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I think that might be another country's sizing (I'm in the US)

It is, but the information still holds true. I think these are UK sizes.

Before NBE, I wore a small 34B or even 36B (to prevent my scoliosis back pain from bothering me). And now I realize I should have been at least wearing a 30C or D all that time. ^^;

As far as the cups not fitting properly, they should be made the same regardless of band size, so that you can drop from a 34B to a 32C and still fit. If it doesn't fit, you can even increase TWO cup sizes to find a better fit. Heck, I'm pretty sure if I were to find a 30 band bra, I'd have to go to an F cup rather than a DDD/E. Despite the fact that I wear a 34D, the 32DD actually flattens my breasts and pulls them against my body, and the cups don't properly fit around my breasts. For me, the larger bands will have my bra gapping at the top when they fit properly, and if there is no gapping it means that I'm way out of that size range. So if I were to go to my actual size, I would find that it's too tight/small. So maybe you just need to play around with it a little more.

Also, VS, as much as I hate them now (my $55 bra didn't last a whole month), their bras are actually made a half size smaller than most other brands. I've also come to notice a few "tween/teen" bra companies also size that way. So sometimes switching brands WILL make a world of difference.

Bras are difficult no matter how good a fit you can find, so in the end it does come down to personal preference. Although I have read that some women who went from 34 and 36 bands down to a 30 and 28 bands HATED it at first, thought it was too tight, but then within a few days came to LOVE the fit and found it to be perfect. So it may also have to do with getting used to the change. I'll have to let you guys know myself when I finally reach my goal and buy a proper fit.