how uplifting
Filed Under Tips & Tricks | February 10, 2010
What’s a more traditional Valentine’s Day gift than lingerie? But it’s likely that post kids your idea of what constitutes a romantic gift may have changed. Which is why we think a present that offers you support, makes your clothes fit better, lays a great foundation and makes you feel more confident may be the greatest gift of all – yes, we’re talking about a bra that fits. So we went to Nicole Hosein, owner of Bare Basics Lingerie and a second generation bra fitter, for tips on getting back into regular bras after baby.
When is it time to move from nursing bras back to regular bras?
I recommend you never nurse unless you’re wearing a nursing bra – or nothing. If you pull up a regular bra while you’re nursing it compresses your breasts, which can affect your milk supply and possibly cause mastitis. Plus it wrecks your bra.
When you do take that step back into regular bras? What do mums need to know?
The most important thing is to get professionally fitted. It’s always tempting to wait until you have the body you visualize in your head, but get fitted for the body you have because that’s the body that needs support.
Definitely don’t wear your old bras because your breasts and your whole body have been through changes and due to pregnancy and hormonal changes your breasts are probably going to need more support.
How often do you need to get fitted as your breasts return to “normal” after breastfeeding?
Your breasts never go back to “normal”. Some women’s keep growing, some are smaller than pre-baby and some are the same size. They’re subject to constant hormonal fluctuations. It’s not that they’ll never be the same as much as that your body’s constantly evolving.
A lot of women have negative feelings about their bodies after having children but we forget that some of the changes we experience are part of aging and your breasts would change whether or not you had a child. A good rule of thumb to follow is if your weight’s fluctuated more than 10 pounds it’s time to get fitted for a new bra.
What types and styles of bra do you recommend every mother have in her wardrobe?
You need three to four good bras and if you take care of them they’ll last you a year or two.
I think every woman should have a smooth bra for under t shirts, a lace structured seams bra for tailored clothes like jackets, one strapless bra, a sports bra (for the obvious reason) and depending what you like to wear you should have a few spares – something pretty, something frilly…
When you say “take care of them” do we really need to hand wash our bras after each wearing? We do enough laundry without adding daily hand washing into the mix.
I don’t ever hand wash any of my bras unless they’re lined, like bras with molded cups. I wash mine in a laundry bag in warm or cool water, not blazing hot though!
It’s nice to know support can be sexy!
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If you’re looking for a “pick me up” (pun intended), try on the new Victoria’s Secret bra The Miraculous – it will increase your bra size by 2 sizes and make them perkier than you even remember them being pre-baby!!! Hubby was most impressed with my $60 boob job!
Thanks for the article!
While nursing, I either wore a nursing bra or a tank top with a shelf bra in it. I could then either pull down or pull up the tank top to nurse. Good alternative if you don’t always want to wear a nursing bra, but need some support.
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