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STM's: Help with nursing bras please
Jerry77
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How did you go about knowing what size to get/which style would be more comfortable? I have read that you should expect at least another cup size up once your milk comes in. Any advice would be great? I'd like to have at least one bra/nursing top to pack to take with me to the hospital.
Thanks in advance!
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Re: STM's: Help with nursing bras please
I bought a few in advance just buying them roomy for cup size. The band was a little tight but the fitting lady said once the baby is out my ribs go down and the band should fit perfect. Well, I never wore them after the fact and have given them away. My ribs never went down, and my boobs didn't really change much (size DD to start).
I ended up mostly wearing a sleeping bra for 99% of the day, day and night. A tight bra is one of the things you wear to decrease milk production (a tip for returning to work) so a loose bra while establishing milk flow is great.
So, my advice is to not go too crazy before your milk comes in and buy all your bras, as you won't know what size cup or band you'll need. Get some loose comfy sleeping bras for sure!
Derek - February 2013 Caelyn April 2011
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This. I'm normally small busted but I swelled up to a DD when my milk came in. So glad I didn't pre-purchase any bras. I NEVER would have guessed I'd be that size.
I love these nursing tanks from Target. I lived in them for months. I've worn a size medium from cup size 34B up to 36DD.
These nursing sleep bras are great too. I need to wear nursing pads at night since I leak a lot, and I like the extra support. The ones in the link run a bit big. I'm wearing a size S at size 36D right now, and they'll stretch enough to fit fine once my milk comes in.
Charlotte Ella 07.16.10
Emmeline Grace 03.27.13
I love the nursing tanks too, but just an FYI - if you plan to go back to work and pump and have a hands free for your pump, it doesn't work real great with the tanks. I have the freestyle and when i use it with the hands free, the tanks aren't sturdy enough and used to end up with milk everywhere - as all nursing, working, STM's know that stuff is liquid gold!!!
Wish I had a suggestion of a good nursing bra but they are all uncomfortable for me