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Just thought I'd ask...

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Is there any way to guess what size nursing bra you will need before your milk comes in?  I am a 34G right now, so I am limited in where I can purchase good quality, supportive bras.  I can't imagine waiting until our son is born to pick something up.  How does this work?  

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Re: Just thought I&#039;d ask...

  • princess_shellyprincess_shelly

    Holy cow a 34G! If you were here in CA near me I have place that custom makes bras, it is called the wizard of bras, but  I don't know if they have a web site or anything. Sorry wish I could help.

    So excited you are almost ready to meet your little guy!

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  • NowDNAtooNowDNAtoo
    I know at the hospital I delivered at they had a Lactation consultant as well as a store you could buy items at.  Can you check with your hospital to see if they have a service like that?  It's really hard to take a guess at what size you'll be when your milk comes in before hand. 
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  • Julia-HenryJulia-Henry member
    I bought one just before ds arrived. I figured I needed it for the hospital and I got a nice stretchy one, one size up from the size I was a week before delivery, to accomodate growth. Then, I got new ones when ds was 3 days old and I could get out and shop. My pre-delivery nursing bra turned out to be the right size (or at least stretched into the right size Stick out tongue) after all. 
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  • Julia-HenryJulia-Henry member
    Oh, and I was massive just before ds was  born (38DD; normally a 34D), and I needed less support than usual (due to milk coming in which 'firms things up' a bit), so could get away with an athletic bra style instead of my usual underwire.
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  • kate&patrickkate&patrick

    Preface this with the fact that I have nursed all three of my children for two years each....

    I have always had nursing bras in several sizes.  You will be engorged and HUGE in the hospital or in the first days at home, but after you get established you should go back to the size you are during pregnancy.  I have always nursed my kids so long that I actually need a third size after they get to the point where they are introduced to food and taking more nutrition that way.  (Lots of people never get to that point!)  If I were you, I'd buy one that fits now and one in a larger cup size.  Good luck!!

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  • SassystaceSassystace

    I'd suggest getting one in the next cup size up (and not an underwire) and also second the suggestion that a more stretchy 'sports bra' type one works well right after your milk comes in. 

     Bravado bras has a good description of size changes on their website:

    https://www.bravadodesigns.com/page.asp?ID=11909

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  • Married2MrWrightMarried2MrWright member

    I am a 40F and am in the same boat...I plan to wear nursing tanks the first week or so until my milk comes in and then order the correct size online.  Since most good bras my size and larger are in the $50+ range I want to be sure I get the right ones.

    I will be home from work for 10 weeks and then phasing back into a fulltime work schedule in the 7 weeks after that, so I figure if I am just at home a nursing tank should suffice until I figure it all out. 

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