bras! (fit and weaning)

[MadiMamacita]

this isn't strictly breastfeeding related, but more about bra size after weaning.

I understand that every woman and every body is different, but here is my dilemma:

I have been having some back pain and I'm starting to suspect my ill fitting bra as a major culprit. now i'm in the market for a new one, and have recently learned that I am probably in the wrong size. After measuring and doing some online shopping, I think I have found some I will like.

My concern is that LO is still nursing, but not that much. he's down to nursing only to sleep (one nap and once at night, but then he nurses from about dawn until we get up) so am I going to drastically loose a cup size or more when he finally weans? I want a bra now, I don't want to wait forever, but I have a hard time dropping $50-60 on something I'll be needing to replace soon...

[maddymama]

Hi Mama,
You are probably going to hate my answer, but not all moms lose a cup size after weaning.... if you are basically day weaned, you've probably lost most of the size you are going to loose...
~maddymama

[MadiMamacita]

no, i love your answer! thats what I was hoping to hear actually. I don't mind my cup size, i just want to get a proper fitting bra, and don't want to buy one now and then have it not fit in a few months or whenever he fully weans.
thanks for your insight!

[SubliminalDarkness]

Mine got bigger. Go figure

[not_telling]

This had been my question, too!

DS completely weaned about 2 months ago. Prior to that he was nursing 1-3 times a day (for several months). Before I was pregnant I wore a 34B (which may or may not been the correct size, I guess). While nursing, I wore size 36C nursing bras. I bought some regular bras at Target when DS was mostly weaned and 36C was the size that seemed right. Now that it's been a couple months since DS nursed, I just had a fitting at VS and I'm still a 36C.