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AuntieSarah 
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 1:44pm |
Have been shopping at the Bendon factory shop...last time I went in there I got annoyed because they had maternity bras going up to a DD (and I'm an E to start with). Well went back in today and they have a whole lot of new Fayreform ones...don't know how big they go but I saw a few HH's in there!
Anyway, tried some on and had a helpful assistant help me with sizes and ended up getting three bras which retail at $85 each for a total of $50! Score! 
When did other people buy new bras? My sister said she didn't need to buy any her whole pregnancy with her first, but I have just been finding mine so uncomfortable already.
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 1:57pm |
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Auntie Sarah, what is the style of Fayreform bra you ended up getting?
I'm hoping to get my Mum to send some over from Aussie. I'm also an E and find it absolutely impossible to buy bras over here .. let alone maternity ones as well now that I seem to have changed shape (not sure if I'm really bigger?). Mothercare and Marks & Spencers sell maternity bras up to a D cup. Not helpful! I bought a couple from Egg but they're not particularly supportive and aren't really practical in the heat over here either.
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 2:06pm |
I bought a bra about the same stage as you - I was so uncomfortable ... but I'd gone from a C cup to a DD, so hardly surprising. I just bought one set of underwear though for the moment because I've got a lot of pregnancy to go, and then things change again when baby arrives, so I'm playing it by ear - I just wash mine every other night and chuck it over the heated towel rail to dry, and it's good to go the next morning 
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 2:25pm |
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I'm an F/G cup, so you E girls are lucky lol.. Triumph have the best maternity bras for big busts I find. They aren't that sexy but they are super comfy and still support. Next time I'm just going to buy a couple more white triumph bras and die them different colours lol
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 3:33pm |
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I bought a couple of cheap ones without wire when I was about 3-4 months preg - have now been told at antenatal that you should get fitted at 36weeks for your maternity bras because apparently thats the size you'll probably go back DOWN to after the first bit of breastfeeding.
I'm finding my bras a bit uncomfy at the moment and probably need to go up again but want to hang off until I actually get some maternity ones around 35-36 weeks (only a few weeks to go so hopefully will be ok til then)
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 3:44pm |
I got mine at about 15 weeks as my normal ones were driving me crazy!
I had gone from a B to a DD 
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 3:52pm |
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kiwisj - I got one pregnancy bra which is an Evolve, number on the tag is F68-5060. And I got two of those feeding bras with the clips on them (just cos there were more of them and they're just as comfy) - hmm they also seem to be called evolve and the number is F71-5060. Hope that helps!
I was only going to get one as well but they were so cheap I thought I might as well get a few :)
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 4:26pm |
I have gone from 12E to a 16FF  Bendon store had buy to 2 get 1 free, lucky I had some vouchers from Dh. The lady I deal with all the time is great I have been washing wearing one and take the other two back in a couple of weeks and get re fitted again as I don''t want to be spending $$$ on bras.
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 8:17pm |
 emachan wrote:
you should get fitted at 36weeks for your maternity bras because apparently thats the size you'll probably go back DOWN to after the first bit of breastfeeding. |
That's really good to know! Thanks for that bit of info! 
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 8:58pm |
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I haven't been able to find anything!
I usually wear underwire bras, but they've become so uncomfortable. Two weeks ago I went shopping for a new bra and ended up in tears. Literally.
I'm usually a D but have gotten bigger already. In the end I asked my mum if she could please send one over from Holland.
(I have to admit that I have had trouble finding bras that fit ever since I arrived in NZ 6 years ago.)
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 9:03pm |
Oh that's how I felt last week too Ella, have been putting off bra shopping for so long because it's so annoying/depressing trying to find the right size, that's comfy, supportive, and not hideous! I went to Farmers last weekend and they didn't have ANY maternity bras up to my size! Ridiculous.
I was so glad that the bendon shop have all these new fayreform ones
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 9:28pm |
Thanks for the style numbers Auntie Sarah! Hopefully I can get Mum to sort something out for me from Oz, otherwise my sister will have to give it a go. But from memory, I reckon Nelson mightn't have the same selection as Sydney 
Ella, where abouts in NZ are you? Is there a Bendon outlet store near you? I reckon the hardest thing about bra shopping when you're, ahem, well-endowed is finding an empathetic sales assistant to help you find ANY bra in the shop in roughly your size so you can try them all on.
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Posted: 04 August 2008 at 2:44pm |
Well much to my husbands joy, bra shopping has been a monthly experience as I've gone from a ' I can pull of an A cup, adds a bit of size' to a 'Gee look at me in my D's!'. Because of this growth farmers and the warehouse have been my best friends and I've just gone for the funky bright cheapo deals.
There is a lady who came into work briefly (no pun intended) the other day, who spends an hour fitting you at her store in town, and she stocks different colours and materials. With my constant growth, I'm not going to go and visit her till about 36wks because I think her bras are around $80 a shot. (I've never spent more then $30 on one....)
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Posted: 09 August 2008 at 9:14am |
I bought triumph bras towards the end of my first trimester from kmart - they seem to have a good range of cheapo maternity bras. At that point I'd moved from a 12B to a 12C. At about 5 months along I ended up going shopping again as they didn't feel like they were giving me enough support.
Went to Bendon and got fitted for maternity bras... couldn't believe it when she said I was a 14DD. They had a 2 for 1 deal so I got two maternity bras and one breastfeeding (in the hopes it may poss fit when the time comes...). They also had the motherlove deal where if you buy three bras you can send away to get another one free. So once I got that one in the post, I'd ended up spending a total of $90 and got myself four really nice bras. (They really do fit so much nicer compared to the kmart ones. I don't feel half as frumpy with them on.) Needless to say I was quite pleased with myself!
Good luck with your bra hunting!
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Posted: 06 September 2008 at 6:38pm |
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Hi, www.richlingerie.co.nz in Auckland is very good. Great service and range. I went from a E to a G! 25 weeks at the mo, the lady has told me to come back at 36 weeks for maternity bra fitting.
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Posted: 06 September 2008 at 7:46pm |
Great post to find after I tried to go shopping today. The Bendon shop assistant (was useless) and wouldnt let me look at nursing bras....only soft cup and they only went to a 16DD and I am an 18DD or a 16E (bloody wide across the back..should have been a swimmer). It was so frustrating. She wouldnt let me look at the whole range as she said that I would be wasting my money as I would need to buy more nursing ones later. I couldnt see her logic as I still had to buy a bra now and more later. GRRRRR!!!!
I dont know what I will try next. My maternity bras from last time are looking a bit tired and not as supportive anymore. THose fareform ones sound good.
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Posted: 06 September 2008 at 8:39pm |
emachan wrote:
I bought a couple of cheap ones without wire when I was about 3-4 months preg - have now been told at antenatal that you should get fitted at 36weeks for your maternity bras because apparently thats the size you'll probably go back DOWN to after the first bit of breastfeeding.
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I didn't! In pregnancy, I went from 12B to 14D I think - I got my first preggy bras at 8 weeks, then got more at 36 weeks cos I had exploded out of them. Then I had to do an emergency trip to Farmers the day after getting home cos I'd gone up again to 14E. I've been feeding for 7 weeks, and am still almost busting out of the 14Es! I've been waiting to go down a cup cos it's a bit indecent, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Posted: 06 September 2008 at 10:05pm |
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I have found the maternity Bra's on offer from Bendon not all that great, not very supportive. I went in on friday & got a normal Fareform one, feels ok I guess at least it's supportive.
I went and got fitted properly at a specialist bra shop, The one in Coleman Mall in Palmy Nth, if she's still there. That was the best bra I bought the whole time & I wish I could have afforded more. It was a triumph one.
This time I will be going & visiting some one like her again...they certainly know their stuff.
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 11:26am |
I have been waiting for my bra size to *stabilise*, but they seem to just be getting bigger! I was a 12F/G pre-pregnancy, and have had to go at least 3 cup sizes up but just wanted to add - there is a huge selection of larger sizes (both maternity and not) online at blest bras . They are more expensive, but I'm used to that! Will definitely have to check out the bendon outlet place, as the Fayreform evolve maternity bra has been great for me...
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Posted: 07 September 2008 at 3:29pm |
I didn't need new bras until about 26/30 weeks but maybe that's because I went from 12A to 12B  LOL
This time I'm filling up my A's quite nicely so maybe I'll be making the shift into B's at 20 weeks? DH sure would like that
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