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Recommend me comfy croptop/pull-aside/day& night nursing bras

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Miffster · 28/10/2010 22:08

Bras, the bane of my life. Have spent a fortune on the damn things during this pregnancy. At 33 weeks, all I can stand are soft crop top type bras and camisole vests with secret support. I will have to buy nursing bras soon and think I had better initially get a couple of soft black crop top type things that I can pull to one side, since I just cannot bear normal bras around the ribs right now.

I have a Mothercare sleep bra - which I don't see why I can't wear it in the day - but it is not very comfy. Ditto a bravado one. Everything feels too tight round the ribs.
(It's not just bras, I get this with sock elastic as well. I think it is fluid retention)

Something like this would be good

Or this

Will such things give me enough support in the day though?

I'm thinking about the first month, I'm not likely to be doing much jumping about. I just want to be comfortable.

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Bloodberrybatbait · 28/10/2010 22:13

I got some feeding vest tops from H&M - they had a built in crop type bra and are very very comfy. It was about £12 for a 2 pack.

Miffster · 28/10/2010 22:14

Oooh. They sound good. And cheap! I like cheap.[hgrin]

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Meglet · 28/10/2010 22:17

I liked the nursing vests (H&M, Jojo catalogues). Like this

They keep your stomach warm too. In the end I wore one of the nursing vests under a normal top and just pulled the top up to freed.

I had the H&M ones as well.

Miffster · 28/10/2010 22:23

Cool, thanks off to H&M I go tomorrow. JoJos have a 5 week wait for black tops.
Are the H&M ones quite stretchy if my 40D bosoms (once 36B, :( sniff) suddenly turn into norkmungous milkfilled comedy cannon balls?

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japhrimel · 29/10/2010 10:22

I have sleep bras from Jojo that are incredibly comfortable. I have worn them during the day occasionally, but they don't provide much support.

www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+Underwear-Tights-White-2-Pack-Maternity-Sleep-Bras+A9252

I'm a 38FF already though, so maybe you'd be happy with them?

And I'm thinking of using them as my initial nursing bras anyway as I don't want to waste money on bras that may well not fit at all when my milk comes in! They're really stretchy.

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