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I live in kind of a rural area. The closest maternity store I know of is about 50 miles away. The thing is, I cannot travel more than 50 miles or my insurance won't cover me if I go into labor! Can I find them at regular department stores? We have a JC Penny and Sears here.
Also, when should I buy them? I'm 35 1/2 wks now, but I don't want to get them so soon that my breasts grow more and they don't fit. Thanks!
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I had a really horrible time finding a good nursing bra. For my first two babies I bought a Playtex nursing bra and hated it. It made me look really frumpy and it was uncomfortable. I ended up wearing one of my regular underwire bras and pulled the strap down when I nursed. Throughout the pregnancy I went from a C to a DD so, for me, I preferred underwire.
With my third baby I found a REALLY great bra on eBay. It is an underwire by Wacoal and was half the price. They come in light pink or blue. I even wore them for several months after I quit nursing because I would forget it was a nursing bra. They are also really well constructed in that the part of the bra close to your body is like a regular cup w/a hole in the middle. The outer piece looks like a regular bra. It also gave me more of a "normal" look than the weird look I seemed to get from other nursing bras that I found locally.
These are half the price that you would find them for in the store, if you can find them in the stores close to you at all.
If you want, or can go with, an underwire these are the best!
Oh yeah, for this bra you may want to wait until you start regularly nursing to decide on what size to get. You may very well get larger. If a store somewhere close by has Wacoal bras then you could go & try a similar non-nursing style on to figure out what size to get on eBay.
I had a really horrible time finding a good nursing bra. For my first two babies I bought a Playtex nursing bra and hated it. It made me look really frumpy and it was uncomfortable. I ended up wearing one of my regular underwire bras and pulled the strap down when I nursed. Throughout the pregnancy I went from a C to a DD so, for me, I preferred underwire.
With my third baby I found a REALLY great bra on eBay. It is an underwire by Wacoal and was half the price. They come in light pink or blue. I even wore them for several months after I quit nursing because I would forget it was a nursing bra. They are also really well constructed in that the part of the bra close to your body is like a regular cup w/a hole in the middle. The outer piece looks like a regular bra. It also gave me more of a "normal" look than the weird look I seemed to get from other nursing bras that I found locally.
These are half the price that you would find them for in the store, if you can find them in the stores close to you at all.
If you want, or can go with, an underwire these are the best!
Oh yeah, for this bra you may want to wait until you start regularly nursing to decide on what size to get. You may very well get larger. If a store somewhere close by has Wacoal bras then you could go & try a similar non-nursing style on to figure out what size to get on eBay.
Is it NECESSARY to get nursing bras for breastfeeding?
Rocky-mom
I intend to breastfeed, however, I've been having a lot of trouble finding nursing and maternity bras that work for me. I'm a bustier gal and all the ones I have tried on so far have been quite uncomfortable and look ridiculous. Would it be alright if I simply used my own bras that are comfortable for me? I just can't find anything that works.
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Nursing bras are a perk but not a need. I have a few nursing bras and a nursing tank, but I also wear regular underwire support bras. When I nurse, I just push the bra underneath my breast.
I'm also busty-er and the nursing bras I have are all regular cloth "sleeping" bras. Actually the one I like the most is a medela sleep nursing bra. It does hold the girls in rather tightly, but at least they don't sag down. I also have a nursing tank from target that I wear without a bra around the house.
Edit: I just want to say, I'm a DD right now. I was a DD during my pregnancy and a DD before pregnancy. Some women's boobs simply don't change size. Mine didn't. So for me, I can use the exact same bras I have always used. But, you're going to want to wait until your milk comes in before you'll know what size you're going to be while nursing. It's pretty common to go up a size. I'd hold off on buying bras for now. Maybe get one cotton stretchy sleep bra to tie you over for a week or 2 post partum and then wait until your baby is born to buy any other bras (nursing or otherwise).
Nursing bras are a perk but not a need. I have a few nursing bras and a nursing tank, but I also wear regular underwire support bras. When I nurse, I just push the bra underneath my breast.
I'm also busty-er and the nursing bras I have are all regular cloth "sleeping" bras. Actually the one I like the most is a medela sleep nursing bra. It does hold the girls in rather tightly, but at least they don't sag down. I also have a nursing tank from target that I wear without a bra around the house.
Edit: I just want to say, I'm a DD right now. I was a DD during my pregnancy and a DD before pregnancy. Some women's boobs simply don't change size. Mine didn't. So for me, I can use the exact same bras I have always used. But, you're going to want to wait until your milk comes in before you'll know what size you're going to be while nursing. It's pretty common to go up a size. I'd hold off on buying bras for now. Maybe get one cotton stretchy sleep bra to tie you over for a week or 2 post partum and then wait until your baby is born to buy any other bras (nursing or otherwise).
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