Bras For Breastfeeding

Why a pregnant woman need a nursing bra?

• A woman's breast becomes flexible during her pregnancy. The size and shape of the breast keep changing during pregnancy. An ordinary bra can not keep up with the pace of the changing breast dimensions. Only a nursing bra can accommodate a changing shape and size.
• The size if any women shape and size will vary. But women can expect one size for their pregnancy. If they are of 36C size bra in the pre-pregnancy period, they may required a 38D size bra during their pregnancy period.
• Wearing wrong kind of size can cut breast tissues and stop the milk ducts. A nursing bra is design to make a breast feel better and fresh for breastfeeding and for adjustment of shape and size during pregnancy. A correct size of bra means a better support for breast as well as relief from back and neck pain.

So when is the right time to buy a perfect nursing bra?

• Best time to buy your nursing bra is when 1-2 week before the expected delivery date. Do not postpone this vey important decision for the last minutes. During the last week of pregnancy you may feel overwhelm to go to market and purchase any kind of clothing. So plan in advance and play it safe.
• During the pregnancy, child inside you will grow and your ribcage will grow accordingly to accommodate the child. It is far better to buy a nursing bra with many hook button to adjust as per demand. After the delivery, you ribcage and size of bra will change very fast. To accommodate that kind of breast changing speed you may have to buy many nursing bras or go for adjustable bra.
• While your band size will decrease after the delivery, your cup size will increase due to the pressure of the milk oozing from the breast. Within 3-4 days your breast will start producing milk and size of the breast cups increases.

Many lactation professionals suggest than nursing moms wear soft cup bras as the underwire can cause a clogged duct by digging in to the breast tissue.
Measuring a right kind of nursing bra for your breast shape and size is not a rocket science. It is way simpler than you think otherwise. You must measure yourself while wearing a soft cup bras. First measure your ribcage just under your bust. That would give the right size for your band of bra. Suppose, if it come 31 inch, take 32 size bra.
Then measure around the top of your breast where your nipple of breast stay. Then minus the size of ribcage under your cup. This would give the right kind of cup size for your.
If difference is 1 inch wear an A cup
If difference is 2 inches wear a B cup
If difference is 3 inches wear a C cup
If difference is 4 inches wear a D cup
If difference is 5 inches wear a DD cup
If difference is 6 inches wear a E cup
If difference is 7 inches wear a F cup
If you still feel that your bras size does not match your breast dimensions, you may take help of in house expert in many showrooms and malls.