When I started wearing a bra, I remember several of the sales associates saying to start out with a wire free, and once I got used to wearing a bra all the time, to try an underwire. They said an underwire would give me better support, lift, and shaping. I thought it was so nice they just assumed I was looking to have my breasts nicely lifted and shaped just like a woman would, and I was.
They also were right about me wearing a bra all the time just like a woman, and like a woman, preferring underwire bras for the support lift and shaping. Now I wear underwire bras most of the time.
I think a C cup will work well for you in an underwire bra, especially if you get a molded cup. You already have full, feminine breasts, as you and your wife both well know. And the point you make is spot on about gathering up everything else on your chest and filling your bra cups. That’s why I think a C cup in an underwire bra will work best for you.
Plus, much greater selection of bras in 40 C as opposed to 40 B. And you will want to build up your bra collection, because you know you’re going to be wearing all the time from now on.
I have to admit I liked that the first sales associates who fitted me and assisted me while I was trying on bras were quite impressed with my bust and would say things like amazing, asked me if I was still developing, asked me how I felt about it, and gave me advice on good breast health, comfort and appearance of bras, and care for my bras. I really liked that they just naturally assumed that I was going to be wearing a bra, just like a woman, for the rest of my life. And, of course, they were right. And along with that, they said I would want to build a nice big bra collection, which I did.
I was nervous the first time I went in to look at, get fitted for, and try on bras. I know some people here have said that the sales associate asked what was “her bra size.“ That was not the case with me, and I liked that. They just asked me about my bra size and what was I looking for in a bra. It was validation to know that just one look at me and they knew I had breasts like a woman and should be wearing a bra like one.
That is obviously the same case with you, so you should feel proud of that. I mean, just look at you in those tops, either wearing a bra or braless, it doesn’t really matter, because it’s so clear that you are full busted.
And you look good in the two pictures of you wearing a bra. You obviously belong in a bra and need to wear one just like a woman, both for support and modesty.