Having a well fitting bra is important throughout your life, but especially so when you are pregnant, a time when your body changes daily. Which is why we asked Susana Lorena, founder of lingerie store , to share her tips on finding the best bras for pregnancy and beyond (and don't forget to check out our guide for choosing the ). I usually see women at 6 to 18 weeks for the first time and then they tend to come a couple weeks before they give birth and we will choose the nursing bras.
You can choose between a padded or a non-padded nursing bra. We have a very soft modal and a lace version that allows you to wear nursing pads when you’re to protect your nipples. The most important thing when you are pregnant or after giving birth is to get re-fitted once you feel that changes have occurred.
Your comfort depends on it. It is the first question I get asked and the answer is it all depends on how quickly your body changes. This varies from woman to woman but you generally find that by 16 to 18 weeks you are going to feel much more comfortable wearing a maternity bra.
It’s very important as your breasts change that you don’t put too much pressure on them by wearing an ill-fitting bra, otherwise you risk causing problems when you to come to breast feeding with the flow and supply of milk. It is fine to wear a wired bra when you are pregnant. It is perfectly safe and it will give you lots of support.
The downside is you will need to keep changing bra size as your breasts get .
