Thin but super warm tops?

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I'm breastfeeding and hate think clothes/ lots of layers between me and the baby, but it's getting cold!! What can I buy to keep me really warm (nipples painful when they get cold!!! )

Plus I am so big up top that my coats only fasten at the bottom half - don't know whether to buy a new coat when my boobs'll probably shrink again...

Thanks!!

the uniqlo does heat tech stuff that's meant to be good

Uniqlo do HeatTech tops which are thin and very warm.

M&S do a very thin silk mix long sleeved thermal vest? I'ive had some for a few years and they've worn and washed well

Icebreakers base layer is fantastic - and really stretchy - it's like a fancy long-sleeved thermal vest. You can buy them in outdoor shops .

This kind of thing: ice-breaker vest

The uniqlo heatTech stuff is always being raved about in magazines

Thank you. Are the Uniqlo tops really warm? And what is the sizing like? (Nerbous about not being able to try on without ordering)

Always forget about M&S!

Thanks Sasamaxx I'll have a look.

nervous

Merino base layers from Howies and Embers too.

Uniqlo sizing about right - I am a 14/36D and a L in Uniqlo tops.

A new Uniqlo store has just opened at Bluewater, which is near where I live, and I have just bought myself a Heat Tech top. It is lovely, and very warm.
Will be wearing to watch DS play rugby soon.

Silk thermal underwear is good but I don't know where you get it from. It is common on the continent.

Silk is available in M&S go into their underwear and put silk into the search

Don't think they have the kind of thing I'm thinking of in M&S - just did your search. The kind I mean is a sort of woven silk fabric, 100% silk thermal underwear. Would be interested to know if anyone knows what I'm on about.

Sadly I never found 100% silk when I looked a couple of years ago but the M&S stuff is fantastically warm compared to the others I've tried and the tops are very long so no back draft when tucked into your trousers

Cambridge Baby (yes I know!) have a couple of lovely merino/silk tops that I am sorely tempted by...
Icebreaker tops look fab and VFM too.

I like the M&S silk thermal range too, I buyt the ones by Autograph.
Is very slim fitting, thin,soft fabric and looks good too.
www.marksandspencer.com/Thermal-Warmwear-Lingerie-Underwear-Womens/b/43307030?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=0FCM4DD79ZXCZ83JP7WA&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=43233030&pf_rd_p=475115433&pf_rd_s=left-nav-2

My children have the cambridge baby merino/silk vests and they are so warm!

I bought some silk long-sleeved tops from silk road and they are very good but if you can wear merino (I can't) that would be better.

Will look at Pannacotta's M&S stuff too.

btw I didn't find heattech that good - I thought they would be the answer to my prayers but they make me itch (synthetic) and I don't find them THAT warm.

Thank you. The price range is rather big - do you think it's a case of you get what you pay for, or would the cheaper ones be ok?

Well, the M&s ones have something like 15% silk, whereas the ones I bought are 100% I think.

Depends whether you want/need that.

Wool will always be a bit more expensive but worth it I guess in warmth terms.

I find the M&S ones nice as they dont itch or irritate my skin (which is quite senstive).
Am sure they arent the warmest but I dont like too warm underlayers as it makes me too hot, esp if out shopping or doing the school run.

which seasalt tops would you recommend diamond?