The Problem
- Pregnancy Advice Outlets: Be sure to have your hospital bag packed by 36 weeks, including at least two nursing bras!
- Me: OK, so I'll just go buy s-
- Maternity Bra Specialists: Nuh-uh. Your boobs are still growing; no point getting fitted before 38 weeks at LEAST.
- Me: But I'm counted as full term from 37 weeks. If I wait to buy until after that, I could end up braless with a hungry newborn. Any anyway, why do I need to get fitted again? Isn't my size just going to fluctuate anyway, so that any sizing now would still be essentially guesswork?
- Pregnancy Advice Outlets: Oh, totally. Your back size could change once your bump drops down, and even though your breasts will grow even bigger when your milk comes in, they should also shrink a size overall, with regular changes depending on how recently the baby's been fed.
- Me: So... I should just guess, then? Pick a size that seems right and go with it?
- Maternity Bra Specialists: Sure, so long as it's not too small - a too-tight bra could suppress your milk and give you mastitis.
- Pregnancy Advice Outlets: It shouldn't be too big either, though - I mean, you should be able to fit a hand in there to allow for bigger days, but if there's too much room, you'll be unsupported and your breast pads won't fit properly.
- Me: Well, what if I get one of those new bras with the variable cup size designed to allow for growth during nursing? Would that be OK?
- Materning Bra Specialists: Nice try, walrus, but nice bras like that don't come in your waist-size, and if you do manage to find a bigger one, you'll be charged a bare minimum of half again for the privilege of wearing a few extra millimetres of fabric. Also, we hate you.
- Pregnancy Advice Outlets: Word.
- Me: *headdesk*
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ionsfolly said: I never got fitted for nursing bras. Just bought two off the rack and never had issues. Seriously. Just get something comfortable and don’t worry about it. Your boobs aren’t going to fluctuate *that* much.
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