Breast Feeding Clothes – Stylish, Practical and Very, Very You
10 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
in Fashion Tags: Breast feeding clothes, crossover nursing wear, nursing wear
Modern breast feeding clothes allow nursing mothers to combine fashion and elegance with practicality. The time was that breast feeding mothers had a pretty stark choice when it came to clothing. On the one hand, they could wear specialist breast feeding clothes. While these tops and dressed certainly made breast feeding easy, but were more than a little functional in their design. Many women are already conscious of their figure after having a baby and unflattering, matronly designs do little to accentuate their femininity. The only alternative was to wear normal clothes. Although this gave a wider range of stylish options and opened up more flattering designs, it lacked practicality. Feeding a baby was distinctly awkward and uncomfortable, particularly in public places. Well, it doesn’t have to be that way; modern breast feeding clothes combine the two to offer new mothers a practical option with designer style.
There is enough money associated with having a baby – bottles, clothes, cots, toys and not to mention the endless, endless nappies – without having to buy two more sets of clothes for yourself; one for maternity wear and one for nursing. Crossover nursing wear allows you to go from an expectant mum with a fantastic bump to a practical, get-out-and-go breast feeding mother without having to invest in a whole new wardrobe.
We know our mums to be are proud of their bump and don’t want to be stuck in baggy black T-shirts. The crossover nursing wear accentuates your feminine figure without hiding away the fact that you are pregnant. Once you have given birth to baby, the same clothes serve just as well for breast feeding.
The different styles of breast feeding clothes offer a number of different access methods for nursing options. All are discreetly incorporated into the design; others will look at you and see the fashionable cut of your dress or top, rather than drably functional attire. Different women may prefer different options, which may help inform your choice of clothing;
- One dresses with a low neckline, this neckline can be pulled aside to allow nursing access.
- Striped and layered designs conceal access via lifting the empire line.
- Some tops allow the lower hem to be lifted.
- Discreet breast feeding is offered by crossover design dresses. Here, access is via the side-seams, which can be pulled open while continuing to offer cover.
- Drape designs can conceal vertical front access.
- There is also the traditional drop cup access; like many nursing bras, this allows one cup of the dress or top to be detached and dropped, affording quick and discreet nursing access.
Just as the practicality of breast feeding clothes means your wardrobe needn’t grow too huge, it needn’t be limited either. The wonderful advantages we have discussed of breast feeding clothes applies to nightwear, top, dresses and jackets. There are simple tops perfect for casual wear, elegant dresses for weddings and other special occasions, as well as the obligatory slender numbers when you really want to rock that yummy mummy look.
Breast feeding clothes needn’t be the restriction they once were. With a range of designs and styles available, you can express your individuality and look better than you ever have done before, while remaining the practical, go-getting mother. Chic, practical and very, very you.
