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thread: Do you sleep in a bra?

  1. #19
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    Jan 2006
    Sydney
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    No, I find it uncomfortable, but still sleep on a towel to catch any leaks. When I had ds1 I tried wearing a bra to bed but leaked right through the breastpads so found it easier to put a towel under me and infront of me, seems to hold more than the breastfed!

  2. #20
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    Apr 2006
    Perth
    4,203

    I wear a bonds maternity singlet but purely because if I don't I tend to drown Miss A with the non-feeding boob.

  3. #21
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    Sep 2008
    Bunbury, Western Australia
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    Do you sleep in a bra?

    I wear a bf bra. Dh would probably roll on one of my boobs in his sleep otherwise.

    I never wore a bra to bed until I midwife told me I should while I was bfing too. Now that I know so many others don't I think I might start going commando again!

  4. #22
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    Nov 2008
    in the ning nang nong
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    only when I'm ouchie, when I need breastpads, or when I really CBF taking it off ...

  5. #23

    May 2008
    Melbourne, Vic
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    Do you sleep in a bra?

    I used to wear a thin night time bra. No wires or pressure, but was great at holding breastpads. Which I needed for like 12 months. Was glad when I didn't need them anymore. So in comparison a bra is nothing.
    Yep, same as that. Only to hold my breast pads in place.

  6. #24
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    Jun 2007
    Western Australia
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    Do you sleep in a bra?

    I only ever wear a maternity bra (even though I'm not BFing) but I'm usually too tired when I get home from work that I just fall asleep with my bra on.
    I used to find it uncomfortable but now it's easier

  7. #25
    Registered User

    Nov 2008
    Perth
    3,686

    Do you sleep in a bra?

    I wore breast feeding crop tops which were super comfy. Sleeping in bras, even maternity bras, feels awful to me! I needed something to hold my breast pads in place though while breast feeding, until my supply settled. I bought the crop tops cheap in a two pack from Target.

  8. #26
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    Jul 2007
    melb
    8,498

    Do you sleep in a bra?

    I did for first few weeks till supply settled then nope.

  9. #27
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    Oct 2008
    Victoria
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    Definitely while breastfeeding and only in a soft breastfeeding bra, couldn't wear an underwire to bed. At this point with DS2 being over 12 months I've stopped wearing a bra to bed. Although I will still feed overnight I no longer have to wear breast pads which is the main reason I wear a bra to bed.

  10. #28
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    May 2011
    Adelaide
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    Re: Do you sleep in a bra?

    Nope, I don't wear anything to bed. If my boobs weren't so big I'd probably wear a crop top or a singlet with inbuilt support to hold the breast pads in place. I haven't managed to find a crop top that fits at all and the singlets I have barely hold my boobs and when I lay down I fall out quite easily so if I leak I end up wet anyway. I find it more comfortable to just go topless.

  11. #29
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    Dec 2007
    Hork-Bajir Valley
    5,722

    Re: Do you sleep in a bra?

    i use to not wear anything to bed. i miss it! now i have to wear a croptop with washers shoved down my front because i still leak so much. every now and again i try without the washers but wake up in a puddle.
    plus i have to have something between my boobs and Spock otherwise they are her playground all night (not just feeding but playing abd pinching and smooching etc..)

  12. #30
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    Jan 2009
    Mooroopna
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    While I was breastfeeding I would always wear one, just felt like my boobs where sagging otherwise lol, even now after finishing up breastfeeding I use those sports bras with no wires

  13. #31
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    Sep 2011
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    Do you sleep in a bra?

    Nope, never. I only leaked in the first month of BF and then just slept on a towel or changed the sheets often

  14. #32
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    Mar 2011
    Perth
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    I slept in a bra for about a month, then changed to a cami top with built in support. I put breast pads into the cami, but I'm pretty big, and my boobs flop around enough in the cami that the breastpads are usually not covering my nipples by the time I start leaking. The cami just gives me a tiny bit of support so that when I roll over, my boobs don't hurt so much when they fall onto the other side. And I hate the idea of getting BM on the feather doona, which would be a really big deal to wash.

  15. #33
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    Jun 2009
    vic
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    Yep I do since breastfeeding as it feels uncomfy without it. Didn't before my breastfeeding days though.

  16. #34
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    Feb 2008
    Country Victoria
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    I didnt/dont even when breastfeeding. I also slept on a towel so they could "breath" a little.

  17. #35
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    Aug 2010
    Perth
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    I always slept in a bra before kids, so definitely continued to sleep in a maternity bra after having babies. I like feeling supported when my milk came in, and couldn't even stand the feeling of feeding without a bra on. I never felt comfortable without a bra until after weaning my son, but now I have done a complete 180 and now can't stand sleeping in a bra!

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