing.


My pleasure, dear!

Don't call me dear, I have no qualms with a difference of opinion. However, that doesn't entitle you to belittle people with yours. Write it how ever you see fit. If you are not capable of visualizing a woman's features without detailed specs fine.

 

[Auden James]

Heck, I know how it works but I still find it hard to imagine what size it means for the breasts when you change the band size.

There are a number of free calculators available on the internet to help you figure this out, though.

Other than that I find the fruit comparison trite and slightly goofy (apart from inaccurate as no [natural] breast does actually look or feel like a cantaloupe, for example), which is why I would decidedly advice against it.

 

[Auden James]

Don't call me dear. . . .

Well, and I'm not your bro, so that's that.

 

[MsNatalie99]

Well, and I'm not your bro, so that's that.

Very well. Enjoy the rest of your day with that Pedophile Zorro pic of yours. Bye.

 

[Auden James]

Bye.

Bye bye!

 

[yowser]

I admit to some disappointment after reading the thread title, and then the discussion, since it seemed possible that 'breast physics' might go beyond debate about mass and volume, and the technicalities of measurement standards.

Forgive me for this entry in one of my early tales:

(Subject, my friend Lenny's high school heartthrob, Arlene, playing on her high school basketball team)


Watching her drive to the basket in practice and launch towards the hoop was inevitably arousing however. We watched her breasts bounce up and down as she ran the court, as they were poorly restrained by the primitive sports clothing for women athletes back then. They moved around something lovely under her gym-shirt.

When she rose with a jump-shot to send the ball towards the rim, her soft twin orbs would veer upward with the leap and back down again when she landed.

This prompted all sorts of physics discussions later between us: Newton's laws of motion, the actual mass of her boobs, how we might manage to calculate the actual mass of her boobs, boob density, spheroid shape deformation in movement, and so on.

I think we even contemplated some experiments to measure her breasts' angular velocity, using her nipples as data reference points and plotted spatially on two reams of graph paper. We figured we would have to do this experiment with our subject topless however, if we were to get truly accurate data.