Breastfeeding Should be Comfortable
Breastfeeding is one of the most important things you can do for your new baby. It is a beautiful, inexpensive, natural and healthy way to give your baby the best nutrition possible. Finding the right nursing bra is one way to make nursing more comfortable and enjoyable for you. Making nursing as comfortable and practical as possible will help ensure a happy, healthy nursing experience for you and your baby. A stressful nursing experience can make baby uncomfortable and cause gas and will make mom less likely to want to continue nursing for very long.
Size Matters
The first thing you need to look for in a nursing bra is proper fit. Keep in mind that your bra size during nursing is going to be different from the bra size you wore before pregnancy. Not only is the cup size obviously larger, but your band size may be larger as well because your weight is probably at least a little heavier now. To begin: measure around your body just beneath the breasts. If the number you get is even add 4 to it and if it is odd, add 5. This is your band size. Next measure around the body just under the arms and over the breasts, save this measurement. Now measure around the fullest part of the breasts and subtract the previous measurement from this number. If the difference is less than 1″ you are an A, 2″ makes you a B, 3″ for a C, 4″ is a D, 5″ could be a DD or E depending on the manufacturer and 6″ could be a DDD, EE or an F.
Style That Suits
Once you have the right size you will need to find a style that works for you. One of the important things to remember is that you will need to be able to open the fastenings with one hand since you will be holding your baby with the other. This certainly takes practice, but also keep in mind that some styles work better for some people. The bra cups may be unfastened with plastic or metal hooks, snaps or buttons and some are even designed to just slip down around the breast.
When it comes to style as in fashion, it is important to remember that you are not only a new nursing mom, but you are also still a woman and a wife (if you are married, of course). Your nursing bras should not only make nursing more comfortable and be easy for you to use, but they should also make you feel like a beautiful woman. Self-esteem after the weight gain of pregnancy can sometimes be an issue, but keep in mind that most husbands are so happy with the increased bust size that a little extra everywhere else goes unnoticed. A pretty nursing bra can help remind a woman that she is still beautiful and is so much more than “just a mom” (which is in no way meant to imply that being a mom isn’t the most awesome thing in the world, because it is).
Wrapping it Up
You are in the midst of a beautiful time in your life and you have chosen to give your baby a wonderful gift in breastfeeding. Your nursing bras can give you support both literally and figuratively in that adventure. You will need at least half a dozen good nursing bras so that you can always have a clean bra on hand. A good idea might be to order two or three different styles and see what feels best and then order the appropriate quantities of each. Remember to choose bras with good support and lift for daytime and some really cozy ones for sleeping in. Most important of all, enjoy your baby!
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Help answer the question about bra breastfeeding
will wearing a tight sports bra while breastfeeding hurt?i was wondering if i had to wear a nursing bra. ever since i have been breastfeeding(started 3 weeks ago) the back of my bras ride up and it drives me crazy. i have a sports bra and it feels more comfortable but it is a little tight and i was wondering if the tightness would hurt anything? like will it reduce my milk supply? thanks .
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Cerise Nichol is mom to two active boys, numerous pets and owner of Nestmom.com. Nestmom.com is a home-based business offering a variety of breastfeeding supplies.
the only store i go to for nursing bras that hadd my size was motherhood amternity, i had a 36 E when i first started lol. i never really been to a store that was really supportive. i dont knwo any mom who wouldd stil be a b. i started out a d. but my sister was a AA when she started out and was a d when she started nursing lol- Now back to an A lol. never see clothh diapers either, in fact where i live, i have NEVER seen another woman actually nursing in public besides my friend whom is from where i am originally from. walmart has nothing period. i think target is better about it. always has more stuff anyway, even though every target i go into smells funny. i totally know what you mean
when i first started nursing i nursed in the dressing room at walmart- their restrooms are gross