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April 2013 Moms
Are nursing bras necessary?
Just hate spending more money on things that will only be used for a few months. So stm is the convenience worth it?
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Re: Are nursing bras necessary?
Even if you only plan to BF for a little while it's totally and absolutely and 100% worth it.
ETA: A lot of bustier women (myself included) don't like the uniboob and sagginess that comes with using a tank only. Not enough support at all. A supportive nursing bra + nursing tank + breast pads was the perfect combination for me. I needed 2 nursing bras and I couldn't get enough nursing tanks and breast pads (I used washable pads).
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I think so...I bf'ed for 6 months with my daughter, and I plan on doing at least that again. Normal bras just aren't very conducive to breastfeeding, in my opinion, so I wore nursing bras exclusively until I weaned. I also had a special bra that my pump attached to to make it hands-free, but I only used that a handful of times.
My favorite nursing bra is similar to this:
https://www.motherhood.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=978490518&MasterCategory_Id=MC13
Also, your cup size will most likely change dramatically after the baby is born and your milk comes in, so you'd probably need a new bra anyway.
Good luck!
This is a good point. I was a B before getting pregnant and I think went to a D while pregnant/nursing which isn't really that huge. If my boobs had been bigger I would have had support issues with just the tanks.
Yes but it totally depends on how long you plan to nurse and your lifestyle. When I found the need to dress up in either business casual, business, or formal wear a nursing tank probably won't be appropriate to wear underneath. For example, I had to pump at a wedding and there is no way that a nursing tank would have been able to go with what I wore.
My suggestion would be to wait until the baby gets here before you buy it.
I breastfed DS1 for over a year and was very thankful that my husband convinced me to spend the money on nice nursing bras. I got two Bravado bras and wore them constantly, they way they're designed worked better for my boobs than the ones from Target (though the Target ones were great for laundry day) asnd provided fantastic support.
I do think some sort of nursing bra or tank is needed, pulling your boob over a standard cup is not comfy when full of milk.
I wore a variety of different bras during the 13 months that I breastfed DS. In the beginning tanks with pads, but I couldn't wear them out of the house. Then I went to the wireless ones, which didn't hold me in place. Finally I wore nursing underwire bras on the weekends when I was around my son, but regular bras durin the day when I had to remove them anyway to pump at work.
I also went through a variety of different sizes of each bra along the way.
I'm not sure that it is "necessary" to have the ability to pull the thing down, but it certainly makes it easier when you're trying to juggle the baby, the cover, and your garments in public.
They are definitely worth it - But like any bra, you have to make sure to get the one that is right for you. The Bravado came highly recommended, but I hated it. Then I discovered Hot Milk and fell in love. They were pricey, but worth their weight in gold as far as I'm concerned.
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