BRAS!!!
Went to M and S today to get measured and was told by one of the ladies that while i am pregnant i can't wear underwired bras - is this true? She gave me a 'Total Support' that is not wired to buy with a bigger back size rather than larger cup size.
Has anyone got any advice on bras?
Has anyone got any advice on bras?
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I really like them and have ended up wearing them all the way through my pregnancy, am now on the hunt for nice nursing bras!
Anyway, i went into the changing room and she made me take me top off (never been so embarressed in my life) then made me try on a different 'maternity' bra.
I've always been a 36C but have gone up to a 36DD and they are getting a bit snug now so I was going to buy a 36E, then she told me I should infact be wearing a 40DD and to expect to be a 42DD when i give birth! I couldn't believe it!!!!!!!!!!
She said I had to buy a bra so it fits on the tightest hook then when my ribs expand I can let it out.
Anyway, sorry for my whinge.
I'm never going back there again!!
Amy xxxx
I bought 2 maternity bras from M&S when pregnant but also had the Tesco sports bra's which were just as comfy & supportive but a fraction of the price.
It's worth getting measured, i know it's embarressing (sp?) but after giving birth and breastfeeding problems requiring midwife help in hospital getting measured will seem like nothing! It's worth it to stop mastitis and getting sagging, misshapen boobs!
I'd also wait for fitting for nursing bra's till after your milk has come in, i found the stretchy cropped tops from Matalan brilliant for the first few days, supportive and easy access and only ??4 each!
I was a 36C/D before pregnancy, currently a 38F/FF and still growing (lo is 15 days old)
Obi
how much are maternity bras roughly?
I didn't like the attitude of the trainee (or most staff) in my local Mothercare - she point blank refused to measure me to her colleague as if I was scum - not what you want after you've just given birth, it's not as if I went there unwashed...so I went M&S for any more bras I wanted. M&S bras differ depending on the style, I feel they are more supportive than the ones I got from Mothercare whose straps would often slip.
For future pregnancies I plan on really researching bras and I am prepared to pay more for a well constructed bra.
I have been measured recently for a 'normal' bra and was fitted as a 32DD!
Well my hubby likes them - Good times!
Shame about the horrendous stretch marks on them - Bad times! (
But I only got 3 stretch marks on my hip - Good times!
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