when to stop wearing underwire bras?
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Topic: when to stop wearing underwire bras?
Posted By: Danash
Subject: when to stop wearing underwire bras?
Date Posted: 02 September 2007 at 8:55pm
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Hi, I was just wondering if there is a certain time that you should stop wearing underwire bra's? and... when is the best time in your pregnancy to start looking at maternity bras? |
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 02 September 2007 at 9:06pm
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My midwife told me to stop when I was about 12 weeks -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 02 September 2007 at 9:33pm
| I wasn't told this and I wore an underwire bra right up until I gave birth. I started looking for maternity bras quite early on but got bigger sizes because I knew I would go up in size. I didn't breastfeed so had no use for them at all anyway. |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 02 September 2007 at 9:33pm
I'm sure I was told to stop early on, but no way am I stopping with DD's to support! Imagine gravity taking over 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 02 September 2007 at 10:27pm
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my consulting midwife told me to stop but my midwife doesn't seem to be worried. I think that like most things there is a big element of what you're comfortable with.
Given that I'm now an H cup there's no way I'm changing to a non underwire - no underwire is completely ineffective and very uncomfortable (I had a soft cup bra at the 10F size and even then it was useless). I've heard the best time to look at maternity bras is in the 8th month - you can go and get fitted professionally and by then you should have a fair idea of your size. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 02 September 2007 at 11:18pm
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36/38 weeks...cause by then they should be as big as they are going to get (pre milk)...but i dont know about the underwire. i thought it was only inadvisable after your milk had come in. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 03 September 2007 at 6:25am
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I heard in the third trimester but since i got pregnant mine are very uncomfortable so have been wearing maternity(I'm a 20E atm) and yeah maybe that's why I'm leaking already:) ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Lisha
Date Posted: 03 September 2007 at 7:28am
I was pretty much the same as you Anna, then again, my boobies got alot bigger even early on, I will be glad when I can get back into a "normal" bra though!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 03 September 2007 at 7:40am
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I bought my maternity bra at about 25 weeks? my normal under wires were starting to dig into me and become really uncomfortable. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 03 September 2007 at 8:13am
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I moved to non underwire in the second trimester. I got advised by a woman in a specialist bra shop that underwire can interfere with milk production & contribute to mastitis. She said not to get fitted for a maternity bra until about wk 36. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 03 September 2007 at 8:13am
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My MW said that when ever you start feeling uncomfortable with an underwire than change...just what ever works for you. -------------  
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Posted By: Danash
Date Posted: 03 September 2007 at 9:00am
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Thanks everyone - that helps. I'm DD at the moment, still wearing underwire and think I'll keep wearing them for a bit longer. I don't know why the Pamela Andersons of the world pay all that money for boobs. I'll be glad to be back to normal size. |