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I need help finding nursing bras for big boobs

Help?

Pretty much what the title says. I have a thoroughly ample chest, which was pre-pregnancy a 36DDD and only gotten bigger. As I "ease" (see waddle) into into 32w, my already enlarged boobs had another growth spurt and two extenders plus a stretched to death bra isn't working anymore. The only maternity clothing store nearby has closed. Target is getting a face-lift and have emptied their maternity/nursing section. Walmart didn't even have one to start as it wasn't a superstore. Currently, I'm frustrated as I sit in the changing room at the local bra/lingerie store with their 3 nursing bras (same style and size, but 3 different colors) of which the largest size is for a DD. My breasts scoff at this tiny, unsupportive sports-compression-bra-look-a-like. Please ladies with large chests, send me names of bra lines for nursing moms that provide function and support.

Thank you!

-Signed, Big Boobs MaGee

Posted Oct 12, 2018, 10:44 PM UTC

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yogi1107Team Pink! FTM Due 11/05/2018•

Not sure if you’re interested in Amazon but I really liked these: BAOMOSI 3PACK Women's Seamless Nursing Maternity Bra Push Up Comfort Sleep Bralette,(Beige+Black+Pink)Size XL https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GV2A4K6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_MxsWBbHJAKADA

I was a 34D before getting pregnant and I’m definitely bigger now but I haven’t really sized myself. I got the XL and found the band on the tightest setting fit looser than I wanted when I first got them but I preferred that over tightness. Now they fit perfectly. I find them super comfy. May want to check out reviews but I’m a fan.

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developmentalbiology#1 born 11/29/17•

I really like Cake Maternity, and specifically the Waffles bra. They go up to a J cup in the Waffles bra, and up to K cups in a couple of the other bras.

I bought my Waffles bra around the beginning of third trimester, and it's held up fabulously through the end of pregnancy and through ten months of nursing.

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guardiancosmos32, #1, boy born 6/29/18•

I really wish their size range was just a bit wider. I hate seeing things that say they go up to a J cup, because yay, then I can find my size! Until I notice it's a US J cup, which is a UK GG...which is several cup sizes smaller than what I wear. I wound up not nursing, but it would have been nice to be able to get some comfy bras.

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developmentalbiology#1 born 11/29/17•

Yeah, and the band size they go up to is not particularly large, either.

I have always been rather standardly-boobed, and it wasn’t until pregnancy and nursing that I realized how unbelievably limited the bra situation is in larger sizes. Like, I like underwire, and foam, and structure. Big bras are somehow all thin and shapeless, which makes zero sense to me.

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guardiancosmos32, #1, boy born 6/29/18•

Unlined bras are actually much easier to find a good fit in - just by tweaking the seams it can change the shape of the cup, and shape is a huge part of fit (as much as size, but harder to really nail down). Foam bras are much more limited, as there's only so many shapes a piece of foam can be extruded into; generally they'll either just not work at all, or they'll basically force your breasts to cooperate and hide problems with fit.

There literally does not exist a foam cup bra that fits me - only a handful exist in my size, and the ones that do don't suit my shape at all. It's just not possible to make a single piece of molded foam deep enough. I love seamed bras, though, and have some gorgeous ones. Currently pissed none fit me now.

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developmentalbiology#1 born 11/29/17•

Ah, that makes sense. I never even thought about it, which is another layer of privilege.

Are there magic keywords to find big boob bras that offer decent nipple coverage? That's the major reason I like lined bras.

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bloggsy•

Highly recommend visiting r/abrathatfits!

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LumosRNFTM, 29, EDD 10/11/18•

I was also a 36DDD before baby. I’m 40+1 now and who knows what size I’ve grown to, but my favorite work bras are nursing bras from target. Even if you have to order online, they’re the most supportive and cheapest option I’ve found. I also like motherhood’s wrap around nursing bra for lounging at home.

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Janet526•

I was also a 36DDD pre-pregnancy, no idea what I’m at now (I’m 36 weeks). I’ve been living in nursing bras for weeks now. I have a couple sleeping bras from Target which are super comfy but not that supportive, which isn’t surprising.

For better support I wear either a nursing sports bra I also got from Target, or what I think is a Playtex one I got on sale at Herberger’s.

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NonsensicalNiftiness•

Destination Maternity has a good amount of bras for the larger cheated ladies. I picked up a couple 40D nursing bras that I hope make it past pregnancy and into the nursing phase.

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cmerksmirk•

Hotmilk! Hotmilk, Hotmilk.

They have SUPPORT, larger sizes (im a 38 H), a variety of styles and are amazing quality. Not cheap, but supportive bras for larger sizes never are.

Ps- highly recommend a fitting at a proper bra shop for your new size if at all possible, it’ll make ordering easier but other posters here have had great experiences with hotmilk customer service helping them figure out how to measure themselves.

(not affiliated, just freakin love that brand)

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