Target nursing tanks - old style is back! - Page 2

[haydn'smommy]

my target had navy, brown and pink! i got a white and black sling style and one of the brown boob thongs! i'm so excited. i have a shirt that needs a brown tank under it and i was sad that i didn't have a nursing tank to wear. but now i do!

[paulamc]

Hummm... I looked online and saw the chocolate only in the side sling. I'll have to check out my local Target store and see what they have. I've never seen nursing tanks there but I've never really looked either.

[mags]

I don't understand why ppl don't like the side sling style, b/c the boob thong is so uncomfortable. I was really happy when they switched from the boob thong to side sling style. I still haven't checked to see if the brown one I got is the side sling style, I hope it is.

[Inspired007]

Okay, so I'm a little confused. Which one is the one everyone prefers? The side sling or the full sling? Whine one is the boob thong? (Lol).

I would love a few nursing tanks, but am unsure of which one to purchase. How does a nursing tank help you NIP w/o showing the goods? Is it good for that at all? Does either of these tanks allow one to nurse w/o it being obvious. FWIW, I don't cover while NIP, I think it draws attention to cover, but I would love to be even less obvious when NIP, if ykwim.

[earthmama4]

Side sling basically a shelf bra style that attaches at each strap so you can drop one side and nurse while keeping your belly and back covered (no lifting). When you drop the outside cup to nurse there is just a small line of fabric on the outside side of your breast, the top of the breast and between the breast there is no fabric.

Full sling is where there is kind of an inside bra with a large hole on each side that your breasts fit through then the shelf bra part goes over that. The shelf bra attaches with hooks just like a reg nursing bra and you can drop it down one side at a time. When you drop your cup to nurse, there is a little fabric on the outside, inside, and top of your breast (boob thong). It really doesn't cover better than the side sling/shelf style IMO, your breast will still be mostly out, but some mama's find it more supportive.

As for coverage, both styles keep your back and belly covered while you lift your shirt up to nurse. You can arrange your shirt to cover the top of your breast. Neither style of nursing tank gives top coverage. I do find them helpful when nursing in public and I love them for night nursing too.

[OperaDiva]

Originally Posted by Oliver's Mama

I checked these out at the store the other day (btw- my target did sell the chocolate brown) But I still don't understand- how do you not get the uniboob look? wouldn't any "shelf' type support cause that? and do nursing pads really stay in place when you don't have definitive cups like a bra would have?
I'm just so perplexed by the whole nursing tank concept

It does give a little of the uniboob look, but honestly that has never bothered me, as I would wear a 32G in bras and just about anything that gives support will also give uniboob or be an ugly granny bra. And I really haven't had many issues with my nursing pads moving around unless I get the smaller diameter ones, as long as they are bigger they stay quite well. I think my bigger chest is also why I prefer the full sling, it tends to give a little more support.

And Averlee, I totally agree that they need to make them a little more fitted in the body so you don't look like you're wearing maternity clothes! I am actually going to take mine over to my sister's house and have her take mine in a bit at the waist so they fit better.

[mags]

Originally Posted by Inspired007

Okay, so I'm a little confused. Which one is the one everyone prefers? The side sling or the full sling? Whine one is the boob thong? (Lol).

I would love a few nursing tanks, but am unsure of which one to purchase. How does a nursing tank help you NIP w/o showing the goods? Is it good for that at all? Does either of these tanks allow one to nurse w/o it being obvious. FWIW, I don't cover while NIP, I think it draws attention to cover, but I would love to be even less obvious when NIP, if ykwim.

I find the boob thong style very uncomfortable, you end up with an extra piece of fabric in btwn your two breasts, I do not like the way it feels. I like to layer on top of my target nursing tanks with another shirt, so NIP with these on is great (esp now that it is winter time). They are waaaay comfier than regular nursing bras and I like that it gives me extra coverage on the belly and back area, kwim? If you go to Target and look at them, unhook the bra latch at top and you can figure out right away which style it is, b/c the boob thong has two round circles. I have a black and grey one that are the regular sling style, the brown one I got, which I discovered yesterday is the boob thong, and I also have a white and a black belly hugger to use too. If you have nursing bras you like and prefer to use them, getting something like a belly hugger might end up being easier for you. If you sew, you can make them very cheaply.