Did you find them essential? Or, were you able to make do with regular wide neck/v neck shirts/dresses?
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Tanks yes, tops no. Because you can wear a tank under a regular shirt and just pull the shirt up and the tank down to nurse.
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I made do with all regular shirts
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I really liked the tanks for the first two months. After that, I preferred nursing bras, as u felt I needed more support. I do have a bravado nursing tank that I still like a lot. But the target ones I bought stretched out, now I just wear them to bed. Nursing tops were never very useful, I find them. To not be very flattering.
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Bras yes - tanks and tops no. ESP tanks. If you wear a nursing bra under I found that was way too many clips to deal with.
I swear by the tami tanks from old navy. You can pull them down and they hold their shape. I wear one almost every day
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4.5 months pp and i'm still living in nursing tanks! they are my favorite because they keep you warm and they're so easy to layer with. i could have lived without my nursing bra because i get cold easily and again, the tanks keep you warm. i dislike nursing tops because they make you look boxy.
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Tanks yes, tops no.
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I used nursing tanks a lot, but no tops at all.
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@coacheswife123: I am intrigued by these ON tamis! Do they run big?
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@Pepper: yes ! I originally ordered a large and they are too big. I'm in a M now. I'm 5'5" 126lb and 36E
they are really awesome and cheap. Wish I wouldn't have spent money on nursing tanks! I wear a clip down bra under them and they pull right down under my boob and never ever stretch out !
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I wore a nursing tank under almost everything for at least 7 months. I switched to a nursing bra at about 8 months. I love the bravado ones from Target.
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@coacheswife123: @Pepper: Yes! I also use old navy camis for nursing. I wear them under everything, works great.
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@Arden: yep!
I wore tanks/nursing tanks under everything. any shirt I attempted to pull the neck down was ruined by stretching out the neck over and over and I wasn't a fan of lifting up and exposing my postpartum belly. -
@coacheswife123: @Arden: Just ordered 5 of them online! Thanks for the tip!
$5-$8 a tank, can't beat that!
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@Pepper: @Arden: @coacheswife123: Which ON tanks did you like? I'm not seeing anything that looks particularly easy to nurse with but I think I'm just missing something.
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@Foodnerd81: they are called tami tanks
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@coacheswife123: Oh- duh-- I thought that was a typo! Weird they didn't show up until I specifically searched for Tami, so tanks!
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Another great option is the wet seal camis. They are super stretchy and awesome for nursing. 5 for $20 - can't beat that!
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I liked to have a few nursing tops for when I knew I'd be feeding either in public or in near-public (church nursery where people walk in all the time) and knew I wanted it to be really easy. I rarely wear them at home.
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Tanks yes, tops no!
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I wear regular tanks & regular tops... I have 1 nursing tank that I did wear in the beginning (especially to bed) but I haven't worn it in months! My favorite tanks are the Liz Lange maternity tanks at Target & the Old Navy tami's... they both stretch to pull down but keep their shape well (Liz Lange keeps better but both still work). I wear regular shirts too & either pull it up with a tank under it I pull down or find some that easily pull down. The only thing I've found really "necessary" is a nursing bra.
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I wear tanks under everything. That way I can just lift up my shirt but the tank is still covering me during a feeding. I wear a bra with them cause otherwise the girls don't have enough support.
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Tanks - yes! Tanks and long cardigans were my uniform in the first months.
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@coacheswife123: when I wear nursing tanks, I don't wear a bra underneath. The tank is the bra. But I'm pretty small-chested compared to most bfing moms.
I prefer the tanks to the bras. I wear a Bravado Basics Felicity nursing tank (from Target) under all my pre-preg tops and they work great! I have done the bra/tank/top combo, too, and it works as well. Just more pieces.
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for me, nursing tanks YES, nursing bras and shirts, not as much.
i didn't wear a bra under the nursing tank either --- i think that's how they are meant to be? just a disposable breast pad.
i do think you need at least one nursing bra though, for those times when you need more support, etc.
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Tanks yes esp for the early days when supply and size fluctuates no to tops, regular clothes work just fine
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20 months PP and I haven't worn a nursing top in over a year. Except for this one cute one from Japanese Weekend that I'm just keeping in my normal rotation - forever. But I don't care about modesty - I just yank my shirt down and go for it. Tanks and shirts are better for keeping mostly covered.
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Nursing tanks - yes! LO is 15 months and I only wear nursing tanks. I like that they cover my stomach so I can wear any shirt
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I wore a nursing bra with a cami and then a normal shirt.
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I had a couple in the beginning, but quickly learned ANY shirt and a nursing bra works just fine! I think the nursing bra is essential vs tanks or specifically designed nursing apparel...although towards the end sports bra like bras worked just as good as nursing ones
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@coacheswife123: Yes! those tami tanks are awesome! I wore them when I was pregnant and I like them for nursing too.
I lived in nursing tanks for the first few months. That was my maternity wardrobe. Sweat pants and nursing tank. I still wear my nursing tanks at home and even when I go out. I don't wear a bra underneath though. Nursing tops I would skip though. You can just wear a nursing tank with a shirt over or wear a nursing bra and stretchy neckline shirt.
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@allison: gah I wish. My boobs are large and in charge.
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Tanks absolutely, tops no. I also now have a wardrobe full of button down shirts.
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I wore nursing tanks for like 8 months, both alone and under regular shirts. I also slept in them.
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I loved my bravado tanks for sleep and lounging around, so comfy. I wore a nursing bra with a normal tank under a normal shirt. Tank goes down, shirt goes up.
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I HATE nursing tanks and bras. Bought 2 of each, loathe the tanks and very rarely wear the bras. I like non-nursing shelf bras (way easier to pull up or down with one hand, faster to get to the booby than undoing a clip) and plain ole seamless camis (super easy to pull down, mine are from the Limited and come in a million colors). Also the seamless camis fit whether you have a pregnant belly or a skinny one. I bought nursing tanks to fit in the awkward postpartum time and now they're baggy.
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I have seven nursing tanks all of the same style and I have LIVED in them for the last seven months! When I'm home I usually just wear a tank and nursing bra (I'm a G cup!), when it's cold I throw on a cardigan and when I'm out I just wear a normal shirt / top over my tank.
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