Nursing Bra

A nursing bra is a particular brassiere that provides added prop up to women who are lactating and permits at ease breastfeeding with no the need to take away the bra. This is talented by particularly intended bra cups that comprise flaps which are able to be opened with one hand to depiction the nipple. The flail is usually held closed with a simple grasp or hook.

Like its sister the motherhood bra, a nursing bra is a sensible bra designed with fuller cups comfortable fabrics and wider shoulder straps for increased comfort. It is designed to support a woman's increased breast size during lactation and provide ready access to her breasts for nursing. The nursing bra aids breastfeeding by providing flaps or panels that form the bra cup that can be unclipped and folded down or to the side with one hand, exposing the nipple.

Some nursing bras are designed so the entire brassiere can be easily pulled upward over the breast to allow an infant to nurse. All nursing bras are intended to allow the mother to easily hold her infant and initiate breastfeeding with a minimum of effort. When in public, this also enables a mother to nurse her infant with minimal effort, minimizing undue or unwanted attention. Nursing bras can be worn under a variety of outer garments, though most nursing mothers choose tops that make it easy for her to place the baby at her nipple. Nursing bras are designed to allow the mother to insert breast pads to adsorb leaking milk between feedings.

As with all bras finding a properly fitting nursing bra can be difficult. Like regular bras, the band should ride on the woman's torso parallel to the floor. The cups should enclose the breast tissue with no bulging under the armpits, over the tops of the cups, or from under the cups. The cup fabric should be tight around the breast the underside edge of the cups should lie flat against the woman's chest, and the center gore between the cups should lay flat against the woman's sternum.