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post #1 of 11
Thread Starter 

so my second hand nursing bras are falling apart. i need to get some new ones but need some advice.

i tend to nurse out of the top of my shirt so i usually wear v-necks and it seems like most nursing bras have too much coverage of the cleavage.

i hate underwire. i prefer cotton.

i was a 34b before the baby and some 36c's fit me although i have measured with a tape recently and it shows i'm still 34b. but i know they are bigger....

 

anyone have any favorites?

tia

post #2 of 11
Thread Starter 

or a nursing tank...those would work too.

post #3 of 11

I also prefer semi low cut tops, the nursing bras I love are the Target brand w/o underwire. They are truly inexpensive, which I love b/c I can't afford a $60 bra, much less several of them. I've had 2 for almost a year now and they get worn daily and are still in great shape (I don't wash my bras super often)

post #4 of 11

I can't stand underwire anymore.

 

I've been using tank top bras since i was pregnant and can't stand normal bras anymore.  Plus, i found these just made it so easy to breastfeed unlike the clasping and unclasping of my nursing bras which were so cumbersome. 

post #5 of 11

Honestly, I never found a nursing bra that offered the support I need, so I just went back to normal bras and I pull them up or down.  It's a pain, but it seems to work better than nursing bras, which basically just cover without keeping things in place kwim?

post #6 of 11

I adore my Bravado Body Silk Seamless bras!!!!! Seriously, amazingly comfortable and fit beautifully. No underwire, and little pockets in the cups that hold removable thin foam pads, which are great for modesty. Also, when I was still leaking, I'd put a nursing pad in there instead of the foam. I have larger breasts, around 36E-F these days, but even so, the bra supports me well. I highly, highly recommend this bra!

post #7 of 11

Although I don't often shop there, I really like Motherhood's nursing bras.  I don't remember what the specific ones were called, but I got one with underwire and one without.  I like both, mostly because they are somewhat low-cut, and they come all the way down (versus the ones with the structure part that stays up).  Although it's not as good for coverage when you pull your top down (which I mostly do, too), it is a lot easier and more convenient because you don't have to worry about your nipple not being in the right place.  I don't much care if I am exposed, though.  For reference, I'm a 38D while nursing, and I tend to be all out on the sides (if you know what I mean).  The sizes seem pretty true.  I've been nursing this baby now for about 8 months, and the bras are holding up well so far, though now that I don't leak any more I don't wash extremely often, and use a "bra ball" when I do.  I think I paid about $20 each for them, which is not bad, in my estimate.  HTH.

post #8 of 11
Thread Starter 
Update
I got sized at Nordstrom and am a 32d! But I found I live their wireless bra that looks like a Bandeau style. Shimera. Very. Comfortable.
I also got a bunch of camis from aeropostale with built in bras and those are my go-tos Instead of nursing bras. I never found any I liked. I have a few ck wireless contour perfect fit bras that racerback snap...so that works when I need more support and it stays on...

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post #9 of 11

I like the Bravado Originals.  But they don't conceal the nipples at all, if that's a big concern for you.  I am a 38DD and can wear the M+ or the M++, the double plus has more support but the plus is more convenient because I can just pull it to the side if I don't want to unhook the cup.

post #10 of 11

NY & Company (used to be Lerner NY) has great shelf bra tanks.  That's what I've been living in here lately.  I gave up trying to find a nursing bra that fit.  I don't have the time or money to drive around town or order tons of different products online.

post #11 of 11

well i guess this is sorta v neck style, but i have some molded crossover sleep nursing bras that are all cotton with no hooks or clasps. i got them from leading lady. i just pull it over my head, pull the cup down and go! so far it's worked pretty well for me. on another question post similar to this, they asked about nipple coverage, like if she could wear the rec's out in public kind of thing, and i thought i should mention that here as well that for me the nipple coverage has been pretty good with the molded, considering its not a full padded cup.

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