Nice, cheap clothes that are handy for breastfeeding?

[FaneFeyre]

Please help! I have a four week old baby who is feeding around the clock and I just don't have time right now to get to the shops or even properly surf the net for some handy breastfeeding basics.
I'm 28, size 8, and do love fashion. I can't afford the designer breastfeeding clothing ranges and they wouldn't really be my style anyway. What I want is nice longline shirts or tops that I can button up and down, and also some warm longline cardigans for easy access. I say warm because I am a cold creature and have lots of rubbish thin long line cardis that are useless.
Any tips or advice would be so appreciated.
TIA.

H&M seem to have quite a few tops with buttons that go down quite low, not sure if these would be any help
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Also ebay sometimes has nice things, and most people post quite fast. There are also quite a few NCT sales on in this area it seems, if you could get to one of them the one I went to had a few nice things.

Hi. I am still breastfeeding my 14 month old ds so lots of experience re breastfeeding friendly clothes in the past year or so! I found that the best outfit for me was:

a vest top (I bought loads of cheapo ones from Primark in different colours to go under any outfit) which I pull down and flop my boob over the top

a loose t shirt or blouse which I pull up and drape it over the boob while ds is feeding

quite often i wear a cardigan and a scarf as well for warmth.

So I didn't need any special designer breastfeeding clothes. I did buy some button through shirts and stuff but found I didn't use them much because I couldn't keep my (rather ample!) norks covered up.

I was looking at milkchic.com the other day, they post links to current items on websites that suit breastfeeding -it was really helpful!

I agree with I'mcovered. I found the best vests were the cheap as chips ones from Peacocks (you can order on line) with any top (assuming your old tops fit?) and a scarf to cover my also ample boobage. I'd pull the top up and vest down (covers your belly and keeps you warm).

I think 'breast feeding tops' are both pointless and expensive. At the moment primark has some strapless vests for £2.50. Then wear a normal top over it. Hoick one up and one down and you're done. Also the tops are a nice slim fit so they keep you warm without bulk. Any old cardigan will do- bought 2 knitted ones in primark for £12 each.

PinkPepper - thanks, H&M is brilliant for stuff like that. There isn't a branch in my town (am in Rep. of Ireland) but it looks like they may now ship to ROI so I must try them again...

I'mCovered, jocescar, monkeysmama- yes so far Primark (or Penneys as it's known in ROI) has served me really well; I've bought a couple of the tops you all mention and also some lingerie spanx-type slips which have unfastenable straps and are pretty - great for under skirts/dresses.

Pipinella - never heard of that site, how helpful! Thanks!

You know, I think I'm just trying to figure out the whole juggling bra/nursing vest/nursing pads + having boobs thing! I'm normally an A cup but I'd say closer to a C now, and I'm finding my boobs chafe against everything I wear against them. I would much rather not wear a bra but I need something to hold the pads in place! I hope the feeling will settle in a few weeks.

Still on the hunt for a nice, fashionable, longline, WARM cardigan though- absolutely agree it doesn't have to be bf-specific (in fact I don't want it to be), but sadly my mum has been right all these years and there's just 'not enough warmth' in the primark ones for me right now :(

Have had a quick trawl through the usual suspects online - ASOS, TopShop, River Island etc, but can't find anything I really love. Typical - there were loads in the shops all those months I was pregnant, but I was trying to hold off buying regular clothing then.

Thanks so much for your help!

Have a look if Uniqlo have any of their cashmere mix ones left. They're thin but really warm. The cotton silk ones are good too but less warm. Boden had a few in their sale which weren't Bodenesque at all. Cos have some lovely knitwear in their sale.

I just saw this dress in dorothy perkins sale -- its 10 pounds; and25% off. There is a code for free shipping & for the 25% off. They also has a patterned one.

Seems pretty risk free to order on line.

www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33053&storeId=12552&productId=2634269&langId=-1&sort_field=Price%20Ascending&categoryId=291042&parent_categoryId=&pageSize=200&refinements=Size{1}~[14|l|m/l|one%20size]^category~[291043|291042]^category~[291044|291043]&noOfRefinements=6

and this one:

www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33053&storeId=12552&productId=2634266&langId=-1&sort_field=Price%20Ascending&categoryId=291042&parent_categoryId=&pageSize=200&refinements=Size{1}~[14|l|m/l|one%20size]^category~[291043|291042]^category~[291044|291043]&noOfRefinements=6

If links don't work -- search Mama.licious in Dorothy Perkins site.