nursing swimwear

[littlegreenlady]

I've found some online, but would really like to go somewhere and try things on.

Does anyone know of any stores that may carry swimwear that I can nurse in?

Does anyone have tips on what may work?

I would wear what I have except it doesn't fit, and I would feel uncomfortable chasing and playing with my toddler in a tiny bikini.

Also I wouldn't mind covering more of by hot mama body. I remember my grandma having a bathing suit with a skirt, a slightly more stylish version of that would be fantastic.

[Erin77]

I have never seen a nursing swimsuit available to try on in a store and I live in Hawaii, where like, every store sells suits! Anyway, I have a Motherwear two piece tankini, but it is not that great. The panels snap open with tiny metal snaps, which are impossible to do one-handed and I end up pulling my breast through the panel anyway, because my son can't seem to get a good latch with just the nipple poking through. Snapping it closed is a nightmare and the snaps are not sewn on well and are pulling loose already. So I have a regular Land's End tank swim suit that I just pull the side he's nursing on down and it works pretty much as well as the nursing suit. Sorry I don't have better news for you!

[dejagerw]

Personally, I've never had a problem nursing in a regular swim suit. I just pull it down in front and nurse. If your old suit doesn't fit, just find any suit that you like that seems easy enough to pull down.

[littlegreenlady]

Thank you for your reply. That is actually really helpful.

Today after lots more internet searching I started to think maybe getting a regular suit that I can pull aside may be an option.

I wear shelf tanks instead of nursing bras and was worried the nursing swim suits would be to complicated.

You've pretty much confirmed my assumptions.