When were you able to sleep without a bra on?

[Alisse]

I fantasize about the day i no longer have to wear a bra with nursing-pads to bed.

When were you able to go to bed without the need for nursing-bra-pads?

[Abraisme]

I had to wear a bra to bed at night until my DS night weaned at 2. My DD is currently 7.5mo and I still have to wear a bra and pads to bed or I end up in a puddle. :/ I suppose it's totally going to depend on you and your breasts.

[Hannah'sMommy]

I haven't worn a bra to bed since DD was about 3 months, she's 7.5 months now. But I also don't co-sleep, so she's not nursing while we're in bed, therefore no letdowns in the middle of the night in bed. When I get up to feed her (2-3 times a night), I just lightly press on the other side so I don't get soaked. During the day it's all fine, no leaking!

[Bobbys]

I don't wear a bra now and my son is 3 months old. I co-sleep. I just bring a burp cloth into bed and when my son nurses, I press the burp cloth to the other breast and if it leaks onto the cloth, so be it. Try it, what do you have to lose?

[mama2myloves]

I wore one the first few weeks but I was so uncomfortable that I had to stop. We co-sleep so when she's nursing on one side I just put a little pressure on the other side to prevent leaking.

[mamadelbosque]

I've never worn a bra to bed... I leaked with both boys for teh first couple weeks if they went an extra long time w/o nursing, but not enough to have any desire to wear a bra to bed...

[staceychev]

Originally Posted by mamadelbosque

I've never worn a bra to bed... I leaked with both boys for teh first couple weeks if they went an extra long time w/o nursing, but not enough to have any desire to wear a bra to bed...

Me too on this one.

I also use the burp cloth trick. I actually wear a shirt to bed now (don't normally) and will stick the burp cloth in on the other breast while I'm nursing. DH thinks it's hilarious.

[curious&eager]

My DS is 9 months and I'm still wearing a bra to bed. I used to hate it, but I tried not wearing one a couple times and I felt like I was missing something all night. I'll still leak when I nurse so I could probably go braless if I remember to press or cover the other side, but at night I forget when I'm tired. Now that it's getting warmer I'll probably try again going braless. I don't make random puddles in the night anymore, just during nursing.

[Addie]

Originally Posted by Alisse

I fantasize about the day i no longer have to wear a bra with nursing-pads to bed.

Sigh... me too. DS is 4.5 months old. If it were just the letdown leakage I'd make do with a burp cloth, but alas. We're not cosleeping, but when I wake up to feed him there has always been some leakage in the night. I can't deal with the sour milk smell in the sheets, so i wear a bra. Sigh.

[Auraji]

Originally Posted by mamadelbosque

I've never worn a bra to bed... I leaked with both boys for teh first couple weeks if they went an extra long time w/o nursing, but not enough to have any desire to wear a bra to bed...

Same here.

[coldandsleepy]

The only times I've ever worn a bra to bed in my life has been when I've accidentally fallen asleep wearing one.

I'm fortunate in that I stopped leaking right around six weeks. The only time I've leaked since was when I had a plugged duct, bleh.

When the weather gets warm, if you don't mind going shirtless to bed, I know some people like to just put down chux pads or use a waterproof sheet.

[blessed.mommy]

DS1 was about a year old when I could go to bed without a bra/pads on. He weaned at 11 months.

[Norasmomma]

I've never been one to wear a bra to bed, I wore my nursing gowns and pads early on. My right breast will leak a little in the early AM, but I just kind press on it and it stops. I usually get up then and go pump.

I am way too uncomfortable with a bra on, actually with DS I couldn't even wear a bra his whole pregnancy, I had to wear sports bras and tanks with shelf bras. Not exactly great when you are a 36DD. Bras hurt my boobs so bad, never had that with DD, but DS oh geez, pain.

[hildare]

i second what bobbys says.. in addition to using the burp cloth, though, i have a few of those waterproof pad things that i switch out under the fitted sheet. they have multiple uses with the night cloth diapered set.
but i also like to wear a nursing tank, i don't mind sleeping in those so much. usually it's easier to not wear anything on top since we share the bed, i just try to change things frequently to keep away the sour milkies..

[JMJ]

My baby's over a year, and I still woke up with soaked nursing pads and nursing tank this morning. I have letdowns throughout the night even if my baby isn't nursing. I'm also really tiny breasted, and I've heard that there is some correlation between being small and leaking. Conversely, though, smaller women have an easier time being discreet when NIP. I've seen women with breasts larger than their baby's head who had to just get shirt out of the way, hold breast in one hand, baby in the other, and there's no third hand to position shirt or anything else to add discretion.

[LindsC]

I could probably go without wearing a bra at night, but I usually only wear a nursing tank so I wear that to bed anyways.

[mommy212]

I finally stopped wearing one about 2 weeks ago (LO is 5 months). But, I wore one because I was sore and the bra helped, not because of leakage, which i have never had issues with, luckily.

[sunshynbaby]

I've gone back and forth depending on if he is going through a phase with longer stretches of sleep (oh how I miss those lol). Now I usually just wear an old tshirt with boob slits cut out and hope that any leaks will just go on the shirt. I also put presure on it as PP mentioned... if I'm awake enough to notice

[tzs]

6 months and i've worn a nursing tank the whole time. they;re so comfy. i don;t see myself giving them up. in fact, they're my new "new mother" gift.
it's not for the leakage since i don't really get that but now that i'm a DD i don't like walking around in pj's with the bazoombas hanging all over the place. makes me feel like an elephant or something, yk? ugh!

[Quinalla]

I don't wear one now and haven't since the first couple days after my milk came in more for the weight. I will occasionally leak a bit if she sleeps longer than normal, but it hasn't been enough to bother wearing a bra with breast pads.