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Mama Of 3 CP's

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Apr 15, 2013
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I've been in tears in past day as I found out my daughter's "underboobs" were showing during her two routines on Saturday. Apparently the action shots available by the event was the first tip off and it spread around the gym, so a bunch of moms checked their photos and they all have shots. Athletes from our "rival" gym that were at the comp must have looked at her action shots and saw it. They shared the info with their friends and boyfriends. So she came home crying and I got several phone calls from concerned parents yesterday and screen shots sent to me. (No nipple but it's BAD. I'm just waiting for the action shots from Saturday to become the latest cheerleading mishap meme.) I'm relieved that she didn't know before the second routine or I don't know what we would have done.

My daughter is fifteen and 5'10". She is lean and fit. She is a full A cup. She was originally fitted with a medium half top over the summer and when it arrived, it was clearly too big all over. Plus, when she lifted her arms over her head, it slipped up over the bottom of her boobs. We were freaking out. We talked to the gym the next day and they said Varsity couldn't add length to the half top. We asked for it to be replaced with a small top, which she needed anyway. (She wore a small last year at the same gym, Varsity uniform, different design.) She bought the stick on stick on bra/boobs being told by teammates that it would help fill it out so it would ride up. Her 17 year old sister, who is 5'11" was having the same problem, so she got a pair too. The older sister doesn't tumble on her S2 team, so the pulling and stretching of the uniform isn't near what it is for her younger sister, who is on a S4 team.

We had our showcase about a month ago. My younger daughter felt like the stick on bra was going to fall out during warm ups of the S3 she was crossing to, so she pulled them out. We performed with the S3 and S4 and didn't think anything of it. (She did mention having to pull it down several times during the routine.) I just looked through those pictures. Lots of her boobs in the pictures. =(

We got her replacement uniform a day or so before our first comp. We thought we were set. She didn't need to pull it down during the routine since it was tighter.

Then the photos, comments and phone calls started. I looked as much as I could bear through my photos and her "underboobs" are showing in both the S2 she crossed to and her S4 routine. I can't look through them all. It's so upsetting.

I talked to the gym yesterday and was told the same information and then I told her how severe the problem was, how we tried different size uniforms, stick on bras, etc and kids are talking about it at school. She said she would get on it with the owner and the varsity rep and figure something out. Later that night a good friend text me and asked if I had talked to the gym. She and I had talked in the afternoon and she asked what the plan was. (She's the team mom.) The office lady asked why she wasn't wearing a bra and said we would have to alter it ourselves somehow and make it work. (The back is basically open and the only place for a strap across the back is very low and odd shaped.)

So, I tried to call Varsity to beg for help (without saying the gym). They are closed for the holiday.
I have looked up glue and tape but after looking at the pictures, the fabric is just too short for her long torso and it would pull up when she tumbles or have her arms up in a full extension.
I have been suggested a nude bodysuit (not an option in my opinion), taking the elastic in (which I am happy to have a real seamstress try but it would be to the point of being very uncomfortable and probably not stopping it from rising. (Tall girl problems, I know.)
It's been suggested we get material from Varsity, take off the bottom elastic, sew on another inch, and sew the elastic back on. (Seems like something the manufacturer should be doing, not me.)
I'm tracking down a bra she can try but it doesn't solve the problem. It will just have bra showing instead of her boobs. Great short term fix, as the next comp is a week from Saturday, but not a long term option.

I just don't know what to do. Has anybody been able to have an inch added to their half top by the manufacturer? My girls always had inches added to their skirts, full tops and sleeves. We didn't have any problems with last year's top. I'm just sick to my stomach about this and next Saturday will be here before I know it. (We are part of a big gym so it's a big Varsity account.)
 
Guessing a tight sports bra is out of the question?

I don't really have a uniform suggestion, but if you called the action shot company, they'd probably take the photos down. There's been similar mishaps in the past with various different companies and they've all been more than accommodating to take the pictures down if it's on a public website. I know this won't undo the damage and everyone seeing them, but it's something.
 
Oh this makes me sick to my stomach. I'm so so sorry. I don't have any advice but I wish all gym owners would listen when people are saying uniforms need to be able to support a actual sports bra. I hope the gym owners on this website read this unfortunate story and learn something. A uniform that looks cool but is not functional has no place in the sport of cheerleading.
 
This is horrible! Would a nude halter push up bra help? Target sells those 7 way super push up bras in black and nude and you can take one the straps off and use the other as a halter to connects on both at the front and it worked really well for me last year when I lost some weight and my top became a little big for me.
 
If you can find some sort of bra that will work, you can try having velcro sewn/attached on outside of bottom of bra and inside of uniform top band for extra help keeping top in place. I would attach as much velcro as possible. I did this for CP's skirt one year and the top of her briefs to keep uniform skirt up.
 
I would buy a nude gymnastics or dancer bra and just not care that it shows though the back cut-outs. I like the velco idea to attach it to the bra so it doesn't have any room to move around. So sorry you having to deal with this :(

Also, I would definitely get on the phone now and call the photographer to have all photo's removed.
 
At this point, I would say f@&? the gym and get the child a nude bra as close to skin tone as you can. Let her wear it, if the gym complains, remind them that they will be responsible for contributing to child pornography in relation to the action shots.

This is serious and angers me tremendously.
 
Have you tried body tape or glue. My CP a few years back had a crop top that she said felt too big and was afraid of it riding up. We found this tape hanging near the travel sizes in Walgreens - can't remember the name - but 4 pieces (2 front and 2 back) and it worked like a charm.

I also agree - whatever bra you can find that is close to her skin tone then I would roll with it until this issue gets fully resolved.
 
I've been in tears in past day as I found out my daughter's "underboobs" were showing during her two routines on Saturday. Apparently the action shots available by the event was the first tip off and it spread around the gym, so a bunch of moms checked their photos and they all have shots. Athletes from our "rival" gym that were at the comp must have looked at her action shots and saw it. They shared the info with their friends and boyfriends. So she came home crying and I got several phone calls from concerned parents yesterday and screen shots sent to me. (No nipple but it's BAD. I'm just waiting for the action shots from Saturday to become the latest cheerleading mishap meme.) I'm relieved that she didn't know before the second routine or I don't know what we would have done.

My daughter is fifteen and 5'10". She is lean and fit. She is a full A cup. She was originally fitted with a medium half top over the summer and when it arrived, it was clearly too big all over. Plus, when she lifted her arms over her head, it slipped up over the bottom of her boobs. We were freaking out. We talked to the gym the next day and they said Varsity couldn't add length to the half top. We asked for it to be replaced with a small top, which she needed anyway. (She wore a small last year at the same gym, Varsity uniform, different design.) She bought the stick on stick on bra/boobs being told by teammates that it would help fill it out so it would ride up. Her 17 year old sister, who is 5'11" was having the same problem, so she got a pair too. The older sister doesn't tumble on her S2 team, so the pulling and stretching of the uniform isn't near what it is for her younger sister, who is on a S4 team.

We had our showcase about a month ago. My younger daughter felt like the stick on bra was going to fall out during warm ups of the S3 she was crossing to, so she pulled them out. We performed with the S3 and S4 and didn't think anything of it. (She did mention having to pull it down several times during the routine.) I just looked through those pictures. Lots of her boobs in the pictures. =(

We got her replacement uniform a day or so before our first comp. We thought we were set. She didn't need to pull it down during the routine since it was tighter.

Then the photos, comments and phone calls started. I looked as much as I could bear through my photos and her "underboobs" are showing in both the S2 she crossed to and her S4 routine. I can't look through them all. It's so upsetting.

I talked to the gym yesterday and was told the same information and then I told her how severe the problem was, how we tried different size uniforms, stick on bras, etc and kids are talking about it at school. She said she would get on it with the owner and the varsity rep and figure something out. Later that night a good friend text me and asked if I had talked to the gym. She and I had talked in the afternoon and she asked what the plan was. (She's the team mom.) The office lady asked why she wasn't wearing a bra and said we would have to alter it ourselves somehow and make it work. (The back is basically open and the only place for a strap across the back is very low and odd shaped.)

So, I tried to call Varsity to beg for help (without saying the gym). They are closed for the holiday.
I have looked up glue and tape but after looking at the pictures, the fabric is just too short for her long torso and it would pull up when she tumbles or have her arms up in a full extension.
I have been suggested a nude bodysuit (not an option in my opinion), taking the elastic in (which I am happy to have a real seamstress try but it would be to the point of being very uncomfortable and probably not stopping it from rising. (Tall girl problems, I know.)
It's been suggested we get material from Varsity, take off the bottom elastic, sew on another inch, and sew the elastic back on. (Seems like something the manufacturer should be doing, not me.)
I'm tracking down a bra she can try but it doesn't solve the problem. It will just have bra showing instead of her boobs. Great short term fix, as the next comp is a week from Saturday, but not a long term option.

I just don't know what to do. Has anybody been able to have an inch added to their half top by the manufacturer? My girls always had inches added to their skirts, full tops and sleeves. We didn't have any problems with last year's top. I'm just sick to my stomach about this and next Saturday will be here before I know it. (We are part of a big gym so it's a big Varsity account.)


The first thing I would do is call the photographer and demand they take the pictures down! I realize it's out already but you can control the damage a little bit there.
Also ask the gym owner to send out something asking the kids to please have a heart and stop spreading the pictures around!
 
I am so sorry! I looked at my daughter's old Varsity crop and if you flip the band over, see if there is about an inch of spare material. If there is, a seamstress can use that fabric to make a wider band, use a wider elastic, and find a close fabric to back it with. It's hard to spend additional money after you spend so much on the uniform but, a reputable seamstress could do this pretty easily and solve the problem for your daughter.
 
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