breastfeeding fashion for world breastfeeding week!

In honor of world breastfeeding week I thought I would talk about nursing fashion, and I'm not talking about scrubs for nurses, I'm talking about clothes that allow quick acccess to those boobies.

1. Baju Mama tops- First of all these tops are my all time favorite nursing tops. They can be worn on the weekend with leggings or jeans, but I also pair with skinny J. Crew crops for work. They are easy for both nursing and pumping. Not the cheapest, however they're amazeballs. If you're a little hesitant to nurse in public without a cover, these are the tops for you, super discreet, just get that 'lil nip out and you're ready to go. Baju Mama top from Figure 8 maternity, also, Figure8Maternity is my go to store for all things nursing, they steal my dollars.

Hard to tell but the top has a slit across the top and one part of the top folds up so you can nurse.                  Super sleuth style.

2. Another fave top is by Molly Ades, again not super cheap, but doesn't look like a nursing top and allows for very discreet nursing plus pumping. Molly Ades awesomeness. When I talk about tops being good for both nursing and pumping it's because some tops have slits on the sides for nursing as opposed to a slit across the whole top, and are horrible to try and pump from...no bueno.

The left picture I'm nursing Avi during a baseball game, super discreet I doubt anyone could see a thing.

3. Want to get crafty? The easiest style to throw together uses really stretchy tank tops as a base layer.  They need to be stretchy enough to pull down and under boobies, so make sure to test that out. No joke, my favorite stretchy tanks came from Costco. So weird, but like $10 for a 2 pack. Put tank on and any top over, then when going to nurse, just lift up first layer and pull down tank. Voila! No tummy exposed and no fleshy top boob exposed either. Good for nursing and you can still do this with pumping. Bottom left picture displays the fancy turquoise tank top from Costco layered with a black tee. I'm pretty sure these are the tanks Costco tank tops. Thank me later.

4. If you are smaller boobied (lucky you), there are nursing tanks that you could just wear around or pair with a cardigan and then you can skip the nursing bra altogether. I however, would be arrested if I unleashed these beasts without some sort of holding contraption. These should be a staple in your hospital bag and will also get you through the first few weeks/months post-partum. Love Glamourmom nursing tanks.

5. Another funky wardrobe staple that is good for pumping and nursing is the Undercover Mama tank, which allows you to wear a nursing bra, but only deal with the nursing bra straps, Undercover mama tank is strapless and attaches to any nursing bra. This gives you tummy coverage when you pull up another top and pull down this tank by un-clipping nursing bra. God that sounds complicated, probably just go look at the picture and you'll get it.

6. As far as nursing bras are concerned, there are so many brands out there and it really depends on chest size in my opinion. I think everyone should have a sleep bra, especially for the first few months, however I still sleep in mine. Bravado makes the most popular sleep bra. Since my milk tanks are the size of your head, my bra selection is limited. Nordstrom will fit you and they have a good classic selection of nursing bras, they will also take a non-nursing bra and convert it for you for a small fee. 

Some people get lucky with Target brand nursing bras, again, you have to have at least close to normal boob size, so those are a joke for me. I would recommend getting fitted professionally so the bra fits and doesn't cut into breast tissue which can cause plugged ducts and mastitis and decrease in supply and just pure awful. Also wait until 4-6 weeks to drop cash on a real nursing bra (other than sleep bra), because your full supply of milk won't come in until then and your size could change, which means you just threw money away on a bra that will give you a double bubble in your top.

HAPPY WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK! 

TAKE THEM BOOBIES OUT LOUD AND PROUD AND FEED THOSE CHILDREN!