Hellobee Boards

I bought my nursing bra at 3 weeks PP because my breasts fluctuated so much. By 6 mo PP one didn't fit me very well as I wasn't engorged all the time anymore.

I would personally wait until your milk comes in and calms down because the first week the boobs can be torpedos and too sensitive to contain. In the meanwhile a nursing tank or two can bridge the gap.

I just bought one soft sleep type bra for now and am going to wait until my milk comes in to buy more.

I bought a couple of cheap target ones that just came s/m/l before. Like you my rib cage expanded so much even the L was feelings too tight at the end and I just wore super stretchy, not so supportive pullover bras for the last month or two.

I would say my ribs went back down pretty quickly- within a month or two, but my actual breasts got much bigger at first, then very slowly went down. So stretchy was key for me the whole time.

I bought one decent nursing bra about a month or so after she was born and just wore the target ones the rest of the time. Not are that was the best solution though.

I bought a couple of cheap Target nursing tanks with the thought that I would buy more expensive ones when my milk came in. Luckily I waited because I ended up not BFing, but EPing so needed to get different bras anyway

I bought a cheap one from Target that comes in small/medium/large/etc. It's a step up from the sleeping ones as far as support goes.

I went ahead since they are pretty stretchy/non-shaped. I had no problems even add my size changed (over and over).

I'd buy a couple of the stretchy sleep bras or S/M/L type ones and wait to get nicer ones until a couple months PP. I leaked SO much at first (even through nursing pads) that I went through several nursing bras and tanks each day -- I needed at least 6-7 nursing-friendly tops total in order to only have to do laundry every other day! I washed them so much that most of them were destroyed long before DD was a year old.

your breast size stabilizes about 6 weeks PP, so that's when I waited. Mine were definitely bigger than at the end of pregnancy. I also found actual bras terribly uncomfortable and chafing until about that long PP, anyways, though.

A bra extender has been a lifesaver for my widening rib cage! Like this:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/17167851

Pea in the Pod sold a similar item marketed for pregnancy for like $15-$20, crazy. Couple bucks at WalMart or similar store.

I would wait until a few weeks after your milk comes in for nursing bras. I couldn't believe how big my boobs got and I never would have imagined the size to buy. Nursing tanks are also KEY, and good for when you're constantly nursing and don't want to expose your belly.