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What bra stops the milk best?

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Lucie3 · 04/08/2011 14:11

Hi everyone,

Could anyone give me any advice on what bra to wear when you stop breastfeeding? I understand that you need to compress the milk ducts to stop the flow, how/what is best to do this?

I am a designer currently researching into maternity/nursing lingerie and from what i've found, or rather havent found, there isnt a bra that helps you at this stage. Confused What would have been/would be the ideal solution to this? I want to create an full range of lingerie that covers everything mums need, at all stages pre and post pregnancy and I haven't found anything for this time.

What was your experience?

What did you wear?

Were you happy with it?

What would you do differently?

Any suggestions or pointers would be fantastic. Thank you in advance!

Lucie. :)

OP posts:
Cheeseandbiscuits · 04/08/2011 18:41

I wore my sports bra (shock absorber) as it was tight and well supportive. I was very happy with it and wouldn't do anything differently. I think anything well fitted so that is slightly compresses does the job!

Flisspaps · 04/08/2011 18:58

I just started wearing normal underwired bras again. No real discomfort or problems - I certainly wouldn't have forked out for a special bra designed to help stop the milk coming in, I'd have seen it as a bit of a waste of money and another addition to the unnecessary 'essential stuff' that is aimed at pregnant women and new mothers!

PaigeTurner · 05/08/2011 19:27

Normal underwired with cabbage leaves for the first few days. It was uncomfortable but I don't think a "special" bra would have helped. Sorry.

Original poster
Lucie3 · 10/08/2011 08:57

Thank you all very much for your comments. Any info I get is of help!

Never heard of cabbage leaves! Thats an interesting one! :)

OP posts:
TittyBojangles · 10/08/2011 21:32

Wouldn't buy a special bra for this and would be warey of anything tight and too compressing as would be concerned about blocked ducts leading to mastitis.

skgnome · 13/08/2011 09:42

It took my milk a week to stop, so I just keept using my normal nursing bras and when it got to bad I expressed a little bit and that was it for me.

I wouldn't compress the milk ducts

Flisspaps · 13/08/2011 10:09

Cabbage leaves is a very old, and very well used 'solution' for sore breasts when feeding :)

RedBlanket · 13/08/2011 10:09

It doesnt exist because there's no need for it. My milk stopped within a couple of days of stopping feeding.

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