Skip navigation! Story from Shopping. I skipped right past the training-bra stage and settled — extremely awkwardly — into a full C cup just months into middle school. Those adorable bralettes , all lacy and sexy, seemed solely for the slimmer set; not an option for the D-plus crowd, and especially for me, a 38H. Off goes the bra and it feels like bliss. But the lack of support and lift can begin to create its own aches and pains, not to mention heat, sweat, and chafing.