Gone are the days when lactating moms had to put up with uncomfortable and hard to use maternity bras when nursing their offspring. The maternity clothes market today is filled with top quality and comfy maternity nursing bras that can help you nurse your baby with comfort and avoid situations like breast mastitis
Selecting the Right Nursing Bra – Factors to Consider
The following are the two major factors to consider before you decide to buy a maternity nursing bra.
1.) Nursing Bras with Underwire or without Underwire
The fact is that underwire nursing bras offer most support than bras that do not have underwire. But they can get very uncomfortable at times. Underwire pregnancy bras put excessive pressure on the breasts that can lead to inflammation of lactating breasts causing situations like mastitis and duct blocks. This situation can be avoided by wearing a nursing bra without underwires.
But if you have large breasts and have gotten used to wearing a bra with underwire all this time then chances are that you will not feel comfortable wearing a bra without one. In this case, select your underwire maternity bra with extreme care. Make sure the material of the bra is elastic enough to comfortably adjust to the breast size. In addition, make sure that you do not put on an underwire bra when you go to bed. No matter how comfortable the underwire bra can be they do confine the breasts and wearing them to bed is an open invitation to making your breast tender and susceptible to a host of problems and infections.
Nursing bras without underwire can be very comfortable to wear but they cannot offer enough support to large breasted women. So if you have medium or small breasts your best option is to go for maternity bras without underwires.
2.) Nursing Bras with or without flaps
Both undewire and no-underwire nursing bras are now available with flaps that can be detached to expose the breasts without actually having to remove the bra. The flaps are designed in such a way that they can be removed easily using one hand considering that the mother will usually be holding the baby in the other. The flaps can be adjusted to suite a range of cup sizes.
Maternity bras with flaps are best for moms who might have to nurse the baby in public places. They are also easy to use and can make things very convenient for the lactating mother. The only disadvantage the bras with flaps present is in terms of the pricing. These bras are generally very expensive as compared to ordinary bras without flaps.
Nursing bras without flaps on the other hand are made using very soft fabric which can be pulled to one side when nursing the baby. These bras are also as convenient to use as bras with flaps. Only thing is that they cannot be used for discreet feeding. But the plus point is that these maternity bras are very less expensive and can also be very comfortable. They also double in as a pregnancy sleep bra considering that the material used is very soft.