Yesterday morning I decided it would be a good idea to get together a list of stuff to pack to take to the hospital. As I was compiling my little list, I realized I’m missing a few key things…namely a nursing bra and nursing pads. Oops. A couple weeks ago when I ordered new maternity pants from one of the fat lady stores I looked at nursing bras, but the place I was ordering from didn’t have bras small enough for me. I figured I had time to worry about it later. Hm. I think I waited too long. Oops.
Since I don’t have giant mongo bosoms, I’m hoping I can actually find a nursing bra at Target. If I can’t find one tomorrow, I’ll order one and hope it gets here before I need. Worse case scenario, I don’t have one when I need it and I just make due. No big deal.
Of course, without the bra to hold them in place, the nursing pads aren’t very helpful. (I suppose I could duct tape them on?) Still I figured it wouldn’t hurt to work on acquring some. Being all crafty like I am, I decided to make the pads myself. I was a little worried because we’re talking circles here instead of my familiar squares. Circles are scary. And round.
I dug out a pair of old, flannel receiving blankets we were given by the people we bought our diapers from. Paired with some thread I found floating around, my materials were free. Even if I messed up, I wouldn’t be out anything, so it was going to be OK. Cutting out the pads was way easier than the diaper wipes…probably because I didn’t have huge pieces of fabric. I drew a template onto cardboard by tracing a bowl. Then I traced circle after circle onto the flannel using a magic marker.
I got everything cut out and then stitched together four layers of flannel to make each pad. Two receiving blankets made me four sets of pads, which will do for now. I’m pretty proud at how circular my circles are, and I’m especially pleased with how neat the edges look all stitched up with the ziggityzaggity.
I’d be all set, as I told Andy, if only I could sew up a nursing bra. Somehow I think that’s a bit beyond circles and squares.
Speaking of circles, the lambs love to run in them. ‘Round and ’round the barn they go!
Hi! I can’t believe it’s so close for you!
I had 2 nursing bras (and I think my mom bought them at Wal-mart, but I’m not sure, as I was having trouble finding them in my size here in a store I could actually afford and still eat), but to tell the truth, the bras I used the most, were just bras I bought from Lane Bryant the last time I’d been in the States. They were cotton/lycra bras, underwire, but I don’t like underwire, so I’d taken those out when I got them. Then, when I nursed, I just lowered the bra to under my boob and lifted my boob out. They were pretty comfortable. I even got them off the clearance rack at LB! Heh. I think they were like these: http://lanebryant.charmingshoppes.com/pagebuilder/lane_bryant_product_page?item=8916199&pagesize=3 but it’s hard to tell in pictures. Anyways, you could wear these comfortably after you have quit nursing as well, so a better deal.
That’s just my suggestion, but you might not find them comfortable at all.
Oooo. Thank you for the suggestion. There is a Lane Bryant right next to Target, so I’ll check both places. I was thinking that if I couldn’t find a nursing bra I could maybe find an amply-sized sports bra or something that would work. Ha ha. Andy gets to go bra shopping with me!
Or maybe even one of those fun and dramatic clasp-in-front bras? Or a demi bra since those your boob is almost popping out of anyway? I have no idea really.
The frisky lambs are so cute! I used to love watching them leap and play in NZ, since there are 10,000,000,000 lambs there. It would be weird, they’d be very slowly and quietly eating and suddenly *POW* they’d leap straight up into the air and start galloping, as if prodded by an electric…prod.
Rabbits do that same POW thing. Rabbits are groovy. Lambs are groovy. Bras are .. well, I dunno about that. I think it would be incredibly groovy to see 10,000,000,000 lambs. Three is neat, but a whole herd of them suddenly taking off and bounding and leaping and kerferpulling! It’s such a good thing lambs grow up to be incredibly dull sheep because otherwise no one would eat lamb and we’d soon be overrun by sheep. Rabbits, however, never grow up to be incredibly dull…which is why Australia is overrun by them. At least that’s my theory.
Hey. They have some nifty wool breast pads here that women wear in addition to (or maybe instead of, but I always wore them with) the absorbant breast pads during the winter. It helps keep your boobs warm so that the milk doesn’t freeze inside your boob. It doesn’t happen to every one of course, but it can help keep away the dreaded mastitis. Let me know if you are still nursing when the weather turns cold and I’ll send you a pair.
I know that shouldn’t be funny…but it is! I guess you can’t pop your boob into the microwave to defrost it, eh? Heeee! I wanted to let you know that my quest for a bra was not successful last night. Target had quite a few nursing bras, but I guess fat ladies aren’t allowed to have non-giganto bosoms. I checked out the Lane Bryant and saw a few possibilities, but I think I’m gonna scope out WalMart tonight.
Don’t even GET ME STARTED on how fat ladies aren’t allowed to have non-giganto bosoms!!! I have so much trouble finding bras for just that reason! Also, I have noticed that fat ladies aren’t allowed to wear cute, fashionable panties! GRRRRRRR!
Good luck on finding the right bra, though I’d totally forget Wal-Mart. Every time I’ve bought clothes there, I’ve regretted it (and hence, have ceased). They always fit weird and go to crap in a short amount of time. And one thing you don’t want is an uncomfortable bra. What about a place like Sears or JC Penney?