Nursing clothes

Posted: Wed, Sep 10 2008, 5:53 pm Post subject: Nursing clothes

Any tips for websites that sell good clothes to nurse in? With a postpardum belly? Wink

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Button down shirts with a shell underneath work well -- the shirt/cardigan will hide the belly, and if you leave a few buttons open on bottom, no one will really notice.
To nurse, simply unbutton shirt from the bottom, let it drape over your sides, while you raise your shell to nurse -- baby covers where shell is raised, and you have side coverage from the shirt, and the top is not exposed at all.

ETA: I know Japanese Weekend makes some tops that are transitional pieces and nursing friendly...

Posted: Wed, Sep 10 2008, 10:02 pm Post subject: re: Nursing clothes

or any jacket with a shell will do. Same idea.

Posted: Thu, Sep 11 2008, 12:04 am Post subject: re: Nursing clothes

I wear nursing tank tops under regular tops. I've heard a shawl is much more discreet than a nursing blanket, but that isn't true in the summer. I was thinking of cutting some holes in tshirts and wearing them under regular tops, but I've yet to find a comfortable bra.
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Posted: Thu, Sep 11 2008, 1:12 am Post subject: re: Nursing clothes

I didn't wear nursing clothes. what I did was buy tank tops from old navy or target. they make them extra long, since that's the style. they're also fairly low cut. so when I had to nurse, it was easy to pull my boob over the low cut tank top, but still under my regular shirt. then I could pull my regular shirt up and I wouldn't have to worry about the baby covering anything, because my extra long tank top had me completely covered, while my regular shirt covered the top of my boob.

if you get tank tops to match your shirt colors, then it's not noticable at all. even when you lift the upper shirt they blend in as one shirt and it just looks like you're holding a baby in your lap.

ok another suggestion, try h&m. they had some cute nursing tops when I went their last, but I was too fat to fit into them.

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I do the opposite of the tank top idea. I use shells under and low cut tops, so that I lift the undershirt and pull the top layer down. It works great.

Posted: Thu, Sep 11 2008, 9:30 am Post subject: Re: re: Nursing clothes

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http://www.motherwear.com

Posted: Thu, Sep 11 2008, 9:26 pm Post subject: re: Nursing clothes

Also find the jacket/sweater/shirt-as-jacket idea works best -- I have tried "nursing" clothes and was disappointed every single time.

Posted: Thu, Sep 11 2008, 9:36 pm Post subject: re: Nursing clothes

I wear low v necks with cropped shells. I cut the bottoms off my shells for pregnancy purposes. move shirt v neck aside and lift shell. you can lower the shell to touch the baby's mouth once s/he is latched on.

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