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What's the price difference, do you know?

I only have the real bravado tank but I like it! It's very supportive so I feel comfortable wearing it out and about unde clothes. The only thing I don't like (and this might just be the style that I have) is that it's a v neck tank top, which shows way too much cleavage for me to wear the tank top as a top--it needs to be under a shirt.

As for bras I love my Elle macpherson bras. I need to order more!

@shopaholic: yup, they have cups that you can remove through a slit in the bra.

@hilsy85: I have several and I totally agree-they're nice, but way too much cleavage!

Yeah the real ones are thicker and way more supportive than the target ones in my experience.

@shopaholic: my sister had both and likes the real ones better for the same reasons as MGG. I still only have the Target ones though...

@Foodnerd81: I had ordered some before milk arrived. Lets just say the cups were way too small after. I ended up giving one away to a nursing friend who wears a smaller size, and I sold the other on Craigslist.

@Foodnerd81: That's what I'd do if I could do it again I bought cheap ones from Target and wore them in the hospital. Yup, mine also went up a cup and band size by about 21w. I got fitted pp and I was up another band and cup size or so? And let me just say I didn't start out small either.

@pregnantbee: Ha I can imagine-- my sister started out quite large in the chest department-- she showed me her biggest nursing bra this weekend-- the cup literally fit over her head! Luckily for her they are back to normal now

@Alivoo01: They have an outlet section with cheaper ones. I don't have any of these, but I've heard great things.

@allison: @Alivoo01: I bought three from their outlet and they were awful, one fit two sizes too big even though it was marked the same as the other two, loose threads, didn't wash well. Their customer service told me to go jump in a lake. Horrible waste of money.

I am obviously in the minority, but I have a real Bravado and MUCH prefer my Gilligan & OMalley (target brand) nursing tank. Like Hilsy, the v-neck style like Bravado is way too much cleavage for me. I like the G&M because it flattens everything [note: maybe some of you aren't going for flattening but I am...I feel like I look 10 pounds heavier otherwise].

I think this is the kind I like: http://www.target.com/p/gilligan-o-malley-women-s-hands-free-nursing-cami-assorted-colors/-/A-14359656#prodSlot=large_1_1

@shopaholic: I think you're right! agh, its like the curly hair vs. straight hair debate...everyone wants the opposite. too bad boobage isn't as easy to fix id kill for flat and boxy right now! I think I am going to sweat buckets when it heats up around here..oversized loose cardigans are my current security blanket

@shopaholic: The real bravado tanks do not have removable cups and I definitely see the breast pad lines through them (even when wearing them under other shirts). I really like them and they are supportive enough to wear as a bra.

@shopaholic: the one I have doesn't have cups either...