Full figure nursing bra recs?

[Bernadine]

I ordered a Bravado Bliss 34 H/I, and it's too small.  Really small.  

Any other recs?  Pre-pg, I was a 34 G.

[shoeless]

Can you find a normal bra at Nordstrom and then have them convert it to a nursing bra?

[jackie011]

Bravado Essential Embrace. I think I went up several cup sizes, too. I was lucky because they sold this style at the hospital gift shop, so I was able to try on in person. I usually wore a nursing tank over my nursing bras, for better support.

ETA: I also bought an Elomi style, but there was very little stretch to it. I was one of those weirdos who lost weight while pregnant and was probably the slimmest I had been in years within the first 3 months post partum. I spent $$$ on a crazy small nursing bra that fit for maybe 6 weeks. Once I went back to work (more time to eat, less time to exercise) I started gaining weight again and that bra was useless. I liked the style, so I ordered it in a larger size, as needed.

Nordstrom is your friend here, as they have free shipping and free returns. I even washed a bra, then wore it for an hour or two and they let me exchange it. I told the online SA that they had no idea how appreciative I was that they 1-sold nursing bras in larger sizes and 2- had such a generous return policy.

[Bernadine]

Jul 9, 2016 18:56:30 GMT -5 shoeless said:

Can you find a normal bra at Nordstrom and then have them convert it to a nursing bra?

I asked the last time I was there, and I don't think my local Nordstrom does it, but I'll have to call and ask again.

[AmyRI]

Was it the band, cup, or both that was too small? Have you been measured recently?

My favorite is the Anita summer T-shirt bra, but I think it only goes to H cups. I also love the Bravado Allure bra. Not sure what cup size that one maxes out at.

[cricketwife]

My experience with bravado- with number 1- (I had the tanks) wast hey ran waaaaaay small. I have ordered several tanks and brascfrom Nordstrom to have on hand for when number two arrives and will return what doesn't work. I just plan to order a ton from them until I find what works. I really like the Cake tanks though. It's kind of too soon to tell for the bras, but Elomi and cake seemed much more tts.

[namasteak]

Anita

-36I

[winemaker06]

Jul 9, 2016 18:56:30 GMT -5 shoeless said:

Can you find a normal bra at Nordstrom and then have them convert it to a nursing bra?

My Nordstrom does this but doesn't recommend it for the larger cup sizes with underwire. I think because there is so much wire that they cannot convert easily! They did say they sell as Freya nursing bra that they recommend though. I haven't tried it yet.

I haven't found anything yet and I'm a similar size. In the next couple of weeks I really need to find something though.

[cgpm]

I have a Cake brand nursing bra from Nordstrom. I'm a 38 G and I really like it. In fact, I ordered a second and just rotate those two.

[Bernadine]

Jul 9, 2016 20:53:15 GMT -5 AmyRI said:

Was it the band, cup, or both that was too small? Have you been measured recently?

My favorite is the Anita summer T-shirt bra, but I think it only goes to H cups. I also love the Bravado Allure bra. Not sure what cup size that one maxes out at.

The cup was too small.

[bowies]

Ditto the Cake recommendation. And yes, Bravado runs realllllly small. It's not you. The first one I ordered from Amazon I didn't even bother trying on, it immediately went back. Even the second one created such insane cleavage that I basically avoided V-necks for a few months. My boobs calmed the fuck down once I went back to work and had my first pp period.

[winemaker06]

For those who like Cake - underwire or wireless? Does it matter?

[winemaker06]

Also, I'm ticked that Bravado changed the style of clasps for the cups. It's way more difficult now.

[sierramist03]

Our hospital has a women's center with a boutique and they carry bras in the larger sizes. I was getting frustrated ordering online because they weren't fitting right. I ended up with Anita brand bra. I'm a 44G. The worst part was between the brands I was different sizes.

[winemaker06]

Jul 10, 2016 6:32:28 GMT -5 @pennypie said:

Jul 10, 2016 4:37:01 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

For those who like Cake - underwire or wireless? Does it matter?

Wires for me meant instant plugged duct. The 'sorbet' style from cake was the one I found to have best support with no wires.

Awesome, thanks!
There are too many options to choose from. I never wore underwire with the first kid. But seeing any pictures of myself from that time... I definitely needed more support! :-(

[boiler717]

Elomi

[rbp]

I had good luck with Anita nursing bras from Amazon. I was a 36G while nursing.

[sierramist03]

@bernadine I have a bra I would ship you for shipping cost if you were interested. I ordered it from Amazon and took the tags off and wore it once and didn't like it.
ETA it's probably too big if anybody else is interested let me know

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[genet313]

Another Anita fan. I was a 32D pre pregnancy and a 34G/H while nursing. I had 2 Anjta bras and wore them continuously from about 3 months PP through 13 months when I stopped nursing. On ML I wore cheapies from Tsrget but it was winter and I always had a coat on so could get away with it, but they were useless.

[elleblue]

Jul 9, 2016 18:35:59 GMT -5 @pennypie said:

Cake brand. Hands down.

Eta: I was a K while nursing.

Shit. I was a K before getting pregnant, I'm an L now. Wtf am I going to end up as while nursing? Please tell me your pregnancy boobs were as big as your nursing boobs and that they didn't get any bigger.

[elleblue]

Jul 10, 2016 11:43:43 GMT -5 @pennypie said:

Jul 10, 2016 11:10:25 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Shit. I was a K before getting pregnant, I'm an L now. Wtf am I going to end up as while nursing? Please tell me your pregnancy boobs were as big as your nursing boobs and that they didn't get any bigger.

I was an H before I got pregnant. I didn't go up much during pregnancy but did while nursing. I've heard other women go up during pregnancy but not after. So I think it's hard to know. Nursing also wasn't a weight loss thing for me. I mostly gained while nursing. But again, others have a different experience.

Crossing fingers then that the increase in size is finished, lol. 

[winemaker06]

elleblue - last time I got bigger while pregnant and stayed about the same while nursing. That initial engorgement though... I was not prepared for the first time. Make sure you have a somewhat forgiving sleep bra or something to get you through the few days after milk comes in.

[numbers]

Jul 10, 2016 4:37:01 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

For those who like Cake - underwire or wireless? Does it matter?

I like wireless for around the house/sleep, and underwire for work/social. 

Another Cake brand lover here. I also liked Anita underwire nursing bras, but I recently tried this "Croissant" style by Cake and prefer it because the cup fabric is thicker. 

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DNRTNBY

[elleblue]

Jul 10, 2016 12:53:54 GMT -5 winemaker06 said:

elleblue - last time I got bigger while pregnant and stayed about the same while nursing. That initial engorgement though... I was not prepared for the first time. Make sure you have a somewhat forgiving sleep bra or something to get you through the few days after milk comes in.

Thank you for the tips!

[halfpint]

I liked some of the other Bravado bras (the Bliss seemed to run small), and that's all I used.

I do think that if you start out with a larger chest, maybe you don't see as much growth as someone starting out as, say, a C cup. Mine were harder and fuller, but didn't go up a ton in size when I was nursing.

[mary]

I was the same size as you pp and am a 34k nursing (4 months in).

I have the Elomi smoothing and molded cup bras and the Cake croissant and licorice bras. The Elomi ones are MUCH more supportive, the Cake ones are prettier. The licorice style doesn't have enough support for me to wear out of the house without a built in bra cami over it. The cups on the croissant ones were awesome to begin with but they've stretched and don't go back. I'm pretty disappointed for the cost. My clothes look by far the best with the Elomi smoothing one.