https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:42:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2090959 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:57:30 +0000 chibee 2090959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think i tried about 15 nursing bras, and found that i liked bravado silk the best for comfort purposes during the day, and lamaze for sleeping. I had the most trouble with sleep bras - i hate wearing one around the house and to sleep and i needed to feel like i wasn't wearing one, and a lot of the sleep bras felt like sports bras. The lamaze one had a lot of give and the material was extremely soft so it was the most tolerable of the bunch. Runner ups were the gillian o'malley (i think) ones from target. </p> <p>But mostly, i lived in my nursing tanks from target (<a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-nursing-henley-cami-gilligan-o-malley/-/A-13957172#prodSlot=_1_24" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/women-s-nursing-henley-cami-gilligan-o-malley/-/A-13957172#prodSlot=_1_24</a>) i actually wore this EVERY SINGLE DAY - i had a couple. Also the first two months i hardly left the house so i would just lounge around every day in this. all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2090922 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:47:09 +0000 MrsADS 2090922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Simplyfelicity I have that Target nursing bra as well. I'm only 14w but with the pain/growth I can't stand an underwire. I'm a lot smaller than you chest-wise but so far, it's pretty comfy and working well for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2090917 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:46:32 +0000 LuLu Mom 2090917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bravado silk seamless are my favorite, I have a Motherhood one on today due to the others being wet still in laundry, and it's awful. I look like I have quad boob...not a good look. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2090909 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:44:29 +0000 PinkElephant 2090909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HotMilk bras are great! They do all sorts of band/cup combos, are supportive without underwire, and have six sets of hooks to adjust sizes as your band measurement changes. Plus, they look like actual lingerie, not grumpy maternity bras. I bought mine on Zulily for much less than the website. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2090893 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:36:36 +0000 littlebittyhouse 2090893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Bravado silk seamless were my favorite. I still have a few in rotation from my nursing days! I did not like the Bravado Bliss at all - never fit me right. The essential embrace looks really great - I am going to give those a go this time because I want a little more 'shape' </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2090826 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:07:55 +0000 blackbird 2090826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wore regular bras but Soma had some cacique non wire bras that go up really big that are my favorite in pregnancy. They're very comfy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2090814 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:01:19 +0000 SweetiePie 2090814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: sorry I'm only seeing this now, the notification email went to my junk!<br /> I had the same worry about being floppy and just generally looking like I wasn't wearing a bra. Like @Foodnerd81:, I wish I had found them during pregnancy! I wore sports bras at first but around 26-28 weeks I couldn't wear them anymore, they squeezed my ribcage. So I started wearing coobies. I HATED the way they made me look. But they were the only think I could bear to wear. The Bravados would have been perfect during pregnancy, I think! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2080202 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:06:22 +0000 Foodnerd81 2080202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: I have a bravado silk seamless bra as well. I got it a couple of months pp but wish I'd gotten it during pregnancy. The last four months of pregnancy I just wore ill fitting stretchy bras. It's good, not super great but it does the job and is comfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2080009 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:43:51 +0000 simplyfelicity 2080009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: My sis was telling me about these. I was afraid to take the plunge because I couldn't imagine them giving proper support and shape. I really don't want to look flopsy mopsy. I think our local BRU carriers them...I will have to give them a shot. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2080004 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:41:53 +0000 simplyfelicity 2080004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all for the suggestions! :happy: </p> <p>@raspberries: I just got this bra in the wine color for 13 bucks at Target! Not the holy grail of nursing bras but better than busting out of my normal ones.<br /> <a href="http://m.target.com/p/Women%E2%80%98s%20Nursing%20Seamless%20Bra%20-%20Gilligan%20&#038;%20O%E2%80%98Malley%C2%AE/-/A-14923182" rel="nofollow">http://m.target.com/p/Women%E2%80%98s%20Nursing%20Seamless%20Bra%20-%20Gilligan%20&#038;%20O%E2%80%98Malley%C2%AE/-/A-14923182</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2079258 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:03:47 +0000 SweetiePie 2079258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have a bunch of the bravado body silk and loooove them. Pre-preg I was a 32DD and struggled to find a bra without wires (they killed around 25 weeks on) that still gave me good support and shape. I'm 5 months pp and only giving them up now...and I stopped nursing at 1 month!<br /> For reference, I got the L and it fit well, maybe a tad too roomy, during pregnancy and right after. Not as much now since I'm a bit deflated, which is why I'm finally retiring them.<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bravado-Body-Silk-Seamless-Nursing/dp/B000XV7ORI" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Bravado-Body-Silk-Seamless-Nursing/dp/B000XV7ORI</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2078916 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:44:03 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2078916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cake Lingerie!</p> <p>Support, shape, flattering, and sexy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2078906 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:34:27 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2078906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started with a Bravado Silk Seamless while I was pregnant, but never liked it. Once I was nursing, I tried on every possible nursing bra I could get my hands on. My requirements were:<br /> * wireless (I get plugged ducts ALL the time)<br /> * thicker (after pumping, my nipples will show through anything)<br /> * actual structured cups, not a s/m/l style stretchy bra<br /> * available in a 32E (or 34DD if I had to....)</p> <p>Turns out, this combo is much harder to find than I would have imagined! I finally fell in love with Soma:<br /> <a href="http://www.soma.com/store/category/nursing/cat5579277" rel="nofollow">http://www.soma.com/store/category/nursing/cat5579277</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2078863 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:54:39 +0000 Tidybee 2078863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got some nursing bras in the next size up from Macys....but I hated them for nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2078614 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:58:31 +0000 raspberries 2078614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following, because I'm definitely the same boat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2078589 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:32:29 +0000 Greentea 2078589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: bravado bliss is pretty good... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2078582 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:27:01 +0000 avivoca 2078582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wore Coobie bras while I was pregnant. They are super comfortable and even have full-figured sizes for well-endowed women. For nursing, I can't say enough good things about my Soma nursing bra. I'm still wearing it daily at 16 months pp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/please-recommend-a-maternity-or-nursing-bra#post-2078580 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:25:15 +0000 simplyfelicity 2078580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am totally spilling out of my normal size of 36d from VS...I feel like I am trying to fit in a bra two sizes too small. Do you have any recommendations for maternity or nursing bras that give support, some shape and are comfortable? Something that is stretchy would be great, too, so it can grow with me. I am pretty desperate here, thanks! </p>