Hey there. This is my first time posting here... though I've thought about it a million times and I love lurking.
So... I have a bra question. I just moved to Seattle and I am 8 1/2 weeks pregnant. I've always worn obscure bra sizes, like 42B. This is not very easy to find, especially when I am cheap and want to pay ten bucks for a bra at Target.
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[My info may be out of date, it was a while back that I went to her house and tried stuff on in her bedroom, the little kid that was crawling around on the floor in a turtle costume is probably in college by now.]
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Maternity bras, to me, are kind of bullshit because your boobs, big as they seem at 8.5 weeks, will get bigger and bigger. I started pregnancy as a 40D, and ended a 44DDD. There is no bra that accommodates that much growth and still holds the boobage up. I found that I had to rotate between underwire (for the support) and soft cup (because my boobs were sooooooo sore! and also I needed to wear a bra to bed so I wasn't in excruciating pain). I found some Cacique soft cup bras at a Lane Bryant Outlet store, but you could also just buy nursing bras since you will probably need them post-preg anyway (if you plan to nurse). Hope this helps.
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They aren't /cheap/ exactly, but Bravado nursing bras were totally my go-to bra when I was nursing my twins. They've added a bunch of other styles since then, but I just used the Bravado Original Nursing Bra, which was excellent for my changing body. It's sort of built like a sports bra, in that it goes over your head and has a wide elastic band, but the cups are separate (no mono-boob!) and I believe are a stretchy cotton-blend.
The result is, the sizing is really forgiving and can support you even as your body changes. Also, for all that they weren't cheap, mine really stood up to some harsh treatment, so imho they were a good value overall.
If you plan to nurse anyway, I'd say give the Bravados a try even now. Though you might want to just try one or two at first - pregnancy is a strange thing and it's hard to say how your body is going to adapt to all the changes ahead.
Congrats again!!
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Congratulations!! :)
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