I love buying regular lingerie and underwear, and I don’t mind paying a good price for items that look great, feel great and LAST.

But when I first realised that I had to buy a maternity bra, I was really put off by two things :
1) what they look like – as I mentioned here, who wants to look like a grandma?
2) the price – $80 for something that I’ll only wear for a few months?

So I went to Target and bought a whole lot of cheap maternity bras. I bought 6 pairs - 2 white, 1 cream, 3 black. In about 4 different styles - low cut front, casual-sporty, nice lace, extra strong support.

What they don’t tell you about the day-to-day usage of a maternity bra :

1) Leaking milk smells like regular off milk – PUTRID
2) Babies can drool and puke while breastfeeding, see #1
3) Babies can drool and puke on you at anytime! See #1
4) Breast pads (inserted into the bra to absorb leaky milk) can only hold so much leakage, again see #1

Basically, maternity bras get pretty gross, very quickly. One time I had to change bras 4 times in one day! Leaking milk leads to MUCH washing. MUCH washing leads to worn out elastic and fabric. I had to throw all my Target bras away in the end.

I also managed to buy two Elle Macpherson Maternity Bras – and TWO babies later – they still look amazing and they still have their stretch and support. I almost can’t believe it.

Also, I also had issues with breast pads. Breast pads can fall out of low cut styled maternity bras! And breast pads look really stupid when they aren’t pressed down firmly - imagine a woman with muffin patty pans scrunched into her bra.

Conclusion : Spend money on a good fitting, high quality, maternity bra!

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