RIP, Cacique Bras

I'm in mourning... over my bra. When I was home in August, I went to Lane Bryant, all very excited because I was going to replenish my ever-manky supply of cacique, non-wire soft bras. Well, turns out, they've discontinued the line! NOOOOOOOOO! What am I going to wear now?!? Honestly, I was almost in tears at the store. It took quite a large force of will to keep it together... I'll blame it on the baby hormones.

So what do I do now? I bought a wired bra, but I'll only where that when I HAVE to, and then a different non-wire. But it's just not MY BRA! I pray to God my 3 caciques last me out the rest of my nursing. Woe is me...

Battle of the Nursing Bras- Conclusion

I give up! I thought I would be spending some quality time getting to know and love my nursing bras through this process, but all I've discovered is that plus size nursing bras are NOT made for plus sized women! I bought the largest cup size Motherhood had, but in the long run, my boobs were just spilling out of them. That's not comfortable, and it's certainly not attractive. So I've spent the majority of my motherhood wearing my regular mega-bras and just whipping my breast out over the cup when Jake needed to eat. Not the most comfortable, but it's only for a minutes at a time, so I've learned to live with it.

I guess, then, my conclusion to this bra battle is that, for the super-plus sized nursing woman, the regular, every day bra is your best bet. If only I had a design degree and financial backing, I'd create a line of proper fitting nursing bra's!

Battle of the Nursing Bras- Part IV

This week's bra is the plus size wrap nursing bra that's perfect for sleeping. This bra is $15.98 from Motherhood.

I find this bra very comfortable, though it gives absolutely no support. Not surprising, though, as it's meant for sleeping. The criss cross pattern at the front is a bit weird, and when I lie on my side, I feel like I'm going to fall out of the bra, so I do find myself adjusting myself a bit. BUT, it IS quite easy to access for breastfeeding...no clips or snaps, just pull the fabric down. All that being said, this definitely would NOT be the bra to light your honey's fire. My hubby found it extremely unattractive!


Comfort- 5
Support- 1.5
Need For Adjustment-3
Sex Appeal/ Attractiveness- 1
Ease of Breast Exposing- 5

Total-15.5 points