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Nursing Bras - What size?

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in December 2011 Moms
Every "packing list" I have seen says you should bring a nursing bra to the hospital with you.  And yet every book and article I have ready indicates that your chest gets HUGE post-delivery... how do you know what size nursing bra to purchase?  I don't want to waste $ guessing!
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  • MYLYNDAMYLYNDA member
    Nursing bras are comical to say the least. I went shopping for one, picked out 3 the same size and only one fit.... lol I also bought a pack of sports bras.... these are cotton, lined on the front inside, and will work great to sleep in at the hospital. I figure I will use the actual bra for when I am out and the sports bras when I am at home. I am naturally big breasted too btw. 
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  • PrestonMkPrestonMk member
    They have the nursing bras that are more like sport bra types... I would get a couple of those and don't get the regular kind until after.
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  • ccansdaleccansdale
    i went to motherhood and got sized, the girl was VERY helpful and guided me on what size to buy that would get me through
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  • silivrensilivren

    Really it's impossible to tell now what size you are going to need.  I picked up a couple of nursing sleep bras - like sports bras, very roomy and comfy.  Once my milk comes in I plan to get properly fitted for some more nursing bras.

    I have a couple from my last baby - that I am actually currently wearing these days because I'm a D cup right now. But that could change.

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  • robynlynn83robynlynn83 member

    I have mine from prior kids and I am totally wearing them already for comfort :)

    I am a DDD in regular bras and go up to an H in nursing bras, boo.

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  • tosh24tosh24 member

    The rule of thumb is to get measured at a maternity store after 36/37 weeks. Then, you add one full cup size to the measurement and buy that size.

    Again, it might not work for everyone, but this is what I was told by two maternity stores when I was shopping for nursing bras with DD. Also, I only bought one on sale pre-baby and went out after baby and bought a couple more. I didn't want to spend a bunch of money until I could be sure of the sizing (FWIW, the "rule" applied to me). 

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  • HisKonstantineHisKonstantine member
    For the hospital, I have two hand-me-down nursing tank tops that should suffice instead of bras. I don't like to wear bras when I'm just lounging around anyway so hopefully they'll work.
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  • Ruby_SohoRuby_Soho
    Definitely just have some nursing tanks for hospital and don't bother getting your bras until about 2 weeks PP. When my milk first came in and when it settled down about a week later I was a full cup size smaller. I found I went down a cup size again by about 8 months or so as DS was feeding less and eating a lot more food.
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  • DaisyKDDaisyKD

    I'm not planning on buying any nursing bras until after the baby is born and my milk comes in.

    I might buy a few nursing tanks to use in the mean time or just get by with regular tanks and t-shirts for a little while. 

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  • michelle142michelle142 member

    I didn't buy any nursing bras yet.

    I bought 3 nursing tanks and once my milk comes in I will go get sized for nursing bras.

    I didn't want to spend money on a bra now that might not fit once my milk comes in.

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  • alber2amalber2am member

    Just the topic of bras is frustrating right now!  My regular bras are getting too small, so I went into Motherhood and the sales woman measured me, so I bought 3 bras in that size (nursing), they were the most uncomfortable things I have ever worn!  They dug into my sides worse than my regular bras that are too small, so I exchanged them for different style-same thing.  I went yesterday to Kohl's ( I live in northern MI and that is the only clothing store within an hour and a half of me other than TJ Maxx), they don't sell nursing bras in the store, so I bought a regular bra and after trying some on realized that the girl at Motherhood must have measured me wrong and that is why the underwire was digging in under my arm.  So now I am going to attempt to order a couple bras online from Kohls and return the ones to Motherhood.  So frustrating, I know after baby is born I will have to either drive an hour and a half or order online so I'd like to get some now and hope I have room to grow!

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