https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:43:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2198002 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:46:32 +0000 artsyfartsy 2198002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Underwire didn't bother me or my supply at all! I would get those. The non underwire ones just made me sad when I wore them. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197984 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 13:34:44 +0000 mdf106 2197984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked Anita underwire nursing bras. I got them just before 6 weeks, and never had any problems. In the early days I used various cheap bras, none of which were worthwhile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197323 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:06:26 +0000 Greentea 2197323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bravado bliss!</p> <p>I have very large ones with a small rib cage. Hot milk and cake didn't have my sizes. I tried a panache (sophie) but it wasn't supportive. Bravado bliss has molded cups with structure, can also be made racerback, which I need or I get pinched nerves (they are so heavy). Someone recommended it on here and I am grateful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197321 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:01:37 +0000 PinkElephant 2197321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked Hotmilk -they worked for me (I wore their 32E while breaatfeeding full time) and were much prettier than many of the other options out there. Zulily tends to have them once at least quarterly for under $30 each. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197311 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:44:56 +0000 bisous 2197311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was an F cup while nursing and used Bravado Body Silk bras. They were great at first...and I stuck out using them for the full year I breastfed/pumped around the clock. They were definitely beat (basically not doing their job to hold my ta tas up!) by the time I was done. </p> <p>I *did* have problems with underwire until around 9 months post partum. The pressure almost always caused a painful plugged duct. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197277 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:01:09 +0000 kgbee 2197277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore structured but not wired nursing bras for the first few months, then switched to wired ones once I had my feet under me &amp; my boob size had more or less settled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197219 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:59:57 +0000 avivoca 2197219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Mine is from Soma and I wore it into the ground. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197217 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:58:58 +0000 blackbird 2197217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ktdid23: I didn't know Soma sold nursing bras, thanks! I was going to go to Cotton Babies but they are $$$ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197209 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:54:09 +0000 SweetiePie 2197209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was an E right up to and after birth. I loved the bravado silk! I got a size large. It was supportive enough and super comfortable and I liked the shape it gave me. I was so sad when I weaned and shrunk down too much to keep wearing them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197201 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:48:45 +0000 ktdid23 2197201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: oh yes, they go up to come crazy high letters :-) I wish I would have known about Soma earlier... I was buying $65 VS bras (my pre-pregnancy size is hard to find elsewhere)!</p> <p>I happened to hit a sale at Soma when they were doing two bras for $29 each... The nursing bras were normally $49 each but I got them 2 for $60! And they are really solid underwire bras! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197174 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:25:55 +0000 avivoca 2197174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ktdid23: I love Soma so much! I didn't know if they made bras in a large enough cup size, which is why I didn't recognize them, but YES! I'm a customer for life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197172 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:24:16 +0000 MrsKoala 2197172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had underwire nursing bras from Elomi, Le Mystere and Hot Milk. They all were decent in terms of support! For reference, I'm a 34G at the moment and while nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197166 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:19:02 +0000 mrsrain 2197166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a GG before pregnancy and am now somewhere in the realm of JJ. It sucks, and they just don't make good nursing bras for the over-endowed. I ended up finding all of mine online. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197097 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:20:26 +0000 ktdid23 2197097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have a Soma Intimates store near you, I highly suggest going for a fitting! I got 2 phenomenal underwire nursing bras (they have non-underwire as well) in a DDD. The lady that fitted me had great suggestions and was very knowledgeable. I hadn't heard of Soma before reading about it a few weeks ago somewhere on HelloBee, and now I'll be a customer for life! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197086 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:08:17 +0000 MrsBucky 2197086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a 34J breastfeeding and I currently have a rotation of three: a Bravado, a panache (both sans underwire and under $50) and a Cake sports bra with underwire that was $80. I haven't had any issues with the underwire impacting me yet and I've been wearing it fairly regularly for a few weeks now. I'm 10 weeks postpartum and was a 32G pre-pregnacy if that helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2197078 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:01:30 +0000 msplatypus 2197078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ended up not being able to breast feed for other reasons, but I had no issues with my underwire nursing bra, although it was expensive. Big boons did make breastfeeding harder for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196994 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:29:16 +0000 daniellemybelle 2196994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always wore an underwire nursing bra! I got fitted for one at a fancy bra store and wore it into the ground. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196988 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:22:41 +0000 blackbird 2196988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm at least a G right now. I have a soft bravado bra that isn't super supportive but IS comfy under a shelf tank. My two nursing tanks are a big bust and long glamormom tank and an F/G bravado tank. I've just been wearing those and haven't worn an actual nursing bra yet. I was told to wait until I was 6 weeks PP to get fitted properly, which I will do then. The tanks are supportive enough </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196980 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:17:01 +0000 kiddosc 2196980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore underwire and never had a problem with clogged ducts. I've never found a non-underwire bra that gave the girls a shape that I liked, nursing or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196935 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:30:06 +0000 karen 2196935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bravado Bliss! I'm a DD when not pregnant, well into G/H territory when pregnant and nursing. It doesn't have an underwire but still manages to be very supportive. And it's lined so I didn't worry about wearing it under t shirts or tanks. Any other nursing bra I tried on was a total saggy disaster. I found a shop near me that carried a bunch of nursing bras...trying them on was a huge help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196893 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:52:59 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2196893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an F cup while nursing and didn't have a problem with underwire and supply.<br /> In the beginning I mostly wore the Target cotton nursing tanks and waited a bit for my size to stop fluctuating before I got real nursing bras. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196836 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:05:04 +0000 ShootingStar 2196836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am well endowed and had two that I liked a lot. One was unlined, no wires, and and different hook and eye positions on the cup based on how full you are. I used that in conjunction with a nursing tank and would pull both flaps down. I also had one by Elomi that I ordered through Nordstrom. It had an underwire and I never got a clogged duct from it. </p> <p>I highly recommend getting one that has variable sizing until your supply is in. Then you can get one thing's more sized and fits better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196831 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:59:26 +0000 erinpye 2196831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an E cup while nursing and went with underwire. It didn't affect my supply at all-- in fact I just finished nursing my almost 16 month old, with nary a problem, and not one clogged duct. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196827 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:57:13 +0000 Anagram 2196827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have huge boobs (went from a D to probably an H in my last pregnancy and am probably up to a DDD right now at 7 months pregnant), and I never found a great nursing bra last time. I bought maybe 4 and then just gave yup and wore the ones that made my boobs look saggy. So keep me posted on what you find! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196825 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:56:49 +0000 LulaBee 2196825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am also well endowed and used underwire nursing bras (after a few months of not, where my boobs were huge and practically on the floor). Never messed with my supply, I bf my daughter until 26 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196820 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:54:59 +0000 avivoca 2196820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a well endowed breastfeeding mom, underwires never messed with my supply. Right after H was born, I went from a C to a DD, and if family history has any say, I'll be even bigger with the next one. I'd check out Cake, Hot Milk, and even Bravado for nursing bras. The one tip I have is to get fitted, because a well-fitting nursing bra will make you feel way better about yourself. I kind of hate non-underwire bras because they make my girls look sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/a-tale-of-two-ta-tas#post-2196813 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:52:37 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2196813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok everyone, </p> <p>so as I approach my scheduled C-section I wanted to ask for some help.</p> <p>Anyone have good recommendations for ummm well-endowed ladies for nursing bras? I typically wear underwire and I know that's debated on allowable or not with breastfeeding. Anyone have good non-underwire options for E+?</p> <p>I mean we have to keep the girls in check somehow am I right? </p>