Stylish nursing clothes?

[EagerlyAwaitingBaby]

I am having my baby soon (maximum 3 weeks if I get induced for being overdue) and I'm in the market for nursing clothes. I haven't found anything I like. WHen not pregnant, I really like the clothes at Banana Republic, The Limited, and J.Crew. Where can I get nursing tops are available that match my style? Most of the stuff I have seen is very "momish."

TIA,
Lauren

[grapesoda]

I really liked the nursing clothes at babystyle and bought a bunch of things for when I thought I was going to go back to work FT.

HTH,
Jen
Mommy to Madeline
10/25/03

[Momof3Labs]

I didn't find nursing clothes too handy, or they were awfully expensive for the style/quality. The best nursing "outfit" I had was a t-shirt or tank top, with a button down shirt worn over it. You can lift the t-shirt/tank to nurse, and the button down shirt keeps things pretty well under cover.

[C99]

I didn't bother w/ nursing clothes. As you said, they are ugly, and they just aren't worth the extra cash, IMO. It was just as easy to wear a regular shirt and lift it up, and if I had my son in the sling, it covered the exposed flesh.

[sarahs]

I'm in the minority here because I wear nursing clothes every day. I really like Motherwear (www.motherwear.com). I have twins that I tandem nurse, so unless I want to show my entire belly to the world (which I don't), I wear a nursing top. Some of their stuff is more stylish than others. They have a good web site or you can request a catalog. You can often find coupon codes for free shipping, too. They also have an Ebay store and I've gotten some good deals with that.

I also have some basic t-shirts from Motherhood, but the quality and fit of Motherwear is much better. Motherwear also has great customer service!

[Momof3Labs]

I was actually very unimpressed with the quality of Motherwear for the price. I probably ordered 8-10 things from them over a short period of time, and a couple fell apart at a seam after only a short period of use. Others were sized inconsistently, or made of fabric that didn't do well through washing (pilled). And one had a tag that was sooooo scratchy on my neck that I couldn't stand to wear it!!

I did like their essential stretch nursing tops (though also hit or miss quality and sizing) to layer under a button down shirt, though.

[burkesilver]

I agree that babystyle would be worth your checking out. Their things are much more along the lines of the other retailers you mention. Check out their "transition wear" as many of those tops are designed for nursing.

[jillc]

Yep, I totally agree. I bought 2 nursing tops & I found them to be a bit of a pain - kind of tough to rummage around under the multiple layers of shirt while holding a baby who is wanting to nurse. It's easier to just wear a regular shirt & lift it up. Love nursing w/the sling.

Also, you can just drape a receiving blanket over you when the babe is little if you haven't gotten the hang of nursing discreetly in public yet. I know a number of girls who have a "nursing canopy" that they use in public & they seem to like them. These solve the problem of a receiving blanket that sometimes slips off of you while nursing. I have seen a number of different WAHM made nursing canopies on Ebay & they're pretty cheap & sometimes cute. Worth checking out.

[new_mommy25]

Check out these two sites
http://activebabycare.com/us/index.html
http://www.expressiva.com
http://www.onehotmama.com/

Hth,

[alaible]

You might want to consider glamourmom nursing tanks if you aren't ready to try nursing in regular clothes just yet. I agree that nursing clothes are expensive and sometimes more pain then they are worth and really you can nurse discretely in regular clothes just as easily. I had plenty of people walk up to me and ask if my baby was sleeping when actually she was nursing and they seemed quite shocked with I told them so. So I have to assume that they couldn't see anything. But anyway a glamourmom nursing tank can be worn under your regular clothes turning any top into a nursing top. You would just lift up your regular top to access the nursing tank and the nursing tank would then keep your belly covered and your regular top keeps the top part of you covered.

[EagerlyAwaitingBaby]

Thanks for the tips! I didn't realize that you didn't really need nursing clothes. As an FTM who has never been around breastfeeding women (everyone in my family bottle fed and I'm the first of my friends having a baby), I really know very little about nursing.

I will look into the glamourmom tops especially for the beginning. Seems like a great way to nurse discreetly in a button down blouse!


:) Lauren

[EagerlyAwaitingBaby]

Thanks for the tips! I didn't realize that you didn't really need nursing clothes. As an FTM who has never been around breastfeeding women (everyone in my family bottle fed and I'm the first of my friends having a baby), I really know very little about nursing.

I will look into the glamourmom tops especially for the beginning. Seems like a great way to nurse discreetly in a button down blouse!


:) Lauren