The MN nursing top alternative

[Carlitawantsababy]

Hi, I have seen this mentioned in passing on other threads and wanted to clarify it as am off to Primark in half an hour. Is the MN alternative to nursing tips to buy a load of strappy tops to wear under normal tops? For feeding you'd then pull up the normal top and pull down the strappy top? Sounds like it'd work but I have no experience! thanks!

Its what I do.

A nursing bra and a big top

Worked for me too :)

yes, that's what I always did too.

(Big top not to cover boob, but big enough to drape down and cover tummy! I imagine getting boob out of nursing top and strappy top would be tricky, but I don't know).

It's good to get the strappy tops that have adjustable straps, so you can set them to their 'longest'

I do it the other way - wear a vest under a scoop/v-neck/button top. I pull the vest up and the neck down. Just what works better for my smallish boobs but the same principle.

And my way you can wear dresses

I do it Brian's way as well. Depending on what sort of top i've got. Also slouchy drapey cardigans are good for pulling round the baby's head a bit if you want to shield yourself more. And crossover tops are easy-access too.

I used these
breastvest.co.uk/
They worked really well

Good point brian!
Thanks everyone, didn't want to buy a load and then discover I'd been really thick and it was just not going to work! I will get the ones with adjustable straps, good tip!

I do this too (pull the vest down and the outer top up). I have some great vests from Jack Wills of all places which are nice thick stretchy cotton with a scoop neck and they are also long so can be pulled down over your bum if nec to wear with leggings / skinny jeans and cover your tummy.

I do it too and I didn't even find MN in the early days so I must have got it from somewhere else

Much more practical especially in winter!

I've never heard of jack wills monkey but good point on length of tops, I'll go a few sizes bigger than normal.

Thanks bertie, yes, I realise that this is unlikely to be MN specific bit this was how it was phrased when I came across it before so I thought it may help people to know what I was talking about!

That's exactly what I do, didn't realise it was the mn way

Also found that if you have any batwing tops you can just pull the arm hole round the front to feed as well

Yes that is what I did too - used vests under clothes. Many of the Primark ones werent very stretchy - ideally you want a good 2 way stretch esp in the straps - which need to be able to pull down without losing shape. I like Esprit ones (picked up in sale). H&M maternity & M&S.

'One up, one down' is my rule... which top goes up or down depends on the tops.

i wore a bump band to cover my tummy, then just lifted my top

I usually use a nursing vest top from bravado, it's a good supportive bra in a vest top not a shelf bra. Then i lift my t shirt or pull aside my cross over dress and undo the nursing vest at the clips. Saves having to bother with two tops AND a bra, and i love them and they're nice enough to wear on their own in the summer but they aren't as cheap as the MN method!

ATruth has nailed it!

[proud grin]

These vests have elasticated straps so you can pull them down really easily.

I use the vests charlatan linked to, they're great, very stretchy and they come in lots of colours.