I'm due in 10 days and have been wearing XL sports bras mostly. It's time to get busy and buy nursing bras before it's too late. I don't want to buy them online because I have gained a lot of weight and hate an uncomfortable bra.
Where would you recommend going? Target was horrible and the Macy's near me has no selection. For what it's worth, I live in the Boston area but am open to major store recommendations from all around.
TIA!
Re: Where to get Nursing Bras?
I have no clue where to get them but i got a gillan and malley (or something) and hate it. Its so uncomfortable. So i can say dont get that one!
edit thats the brand from target!
GO to the breastfeeding stores! $60+ is worth it if you think about how often you'll be wearing the bras and how much abuse they'll be getting. motherhood usually has a pathetic selection and doesn't tend to carry anything in a cup size above E.
I love Bravado, I got one that looks like a sports bra which I sleep in. I also have an Elle Macpherson nursing bra which has been really nice.
I don't recommend Motherhood Maternity, their bras weren't very comfortable to me. I would invest in a good bra since you're going to be wearing it all the time, it might as well have good support and be comfortable.
I bought one of those and hate it too!!! They run small and are very uncomfortable!!!!
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Even their regular bras suck too.
OP, try Burlington Coat factory. They have some inexpensive ones there & I plan on getting a couple of them until I have a better idea of the size, etc that i'm going to need or hopefully I will only need those if they fit nice & work well
I personally like the Target ones. Pretty sure I have one or two from Motherhood too. I have a number of different sizes and styles. I like Target because they are affordable and so I don't mind so much going back often to get a different kind as I lose my post-partum weight and as my breasts change sizes from the immediate engorgement to a few months later when they are pretty large to 10 months later when they suddenly deflate. I also like to have some super soft, loose ones to sleep in and then some underwire ones with a little padding (to disguise the breast pads) that I wear with normal clothes during the day. So I guess my best advice would be to be flexible in your decisions and just buy a couple for now. Once you have baby then you can go back to the store and try on a few to figure out what you like best.
Oh yeah, also keep in mind that you might have leakage issues and baby spit-up issues a lot, so will want to frequently wash your bras. I made sure to get some that weren't too delicate so I could just toss them in with the regular wash. They have held up well through 3 years of nursing.
I was shopping on www.barenecessities.com and they have a good selection of nursing bras (including Bravado) in a large range of sizes and are having 25% off site wide sale. I think I'll be ordering a few today....