The nursing bras and tanks I wore 24/7 when DD was born were not the most high-quality, well-fitting, or luxurious. Looking back on it, I spent SO MUCH time in them I think this time I'm willing to drop some cash on a few real quality pieces. What did you love? Links please!
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I love my bravado body silk ones. I'm still wearing them because underwire is SO uncomfortable now
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@MamaBear87: Is that this one? https://www.bravadodesigns.com/us/products/body-silk-seamless-nursing-bra?variant=47029143754
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@PawPrints: yep that's the one! Only downside is they're only sized s,m,l,xl so they tend to be a bit big in the band for me when nursing because I have a tiny band size and bigger boobs. But I just suffer with real bras for date night
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@MamaBear87: That sounds perfect for me - my ribcage expands a lot during pregnancy so last time all my nursing bras/tanks had horribly stretched bands. (I buy S since my boobs are so small, I mean normally when I haven't just had milk come in).
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Rumina pump and nurse tanks...if you pump its so convenient.
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if you need another one with more structure, Soma Embraceable--recommended to me by another HB mama
I only paid like $25 for mine, it's all black. It was super sturdy and had great shape and underwire and nice supportive straps/body, so, the opposite of the bravado bras. I wore it for work though, where I need to look good and not have nipples showing, and pretty much wore nursing tanks under my tops on weekends/evenings. The other thing that's great about Soma is they have unusual sizes and the bands have 4 settings if you're not a generic S M L size. I'm a 32DD and all the other bras I tried were way too loose in the band.
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Bravado nursing tank and shelf bra.
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@LCTBQE: the nice part of the bravado is they have removable pads so no nappies throwing through. And I'm also a 32dd or ddd and do pretty solid with the bravado ones because the cups are super stretchy
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Bravado tanks, hot milk and cake for nicer occasions
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Glamour mom nursing tanks were BY FAR my favourite! Super long and as supportive as any nursing bra I had.
Nursing bras wise I had a lot from Cake, they tended to be the ones I kept going back to. I am going to head to Nordstrom’s after this LO is born and try a couple other brands as well. After 3 years of breastfeeding between 2 babies I have some rough looking bras in my stash!
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@MamaBear87: those are great. I bought a cheap knock-off three pack off Amazon and they're not nearly as nice (the padding is thick and looks funny under clothes).
I love Target's nursing tank, but not all are created equal! I like the one with the three buttons. I bought a striped one and it cuts in too much so I was spilling out.
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@Happygal: I had one target nursing bra and hated it. Maybe I'll have to try again once preggo this time around
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@MamaBear87: I tried one and the pads bunched up and the pad shape was super clearly defined! but I'm the only person I know who didn't like the bravado bra, so I guess the cheese stands alone
I just preferred a nursing tank for casual life because I thought they were more supportive with my sizing issue. plus I love how with tanks when you pull your shirt up your belly is still covered.
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@LCTBQE: I stay home with my little so have the luxury of not really caring that they show a bit
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I had Pea in the Pod nursing tanks that also had lightly lined cups built into the shelf bra that I LOVED. I mainly liked the extra lining because it helped cover the nursing pads i had to wear all the time.... With my second I had a really hard time tracking these down and I just googled and didn't see them so I'm not sure if they still exist. I was glad I bought 4 of them, they were the BEST. ALSO, the shelf bra inside wasn't too tight which I found to be an issue with many nursing tanks and one of the too-tight ones kept giving me a clogged duct on one side.
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I liked my naked tanks the best: http://www.nakedtank.com/
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@MamaBear87: I never tried their bras, just their tanks. It took me a little bit to like them b/c they can get twisted, but I find them really convenient for night time feedings.
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@Happygal: The Bravado ones?
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@PawPrints: no, I think Gilligan O'Malley.
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@Happygal: I'll check out their tanks. That's mostly what I slept in so always hunting new ones.
I have a soma sleep shirt I love but they changed them and my boobs fall out of the new ones -
@LCTBQE: How did you get your Soma bra for only $25?? Was it just a good sale, or are there coupons somewhere? That looks like exactly what I'm looking for, but I'm super frugal (cheap) and the $50-60 price tag is giving me anxiety. But all of my $20 bras from Target from my first pregnancy/year nursing have fallen apart, so I guess you get what you pay for.
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I am overwhelmed by options now
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@kayla0416: editing to update: it's this one in the screen shot. I can't remember how I only got one for half price, but maybe you need two for $59? thirty each isn't so bad. I was trying to be super minimalist about my nursing gear, but it would have been nice to have more than one freaking bra for an entire year of my life.
I only paid like $25 for mine, it's all black. It was super sturdy and had great shape and underwire and nice supportive straps/body, so, the opposite of the bravado bras. I wore it for work though, where I need to look good and not have nipples showing, and pretty much wore nursing tanks under my tops on weekends/evenings. The other thing that's great about Soma is they have unusual sizes and the bands have 4 settings if you're not a generic S M L size. I'm a 32DD and all the other bras I tried were way too loose in the band.
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