[blparent] Sensitive breast feeding concern- underwire bras

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

It still sucks, but probably not as much as it did for you.

Jo Elizabeth

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From: "Jennifer Jackson" <jennifersjackson at att.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 5:01 AM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Sensitive breast feeding concern- underwire bras

>
> I where an H cup when not nursing and an M cup when pregnant and nursing. 
> It
> can be done and with out under wires. Proper fit is the key. Go to a bra
> specialty store and not a department store.
>
> Though if you really do not want to nurse, it is just not the answer for
> everyone. I can tell you that pumping sucks. My third child was very
> pre-mature and I did the pump and bottle thing for eight months. Of course 
> I
> was also home with two other kids and a husband who was out of town most 
> of
> the time working. I can not speak to what it will be like in a more
> supportive setting.
>
>
> Jennifer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Brandy W
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:19 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Sensitive breast feeding concern- underwire bras
>
> I know it can be done because my sister who is a k braw size nursed for 9
> months. As for the dietavetic issue a dietission should be able to help. 
> You
> are at less risk for oinfection if the baby nurses rather than pumping. 
> The
> pumping is a simulated latch and is something you have to wash. God made
> mother and special for this to work.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 3:00 AM, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Well, I was a C before pregnant and already at five months am a DD. I
>> never had much discomfort from underwire bras until now. I have an
>> underwire maternity bra thatt fits properly, but the wire digs into
>> certain parts of my breast leaving deep marks for a while. I have tried
>> several bras so far and really none have been all that comfortable in
>> terms of underwire. I worry about proper support for day and when out
>> with bras that don't have underwire, and over-all, regardless of size or
>> being pregnant, some underwire bras just feel uncomfortable and seem to
>> cater more to image than support. Howard Hughes, the, among other
>> things, airplane designer,  designed a bra for the acteress Rita
>> Hayworth back in the 40s, and we know up until more recent times, bras
>> were designed to accentuate more than anything, grin. More women need to
>> be in the bra industry. LOL
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>> Read my blog at:
>> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>>
>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>>
>> Message: 12
>> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:39:49 -0400
>> From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Sensitive breast feeding concern, ladies only
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>> Hi,
>>
>> My mom always says that a man must have created underwire bras lol  I
>> never
>> liked them either and I am not large chested.
>>
>> Tammy
>>
>>
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