Random Target nursing tank q

keri1013

So I LIVED in my Target (Gillian and O'Malley brand, or something like that) nursing tanks for about the first year of Max's life. I wore holes in the dang things so am getting a new batch for this baby.

The ones I had were all the shelf bra style. In looking online, it looks like most of the fun colors and the ones that come in "long" are the style with the holes around the breasts, as opposed to the open shelf (does that make any sense?). I'm not sure if that style would be as comfortable. If you've had that kind, or both, how did you like it?

~Lynchie~

I've heard horrible things about the boob hole kinds from people who loved the shelf style.  I'm a shelf style lover myself and I will be really sad if they dont have them anymore!

tfarabians

Just as comfy!  I've been LIVING in mine for the past 5 1/2 weeks! I don't even wear my nursing bras I just keep rotating and washing the 4 tanks I have!!

mwhite5283

I lived in the style they offer now and it was great.  I wish I could have worn them after BF they were so comfortable.

cmcmillan

I have some of the new and 2 old style. I love them, but I dont notice much of a difference in them from my old.  I have 8 total; 2 white, 2 black, 2 brown and 2 blue. I use the blue for sleeping. 

I am selling a nwot glamourmom nursing tank, this weekend.

zazzu

i have both and like the shelf ones better, but the hole ones can be used the same. They still have the elastic shelf, and you can pull the hole part aside and use it the same. Mine are too small, which is the main reason I don't wear them as much. I'm not a busty gal though so not sure if that makes a difference to others.

Alli923

I had the boob hole ones and hated them!! But, I was a pumper for the most part, and I couldn't use them when I pumped, so they were basically worthless.  Plus, I always kind of felt like I was some of ragged looking stripper with my boobs poking out like that.

blueLu25

I have both and dont really mind either way, once its on. 

keri1013

Hmmm, mixed reviews. Thanks for sharing your experiences! Maybe I will try just one of the new style and get a few of the shelf ones. Lynchie, they do still have the shelf ones, just only in black, white and I think gray still, and not in the long.

Caldwell, did you not like the GlamourMom one? I haven't tried those.

MrsEditorJax

I think you should consider pasties and a beret.

JRS72206

I had some of both and MUCH preferred the shelf style. Those holes just got in the way more than anything else. I wanna be able handle my knockers!

~Lynchie~

I actually just looked at the site, and it looks like they've changed the boob hole style.  It used to just have about a 2.5'' diameter hole that you had to put your nipple through, but now it seems fairly similar to the other style.  hmm...

mwhite5283

JRS72206:

I wanna be able handle my knockers!

Needed that chuckle today. Thanks Justine!

keri1013

MrsEditorJax:

I think you should consider pasties and a beret.

Excellent suggestion, why didn't I think of that? After all, it will be summer and hot outside.

ckmommy

I prefered the shelf bra ones because on me, the boob hole ones didn't fit right so if I tried to layer them under t shirts and the tshirt was a vneck or low scoop neck, the middle of the tank would pop out so you could see the T of the fabric...if that makes sense.

keri1013

JRS72206:

I had some of both and MUCH preferred the shelf style. Those holes just got in the way more than anything else. I wanna be able handle my knockers!

Ha, love it! I will say, DH loved that shelf style too, such easy access.

chibipoe

I have both and don't notice a difference.

cmcmillan

keri1013:

Hmmm, mixed reviews. Thanks for sharing your experiences! Maybe I will try just one of the new style and get a few of the shelf ones. Lynchie, they do still have the shelf ones, just only in black, white and I think gray still, and not in the long.

Caldwell, did you not like the GlamourMom one? I haven't tried those.

I ordered it when still pg with W.  I feel too busty for it, it is a large. I tried it on once and liked the Target ones better.  And never pulled it out again, until today to price for the sale.  I lucked out and Target had brown/blue on clearance so I scored those and love them.

keri1013

cmcmillan:

keri1013:

Hmmm, mixed reviews. Thanks for sharing your experiences! Maybe I will try just one of the new style and get a few of the shelf ones. Lynchie, they do still have the shelf ones, just only in black, white and I think gray still, and not in the long.

Caldwell, did you not like the GlamourMom one? I haven't tried those.

I ordered it when still pg with W.  I feel too busty for it, it is a large. I tried it on once and liked the Target ones better.  And never pulled it out again, until today to price for the sale.  I lucked out and Target had brown/blue on clearance so I scored those and love them.

Okay, thanks.  I'll probably stick with good ol' Target!

ATT&BTT

I got Gillian and O'Malley at the end of my pregnancy lived in them & some of my DH's boxer briefs the last month of it (It was June).  And I wear one everyday STILL.  Mine are the ones with the holes & I have no problem with them nursing or pumping.  And DH likes the easy access too plus when I start to leak during "mommy-daddy time" DH just flips the cover back up.  I have no lines showing when I wear shirts over them but I do wear nursing pads so that may help.  I just love my tops!  Only problem is some of them don't completely cover the one boob (as most ladies I have one bigger than the other & pregnant/nursing made the size difference worst!)  so sometimes I have a gap of a few centimeters between the circle fabric & the flap. But I think that is a mess up on the tanks.  Like they were oopses cuz it is only two of them. 

JaimeCH

I only had the one with the boobie holes. I really hated it. I have big knockers with a small band size, and I felt like a complete mess. I had bought it only to wear around the house, and it was so obnoxious I didn't even do that. The boobie holes made no sense, and were actually uncomfortable. It sounds like the older option would have worked much better!

McJen715

I wasn't a fan of the Target brand tanks I bought, there is a "t" part at the top and it would stick out above the neck line of the shirt and looked pretty strange. Plus I've got a decent sized rack so I needed more support. I love, love, loved my glamourmom tanks. I bought them at the Pavilion's gift shop and then went back and bought more.

dawnies79

MrsEditorJax:

I think you should consider pasties and a beret.

 

Nancy_Drew

I lived in my Target nursing tanks for a year with both kids. LOVED them!With Miss A, they had the holes with the t-band and the holes were huge and I felt they held 'em up better. Mine were shelf bra style but with the holes. I preferred this kind since I felt more covered to have that strip of fabric at the top. I felt really exposed when i wore the other kind. (especially pumping while driving) lol

when I bought more when R was born, Target only had the kind without the holes and I hated them! When all were clean and I got to choose, I ALWAYS chose the hole kind. ( i agree it has the stripper look though!)

My favorite tank of all time though is a La Leche League ribbed one from the Pavillion store. (also available at the LLL website) It is super tight, almost girdle like when you first put it on, it has removable straps, same color as the tank as well as a clear set. But you can wear it strapless too! It's that snug. It held 'em up the best. It's a lifter upper style though and the pads in them got Bunched when washing, so I finally just took them out, but I LOVED it and highly recommend getting at least one. It is also good for wearing by itself. It is that good!

I MUCH preferred the kind with holes! I have some of both here now...I have them listed to sell this weekend, they would probably to to big for you, but if you wanted to try one on just to see how it feels to help you in your ordering at Target online, let me know and you can stop by!

Maddimom

I may or may not still wear mine ALL.THE.TIME!!!!

LifesPeachy

cmcmillan:

I have some of the new and 2 old style. I love them, but I dont notice much of a difference in them from my old.  I have 8 total; 2 white, 2 black, 2 brown and 2 blue. I use the blue for sleeping. 

I am selling a nwot glamourmom nursing tank, this weekend.

Yay! I hope to score some nursing tops this weekend 

mishquiche

I have both and don't notice a difference.  I'm a pumper and don't have terribly large boobs, though (C cup at the moment) if that makes a difference.

keri1013

Maddimom:

I may or may not still wear mine ALL.THE.TIME!!!!

I still wear mine sometimes too, would wear them more if they didn't have holes! 

keri1013

Nancy_Drew:

I lived in my Target nursing tanks for a year with both kids. LOVED them!With Miss A, they had the holes with the t-band and the holes were huge and I felt they held 'em up better. Mine were shelf bra style but with the holes. I preferred this kind since I felt more covered to have that strip of fabric at the top. I felt really exposed when i wore the other kind. (especially pumping while driving) lol

when I bought more when R was born, Target only had the kind without the holes and I hated them! When all were clean and I got to choose, I ALWAYS chose the hole kind. ( i agree it has the stripper look though!)

My favorite tank of all time though is a La Leche League ribbed one from the Pavillion store. (also available at the LLL website) It is super tight, almost girdle like when you first put it on, it has removable straps, same color as the tank as well as a clear set. But you can wear it strapless too! It's that snug. It held 'em up the best. It's a lifter upper style though and the pads in them got Bunched when washing, so I finally just took them out, but I LOVED it and highly recommend getting at least one. It is also good for wearing by itself. It is that good!

I MUCH preferred the kind with holes! I have some of both here now...I have them listed to sell this weekend, they would probably to to big for you, but if you wanted to try one on just to see how it feels to help you in your ordering at Target online, let me know and you can stop by!

Thanks Lauri! My current Target ones are small, I think. Sounds like I need to visit the Prov store also.

N.CarolinaGirl

I've tried both and prefer the ones with holes. I've got a wide band and a large cup size, and I find that the ones with holes provide more support.  I never wore it under a shirt, though, unless it was a flannel or a sweater.  Never occurred to me to wear it under a tshirt or blouse.

I still wear mine every now and then when i'm hot in the summer and need a lightweight tank with bra to wear around the house.

I did notice that the lansinoh stained the tank, though.

cari12

I'm always in the minority here but I hate the Target tanks. I got them with Harper and even the largest size didn't fit right and rode up all the time exposing my stomach and were SO uncomfortable (and I'm not as small as I was, but I still wear around a M or L in most tops but even the XL in these were stretching it).

Anyway, I got Glamourmom tanks this time around and LOVE them, and they have the holes but I just pull that aside and use them like a shelf bra and it works just fine - so if you get the newer Target ones with the holes you should be able to do that