buying new bras

Pre-pregnancy I was a 12E and by 20 weeks I went up to a 16FF. When I got fitted at 20 weeks Bendon they had buy 2 get 1 free deal. I got refitted last week and still in the same size thank goodness.

Towards the end of my pregnancy, I found that my ribcage expanded outward due to bubs. I managed to stay in a size 12, but did have to loosen the bra (from 1st clips to last). I'm guessing depending on how far your ribs move, you might have to go up a size. The only thing is that your ribs move back in once the baby engages, and also after pregnancy (well they did for me anyway).

I think the key to getting a good bra is to find a good sales assistant. I bought my first maternity bra at 36 weeks from a little boutique place where the lady wasn't very helpful but I was desperate for a bra so bought one that turned out to be not as supportive as I thought.

A week later I went to the Bendon shop in Sylvia Park and the lady was brilliant. She talked about which areas would get bigger and smaller for breastfeeding and when things settled down. She measured me as a 14E but then brought me heaps of different ones to try till we got the prefect fit which ended up being a 16DD. My advice would be if you don't feel like the sales person knows what they're talking about then walk out and try somewhere else.

I have just bought a few from Farmers at $13 each, the highest cup size they had was D

Edited by kriss