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To bother with nursing pyjamas or not??

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mamaandthegirls · 30/07/2018 22:18

I want to BF my second baby when she's born (couldn't with my first) and I was wondering what you wore after birth in the hospital to BF? I don't know if I want to pay £10 for just one nursing nightdress when I'll probably leak through it with milk and bloodGrin

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ThatsNotEvenAWord · 30/07/2018 22:21

Any loose pj’s (size up) with a vest top or button up top will be fine for bfeeding, or I got a button top nighty from primark when I had my DS2. I don’t think there’s any need to buy special nursing nightwear. Good luck with your baby :)

M0reGinPlease · 30/07/2018 22:23

I found a fab nightie somewhere really cheap, think it was peacocks. It was basically a t-shirt style but had five buttons down the front so you could undo it to feed. They were really cheap- can't remember how much exactly but I bought three with the intention of binning the one I wore in hospital if it got rank (it didn't). Much, much cheaper than 'proper' nursing pjs.

BrutusMcDogface · 30/07/2018 22:25

£4 in primark- short sleeved, button down nighties. I have three of them! When your milk comes in you'll need a sleep bra, though, to hold the breast pads I woke up in a puddle

Bobbiepin · 30/07/2018 22:28

One I was home I slept in knickers and a sleep bra. I regularly woke up drenched in sweat so couldn't stand anything else. Button up ones are fine for hospital. I got one from Primark.

pasbeaucoupdegendarme · 30/07/2018 22:29

I got some really nice “lounge pants” and a couple of vesty tops in M&S. Really comfy and “decent” too - I came home in them with a cardi over and pretty much lived in them thereafter!

INeedNewShoes · 30/07/2018 22:29

I was pleased to have nursing PJs/nighties when I was establishing BF with DD. Getting baby onto the boob correctly with a good latch was a challenge enough that I wouldn't have wanted any extra faffing. Once feeding is going well you could wear any old T shirt and just lift it up to feed but this obstructs the view which might make things trickier in the early days.

minipie · 30/07/2018 22:35

I bought a big PJ top (t shirt style) with a loose V neckline in Primark. Bought it two sizes two big so it was easy to pull the neckline down over boob. Perfect and no faffing with buttons (last thing you need)

Stretchy vest tops also work well if they have plenty of give and you don't mind them getting bagged out.

Or just take any large T shirt and cut a large v neck into it!

ImogenTubbs · 30/07/2018 22:38

I wore vest tops and shorts/pj bottoms (felt more secure around my giant padded pants). Added a cardi or t-shirt over the top if needed. Eventually I did buy some PJs with a button down top but they weren't specifically nursing ones and I still wear them now (5 years later).

Unicornmammy · 30/07/2018 22:44

I second the Peacocks nighty ones! Lovely and not expensive. Fab for hosp and then bf at home

Mymouthgetsmeintrouble · 30/07/2018 22:45

I wore nursing vests day and night in the hospital then once home went topless it was so much easier

BrutusMcDogface · 30/07/2018 22:57

Mymouth- topless- but what about the leakage?!

I must admit I don't faff with the buttons on my nighties; they just stay open.

When I had my winter babies I also had lounge pants (amazingly comfy) and button down pj tops (some warm ones from fat face) but I've just had my first summer baby in the middle of the heatwave and in the hospital I mainly wore vests with poppers down the front that I got in the mothercare sale, and some baggy shorts from primark. Even then I was dying of the heat. Since being home it's been sleep bra and knickers for bed, and loose, thin nursing dresses in the day. Nighties for decency when I first get up!

IfYouDontImagineNothingHappens · 30/07/2018 23:14

Vest top and a light cardigan did me.

Havetothink · 31/07/2018 09:27

You need something to hold the pads in anything else is for keeping you warm or keeping your dignity.

ElspethFlashman · 31/07/2018 09:30

I searched everywhere and the only place that consistently have button down nightshirts is Primark. So I wore them with pyjama bottoms underneath for months.

They're cheap, they unbutton easily, they're thigh length so your belly isn't exposed when you have visitors and you don't care about throwing them out if you have to.

SoyDora · 31/07/2018 09:30

Mymouth- topless- but what about the leakage?!

Mine both fed pretty much constantly all night so there was no leakage!

ElspethFlashman · 31/07/2018 09:33

Oh I also bought some Primark sports bras for nighttime. Just make sure they're low cut as some sports bras are quite high in front and you can't yank your boob out. But the low ones are brill. Buy a size up and you can fit loads of breast pads in there.

In fact I wore them throughout all breastfeeding cos they were so much easier than the bras. No unclipping or faffing. Just yank and go!

laelti · 31/07/2018 11:07

I just bought a strappy primark nightie, pulled down easy.
Personally had no need for breast pads in hospital, leakage didn't start until my actual milk came in around day 5 (and then there was a lot of it!)

MamOfFrankie · 31/07/2018 13:14

I got some fantastic ones from Amazon, and some good nursing bras which click down and have built in pouches for nursing pads, and they come with free strap extenders.

M0reGinPlease · 01/08/2018 12:33

and have built in pouches for nursing pads

They sound amazing!!

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