Is it really bad to not wear a maternity bra during pregnancy?

[AliBaby]

Okay before anyone jumps on my back about this I want to explain wear I am coming from.

Before becoming pregnant I was a 14DD. Since becoming pregnant I have bought new bras that are 16E. I am still wearing underwire bras (that are properly fitting- no spilling over top or sides) but am concerned that I should be in a wirefree bra.

I did buy one and it cost me $65 (so it wasnt a cheapy) and I hated wearing it. I felt like I had no support and that my breasts were being damaged from the lack of support. I dont want them to be all saggy.

I will definitely have to get around this issue when breastfeeding but for now is it that bad???

And did anyone else do this and not have issues with breast feeding??

Thank you in advance for your replies.

[briggsy's girl]

i'm in the same boat - have gone from DD to F cup in 10 weeks!

i have had a number of people say that, even though the wires fit well, the shaping of your breast changes throughout the day and this is where damage can occur as it becomes tight without you really knowing. i've had to move to mat bras already, but have a number of sports singlets with shelf bra, or sports bras - they seem firmer and more supportive...

[AliBaby]

Thanks BG. I might try the sports bras so there is more support. What brand maternity bra did you buy?

[briggsy's girl]

i got lovable - i'm a bigger chicky anyway, so looked for the ones that looked supportive in my size - went up a back size and one cup size - and when i wore that last week, realised that i'm almost overflowing from the E cup already (thankfully i grabbed an F cup just in case)

if you're a busty wench like me, blest bras have larger sized bras on there - customer service is great. i live in the sticks so generally have to shop online to get big enough as the shops here seem to only cater to skinny runts (who make up about 5% of the population!)

[diva det]

Hey there Ali
Similar size to you 14d pre pg and now and 16E. I find that maternity bras feel like you are flying in the wind, so i always wear a b/feeding singlet over the top- the ones with the inbuilt bras- That way you have double support. K-mart sell b/feeding singlets with a shelf type of bra thingy for around $16 each- they have the slits so bbs can come out of B/feeding. I found that last pg- i always would wear a singlet top under my clothes and bubs were constantly pulling at your top and exposing me- so stopped the embarrassment of me being flashed at everyone!
HTH- materinty bras take a bit of getting use to but wearing the extra support in a singlet top does make a difference
take care
odette

[Tam78]

I know I probably did the wrong thing but I didn't go near a maternity bra until I started breastfeeding with both my kids, I once had a blocked duct that was easily fixed but that was the extent of my problems and I wouldn't put that down to not wearing a mat bra during pregnancy! I hate mat bra's feel like I have no support at all. i even started wearing underwire bra's when still feeding DS and DD although it was just once in the morning and at night before bed when they were 12 mths - wore the underwire all through the day.

Please take into account when you read this that I went from a C to a D so not as big as you so I'm sure that would make a difference although for me I think it would make me hate mat bra's even more!