Please(!!!!) tell me about your lovely nursing bras

[TryDrawing]

I am trying to find a nursing bra that is practical (nude coloured), comfortable and pretty.

I want to look attractive, not like a 1940s gym mistress

However, I am struggling. I thought I'd cracked it with the Amoralia Second Skin but they have sold out in my size (34E).

I want my boobs kept round the front, so nothing too much like a crop top. I don't even mind underwires. I have looked all over the place and had no luck.

HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (please)

[sleepyhead]

After expensive failure (uncomfy, didn't fit well, looked crap) with 4 bras from various places, I got a couple of the Anita underwired ones from Figleaves.

This one

and

this one.

I'll never go back to anything else. They are really comfy and give me the same shape I had pre-pregnancy. I'm a 34 FF and non-wired bras were hopeless.

Just watch out for the sizing as they are European so you need to convert the cup size (the site will help you with this).

[ooievaar]

Buy a normal (wired) bra and convert it!

Honestly, clips cost about a fiver (try Ebay) and it only takes a few minutes with a needle and thread - I've done a handful of bras now and it's pretty easy (though you may need a thimble for thicker straps).

Nude clips are admittedly harder to come by than black and white so you might consider cannibalising a bra for the clips - I bought one at Mothercare which was good for nothing better in the sale for around a fiver, so less than the cost of a conversion kit.

[dufflefluffle]

I used Hot Milk. I found a lingerie shop that sold them, got measured and bought the only style and colour they stocked, then I ordered every other colour available from a New Zealand company called....Breastmates. The NZ company were very helpful and postage was not prohibitive. I still look at those pretty bras in my drawer knowing I will never wear them again but cannot bring myself to throw them away. It did make a difference to wear feminine and pretty underwear while bf'ing. I didn't feel quite so bovine!

[dufflefluffle]

www.breastmates.co.nz/

[leedy]

I swear by the Anita underwires as well, I'd be slightly hinky about using a regular underwire early on unless I was sure it fitted really well and didn't put pressure on the ducts. Though am intrigued by the conversion idea!

[ladypop]

Bravado original design is mega comfy, changes as your size does and they sell in various colours. I love them x

[Victoria2002]

Elle macphearson, I love em.

[leedy]

Elle McPherson sadly made me look like I was wearing a bandage. :(

[TryDrawing]

Ooh, that's a great idea! It wouldn't have occurred to me to convert a bra! I'll have to try that. Thank you!

[BuntyCollocks]

I also convert my bras. It was a revelation.