Self Preservation (Maternity Bras in General)

Member Name: Bryn Pearson

Product:	Maternity Bras in General
Date:	04/01/02 (150 review reads)
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Advantages: good support avoids pain and stretching, they really are very comfy

Disadvantages: you have to spend a fair bit on this., if your breast keep sweeling you will get through a lot of bras.

There are a whole range of surprising and sometimes unpleasant things that can happen to you durning pregancy, and it pays to be prepaired. One of the ares of your body that is likely to be particularly affected is your breasts. Looking after your breasts can make a lot of difference to your general wellbeing, and to the shape you end up with at the other end of the process.

Breasts can swell up from very early on in pregnancy. As your baby grows, your breasts are gearing up ready to handle milk production. Not only do they get bigger, but they also get more sensitive, and your old bras won't fit and won't be comfortable.

The first thing to do is give up your underwired bras - these don't tend to be all that secure, and if your breast have swollen, you will get flesh poking out of the top - it doesn't look good and it doesn't feel good either. Lacey bras may look sexy, but your sensitive breasts and nipples wil be a lot more comfortable if encased in a soft, untextured fabric. If you haven't swollen too badly, then in the short term switching over to a good supportive sports bra can keep you going, although eventually you are going to need something more suited to the job.

I would strongly recomend finding a shop that can measure and fit you - its worth having a bra you can expand into, and an assistant will be able to help with this. Mothercare are really good I've found - their staff are kindly, informed and really nice to deal with. They have a good range of bras in many sizes. Try not to be too shocked if you find out you've become a D cup!

When you get your maternity bra, you will notice that it has far more of those little hooks than normal - you should be fitted to the smallest fitting, that way you have a bit of room to expand. Only buy a couple of bras initially - in a couple of months time you may find you need something bigger. You should make sure that where the bra goes across your back
, it sits below your shoulder blades, as this is much more supportive and you are less likely to suffer damage to the muscles supporting your breasts.

If you suffer very badly from sore uncomfortable breasts then you might want to try keeping your bra on over night - apparently this can really help. (not had to resort to that yet.) bear in mind that with larger, more sensitive breasts, some of your tighter clothing might not fit, and you might not feel so comfortable in it anyway. baggy and loose clothing will be far more pleasant to wear.

If you make sure you get proper breast support from early on, the odds are good that after your preganancy, your breasts will still look quite presentable. Most women find their breasts stay larger, but otherwise there's no reason why they shouldn't still be firm. Not wearing a decent bra will get you saggy breasts - not only does this not look all that good, it feels dreadful (can even be painful)and it doesn't do the muscles round there any good at all.

If at any time you aren't comfortable in your bra, get yourself to a suitable shop, get some advice and buy something new. It can get a bit costly, but this is one of those times when you do need to give some priority to your own needs - if you are physically comfortable durning your pregancy, you will cope far better and not get all stressed.

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