It is important to wear a maternity
bra during pregnancy, to ensure correct development of milk
ducts and glands. Underwire bras can impede this. Plus pregnant
mothers may find that they are more comfortable anyway, rather than
wearing underwire bras, as their rib cage is expanding and belly
swells during pregnancy, standard bras can get uncomfortable. So
many woman purchase a maternity bra to wear throughout their
pregnancy.
For nursing, the best time to have a maternity breastfeeding bra fitted is around 36 to 38
weeks. We have online bra size
calculators that show you how to measure yourself and work out
your bra size. Different brands of bras have different sizings, so
use the guide suggested.
Bras purchased during the last weeks of pregnancy should have
enough room both in the cup and around the ribcage to allow for
slightly larger breasts when the milk flow comes in. Though the
amount of "breast size increase" does vary between women, we can't
just make a general suggestion to go up X cup sizes. A bra that is
too tight, either around the ribs or in the cup, can cause a
plugged milk duct or breast infection.
Breastfeeding bras have a drop down clip, which you can open
with one hand (while holding the baby with the other hand). You
will also need to purchase washable breast pads or disposable
nursing pads which fit inside your bra and absorb the milk that may
leak from the nipples between feedings.
We have a large variety of pregnancy lingerie available on our
specialty breastfeeding site. Our most popular range
is HOTmilk
Lingerie which have different bra styles each season and are
limited edition. These bras are available in sizes 8A to 20H which
provides great selection for fuller cup sizes and they really are
stunning plus size full figure nursing bras.
When you are breast feeding, most women will need to wear breast
pads 24 hours a day, so you will also need to wear a sleeping bra.
We have a style made by Womama which has inner shelf support, and
also the Glamourmom singlet
feeding tops which are comfortable to sleep in.
To see all the gorgeous
HOT milk styles that we have at our store, just check out the
menus at the top left of this screen