I've had a hell of a time trying to find a comfortable nighttime nursing bra. STMs, how necessary ARE they? Did you use them or find an alternative? I tried on all 4 varieties at Motherhood and would not be able to sleep comfortably in any of them.
Any suggestions for a good brand?
TIA
Re: Nighttime nursing bras...necessary?
I did buy one nursing sports bra from Motherhood Maternity. It's not very supportive, but it's comfortable.
DS1: Quinn - 10.22.10 and DS2: Cole - 01.18.13
I got mine in a two pack at walmart of all places and loved it. I needed them to hold my pads and to keep my shirt or anything from rubbing on my nipples because they were super sensitive at first.
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I hate sleeping with a bra on, so I'm hoping to get away with a nursing tank and these nighttime pads that I found with adhesive on them. I move A LOT during the night, so I need as much help as I can get. I'm a FTM, so it'll probably be trial and error, but this is what I'm hoping works.
To the PP who said that you sweat like crazy after you deliver, I hope it isn't much more than now! We keep the house at 55 degrees at night and turn the ceiling fan on, but I still wake up drenched. Between that and the ridiculous amount of drool, I wake up every morning totally dehydrated.
I used the Medela ones too. I didn't have any washing issues though. I would definitely get something to wear though because most women will leak(at least at first) and it's not fun waking up all wet!