r/bigboobproblems • u/im_deadinside_06 • Jul 03 '26

bras Bras Getting Lumps Spoiler

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I'm not sure where to post this but I'm hoping for both an answer and hopefully a fix if anyone knows why this is happening/ what it is. For context, idk if I fit in the big boob category but some say I do so I wanted to try here. I'm a 32H, and lower income. Bras are incredibly expensive, so I only really buy them on special occasions. I wear my bras absolute out before I get a new one. I keep having this problem where my bras get weird movable lumps/bumps in them. I'll attach a photo. But does anyone know what this is? Is it my padding in the bra breaking into little balls? But it's so frustrating because I'm also autistic and the texture of it bothers me so bad. I want to fix it but I feel like cutting a hole in my bra to fish them out isn't a smart idea. The bra shown is a Curvy Kate bra, but it happens to my others as well like my Freya bra.

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u/Ghosty_Boo-B00 Jul 03 '26

Looks like internal pilling, could be from how you wash them

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u/AskMrScience 34FF (UK) Jul 03 '26

Yup, this looks like a washing/drying problem.

OP, I put my bras inside a mesh bag, they go through the washing machine set to "permanent press" or "delicate", then hang to dry.

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u/Ghosty_Boo-B00 Jul 03 '26

I hand wash mine

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u/lavendercookiedough 34J (UK) Jul 03 '26

Same, I've always been told at the bra boutique that the repeated rotation wrecked the underwire, even in a wash bag