Breast feeding mama’s

I don’t usually sleep with a bra on but since breast feeding, I have leaky boobs over night. How do you tackle this? Bra with breast pads? Am I missing a trick? First time mama.

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I am the same - hate wearing a bra overnight so I’ve just been dealing with the leaking boobs which only happens in the mornings. Thinking maybe I need to invest in a soft comfy bra for overnights

I don’t either and I hate it too but I’ve had to start wearing it with breast pads to avoid waking up with wet patches and stains all over 🤣

My trick is to stick the breast pads under my shirt without a bra. Usually works for me! 😄

Me too. I am using bra with pads but hate it overnight

H&M do these vests that are quite good and I pop pads in them as well. So they are loose, nursing friendly but do provide a bit of protection to prevent leaking https://www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.0534164047.html

I sleep in a little soft crop top type thing from the pj range in primark, then I can put breast pads in it but it’s not uncomfortable 😊

I'd get a soft crop top type bra for bed. I have some from H&M which are good

I’ve got some maternity crop top style bras from seraphine that I wear over night. They’re very comfy and easy to feed from, no clips or anything

Glad I came across this, I'm fed up of waking up in a pool of milk and sweat (anyone else super sweaty atm??). Will try a loose crop top and pads tonight and see if it helps but I can't stand a bra in the day let alone at night 😂

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