How to choose the best breastfeeding tops

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As a breastfeeding new mom, or someone in that fourth trimester, it’s amazing just how many hours a day you spend with your baby attached to your boobs! That means you need to have the best breastfeeding tops to keep everything in check 😂

Having practical clothes which allow you to easily breastfeed anytime, anywhere is essential – so we are going to give you some help.

This is a guest post from Lauren, owner of Milky Tee: not sponsored just great ideas.

We asked mum-of-two and creator of the award-winning Milky Tee breastfeeding tops, Lauren Hampshire, for her top tips on finding the best breastfeeding tops for you to complement your regular clothes.

Ease of use

When you are a nursing mom, they will certainly let you know and often in a rather loud, vocal way! Babies tend not to get a little bit annoyed when it comes to milk time – and that annoyance can rise mightily fast too! So the sooner you can feed them the better.

That means that you don’t want to be faffing around with putting on a cover or having to take off layers or undo buttons. You want to find a top which has quick and easy boob access, whether with a flap, a clip you can easily undo or zips you can quickly pull down. Maternity clothing company Seraphine have a range easy-access nursing tops or if you’re on a budget H&M also have a good selection

Comfort

When choosing breastfeeding clothing you want to make sure it’s comfortable. You may still be swollen from the birth, have a c-section scar, or have painful boobs, so you want to wear tops which don’t cling too much or cut into you. Go for looser more breathable fabrics such as cotton and look for OEKO-TEX or GOTS certification to ensure the fabric is free from any harmful or irritable substances (which is important as they will be close to baby’s sensitive skin). If feeding in the colder weather you can either use layers and pull up one top and the other down, or you can buy breastfeeding sweatshirts with either horizontal or vertical zips, meaning you don’t have to take off any layers. This Chaos Coordinator breastfeeding sweatshirt has easy access zips on each side and has a brushed fleece interior so you can stay warm and cosy while feeding

Stylish

Just because you are breastfeeding doesn’t mean you have to compromise on style. That’s the best part of shopping around for breastfeeding tops that suit you. Luckily over the last few years breastfeeding fashion has come on in leaps and bounds, with a range of different styles to suit all tastes. There is an excellent choice of options now, whereas previously many breast-feeding tops were also maternity tops. This meant that they were baggy and didn’t fit well when you no longer have a bump, but now there are ranges of clothes made specifically for breastfeeding, and you can even get occasion dresses made for nursing mamas. Tilbea has a great range of stylish dresses which are made for both pregnant and breastfeeding mamas.

Easily washable

With leakages, spillages and baby spit-ups, it’s likely that your breastfeeding tops will end up covered in quite a few stains so choose good quality tops which are machine washable and ideally suitable for tumble drying. The b-shirt has an easy access flap and is made from 95% cotton, 5% elastane and can be machine washed and tumble dried.

Long-lasting

The length of time you breastfeed may be long or short, but when investing in a breastfeeding top you want to make sure it can be worn even after you finish nursing. Look for tops which are designed to look like normal clothes, either with hidden layers, flaps or hidden zips. These will not only look like normal clothes when you are feeding but it means you can wear them for years after, without anyone knowing they are a breastfeeding top. The Milky Tee breastfeeding top was designed to look like a normal T-shirt, but has hidden zips on each side for feeding. The zips are specially sewn to look like side seams so you wouldn’t know it is a feeding T-shirt and can wear it long after you finish feeding.

So those are my top tips for how to choose practical and stylish breastfeeding tops; don’t forget to use that all important nursing bra too as well. You can see the full range of Milky Tee nursing clothing at www.themilkyteecompany.com to help you through your breastfeeding journey.

These tee shirts are great for mums everywhere, to go with your everyday shirts for the cooler months. You need maternity wear that is made from soft material, so that you are feeling comfortable, and ready for anything. Something that gives you a little helping hand; so that you feel you have the perfect fit for you and your baby.

When your little one wants their breast milk, you don’t want to be faffing about with too much soft fabric, which makes the hidden zipper from the Milky Tee turn you into a bit of a nursing queen, potentially 😂.

We know that breastfeeding clothes are a personal choice though, which is why we have given you a few different options. One thing for all of those amazing undercover mama ladies out there to note, is that detachable straps can help these Tees to be even more discreet. Ease of access is everything when you are going about your daily activities with your baby. You don’t want tight clothing, so speedy access is a must.

We really hope you like these easy nursing access ideas – here is some more content on KiddyCharts around babies and feeding for you to take a look at:

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