When my little one was born, I initially used a nursing sleep-bra but soon found that it lacked any meaningful kind of support, so I put it aside.  I then briefly considered laying down $20-50 for one of that heavy duty supportive bras with the fold down nursing panels but… I just didn’t want to.

Nursing Bras

The entire time I’ve been pregnant/nursing I never deviated from my own bras.  They fit before; they fit now.  They might be a little snug right now, but I find that the constriction helps me avoid a lot of nursing related discomfort and keeps my nursing pads from slipping all over.

My normal bra has wide comfy straps, is reinforced and is made mostly of breathable cotton.   Also, I find that I don’t need the fold down panels of a maternity/nursing bra when I can just slide the cup of my existing bra up onto my chest just as easily.  My recommendation, unless you have to buy a new bra, don’t.

However, you might need to buy a new bra if one of the following happens; your breasts begin to spill out of the cups, your breasts feel painfully constricted or there are red strap indentations on your skin when you take off your current bra.

Good Luck!