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  • Sports Bras for Ordinary and Olympic Athletes
    Sports & Swimwear

    Sports Bras for Ordinary and Olympic Athletes

    Bythebreastlife August 13, 2012 6:22 pmJune 24, 2025 3:38 pm

    Sports bras aren’t the first thing I think about when exercising. I hate working out indoors when I could be running outside in a park or on the beach. But we’re having a mini-heat wave in Southern California so I’ve been doing my laps on the treadmill at an air-conditioned gym. The good news is…

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  • Breast Cancer and Health Insurance: What’s Covered and What’s Not
    Breast Health | Postsurgical Support

    Breast Cancer and Health Insurance: What’s Covered and What’s Not

    Bythebreastlife August 1, 2012 6:21 pmMay 31, 2025 5:42 pm

    What’s the one body part Medicare won’t pay to replace with a custom made prosthesis? You guessed it, a woman’s breast. Insurance, in most cases, does pay for a non-custom prosthetics and/or surgical reconstruction (using implants or existing muscle and fat to build a new breast). But reconstruction isn’t an option for everyone, nor is it a…

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  • What it Takes to Succeed at Breastfeeding
    Maternity & Nursing

    What it Takes to Succeed at Breastfeeding

    Bythebreastlife July 25, 2012 12:12 am

    Breastfeeding is like child-rearing: not as easy as it first appears. Women’s breasts don’t look all that complicated from the outside. But our mammary wonders produce a mysterious, magical food source that can’t be measured. And no two mothers have the same nursing experience. Plus each baby is unique. My three presented me with distinct…

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  • How to get the best bra fit: interview with FabFoundations expert Ali Cudby
    Bra Wear & Care

    How to get the best bra fit: interview with FabFoundations expert Ali Cudby

    Bythebreastlife July 16, 2012 12:34 amJune 15, 2025 5:29 pm

    Although I love lingerie and know quite a bit about it, I can still struggle to find the right bra fit. Even when I do succeed in my search, the same style and brand might not be available the next time I need to replenish my lingerie wardrobe. So I asked Ali Cudby, America’s #1 bra…

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  • Looking for a shortcut to new boobs? Breast cancer’s not it. — Guest blog post from Diane Mapes
    Postsurgical Support

    Looking for a shortcut to new boobs? Breast cancer’s not it. — Guest blog post from Diane Mapes

    Bythebreastlife July 9, 2012 11:30 pmJune 15, 2025 5:20 pm

    I was talking to a breast cancer buddy the other day — one of the lucky ones who found her cancer at Stage 0 and got away with a minor lumpectomy — and was amazed and horrified at something she told me. Apparently, while she was still learning about the staging of her disease, a…

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    Bra Wear & Care

    What You Need to Know About Bra Construction? It’s Complicated

    Bythebreastlife July 2, 2012 12:20 amMay 31, 2025 5:14 pm

    What goes into a bra—other than your breasts? I pay attention to the right fit but don’t inspect every little detail of the finished products found on the hangers in my favorite lingerie store. What do I need to know about bra construction? I don’t treat my bras as complicated pieces of equipment, despite the engineering…

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  • Breast Size Bias? Bigger Bras a Growing Concern
    Opinion & News

    Breast Size Bias? Bigger Bras a Growing Concern

    Bythebreastlife June 17, 2012 6:17 pmMay 31, 2025 5:41 pm

    Back in high school my breasts often arrived in the room before I did. My breast size was a frequent topic of conversation. I sported a pair of DDs in the 1970s, rare in the decade known for encouraging bra-less freedom. That was not an option for my buoyant “girls.” And their power seemed out of my…

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  • Breastfeeding Basics: Treat Yourself to Beautiful Nursing Bras
    Maternity & Nursing

    Breastfeeding Basics: Treat Yourself to Beautiful Nursing Bras

    Bythebreastlife June 10, 2012 6:15 pmMay 31, 2025 5:40 pm

    I wasn’t one of those glowing pregnant women. And once my babies arrived, I had a tough time figuring out the breastfeeding basics, including nursing bras. The only woman in my family who had nursed her kids was an older sister who lived two states away. Multiple pregnancies didn’t make me a lactation expert either….

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  • Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Taking on The Breast Industrial Complex
    Breast Health

    Pink Ribbons, Inc.: Taking on The Breast Industrial Complex

    Bythebreastlife June 3, 2012 6:12 pmMay 31, 2025 5:39 pm

    I’m not sure why watching the documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc., made me so angry. I’d read Samantha King’s book, on which the film is loosely based, back in 2008. I reviewed it, along with Gayle Sulik’s similar work on the subject, Pink Ribbon Blues. I recently wrote a blog on Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, a new non-fiction work which, among…

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  • Buying Your Daughter Her First Bra: Five Do’s and Don’ts
    Bra Wear & Care

    Buying Your Daughter Her First Bra: Five Do’s and Don’ts

    Bythebreastlife May 27, 2012 6:10 pmMay 31, 2025 5:30 pm

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s recent bra buying episode prompted me to ask my grown girl what she remembers about buying her first bra. In the controversial RHNJ clip, Teresa Guidice mocks her 10-year old daughter’s body. Gia responds with predictable embarrassment. I wondered if my own daughter recalled how I reacted to her blossoming breast…

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