Bravado Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra in Pink Ice

When I bought this bra online I was a little worried about the fit. I ordered a M for size 36D. Right now that bra fits perfect and I love it. It's very comfortable, supportive and it seems to be made of good quality. Right now I'm only nursing a toddler but my baby will be born in the next two weeks and my milk production will be increasing by a lot. I have rib band set on the last hook (biggest size )and I am afraid that it might not fit as good after baby comes (but I will be loosing weight, so hopefully it will fit even better). The only problem I have is that after wearing it all day, the rib band left red marks on my skin. However I didn't feel any discomfort at all. Overall it's a great bra and I glad that I bought it.

Here are the sizes off of the packaging:

rib band---cup size
-----------B C D E(DD) F(DDD)
32---------S S S S M
34---------S S M M M
36---------S M M L L
38---------M M M L L
40---------M M L L XL
42---------L L L XL XL
44---------L L L XL XL
46---------L XL XL XL XL

I have been searching for a decent nursing bra that is comfortable, stylish, and functional, and have finally found it! This bra is great because it has a wide comfortable band that doesn't dig into my breasts as many others did, and it is cut low enough that it doesn't stick out under tank tops or low-cut shirts. I love the removable foam pads that prevent my nursing pads from showing through shirts. It is a little pricey but well worth it! Make sure you hand-wash to keep looking like new... I machine washed and dried my first one and now it looks a little worn... but still works perfectly fine. I am a 36 DD and wear a Large... XL would be a little big on me.

OMG, this bra is amazing. I found this bra early in my 3rd trimester, and all the upper back pain (a result of heavy breasts and bras that didn't fit well) went away. VERY supportive, non-shifty, and stretchy enough to work for a growing chest. Also, attractive and low-cut, so you can wear it under real clothes, not just high-necked ones! I haven't yet used this as a nursing bra, so I can't speak to the convenience of the clips, but the bra itself is incredible as a maternity bra... or, just as a regular one. Bravado's size chart on their website is pretty true-to-size. I'm about a 38 E or F now, and size L fits well on the second-to-loosest hook but not any tighter. If you're at 40 band, I might suggest going for the XL.

An update: I've been nursing my son for 5 months now. After about the first month, I had to go up to an XL (about a 38 F/G now), on the tightest hook. These hold up great in the wash, and the clips work really well. These are supportive enough for the daytime and comfortable enough to sleep in. They look great under a t-shirt or a dress. Basically, I like these bras enough that I think I'm going to continue wearing them even after I'm done nursing (even though my size may shrink down again... I'm willing to spend the money for a good bra).

The Bravado! Body Silk seamless nursing bra is a decent nursing bra. The support is OK for smaller and medium sizes; it is comfortable and soft. The clips are the standard plastic clips that have become pretty much universal for nursing bras.

One thing I really don't like is that the removable pads have a tendency to slide around and sometimes fold up when the cup is opened, which means every time you finish nursing you have to rearrange the inner pad. This is not necessarily something that could be discreetly accomplished in public or in mixed company -- just something to think about. If one does not use the pads, then there is nipple show-through, as with practically every other nursing bra out there (seriously, what are these companies thinking?).

Overall, this nursing bra is good for casual, everyday wear.

This is a great nursing bra, it is comfortable enough to sleep in yet supportive enough for daytime wear. It's also easy to undo the nursing snap down clips. I'm a first time mom so I purchased 4 different nursing bras not knowing which one would work or still fit after my milk came in...I spent $20-30 more on this bra then the other 3 and it is by far my favorite. I also like that it is low cut enough that you can still wear v-neck tops with out the bra showing...

I had really high hopes for this bra, given then 4.5+ star reviews on Amazon at the time. Everybody raved how comfortable and great this thing is. Considering it was also in the high-end price range, I thought "OK, you get what you pay for, right?"
As it turns out - not always. As soon as I first tried it on I wanted to throw up at the "look" it gave me. But I figured comfort was more important in the first month or two of nursing, so I decided to keep it. I honestly gave it 3 weeks of daily wear - thought I'd get used to it. Nope, sorry.

Let me try to list all the things I hate about it:

- It is made out of polyester/spandex blend. No natural fibers whatsoever. Which means it is extremely unpleasant on your bare (and might I add super sensitive, considering early breastfeeding days) skin.

- It makes you look like a 90 year old grandma who could care less what she looks like. I'm sorry, but I refuse to accept that because I'm nursing I must look like a hippo.

- The stretchy bands that are supposed to "hold" you when you unstrap one side to feed over-stretched in a couple days and you are forced to tuck them in. So they are pretty useless at this point.

- Who said this was a SEAMLESS bra?? I specifically bought seamless disposable nursing pads, knowing that this is a soft bra, so I didn't want them to show through. Well, what do you know - the pads that come inside of the cups in this bra are far from seamless themselves, and you can, 100% of the time, see the edges of them bubbling up from the bra. No matter how you place them in - they show. So no, this is most definitely not a seamless bra.

- The adjustable straps keep going back to the "as stretched as possible" position. I have to re-adjust them once daily.... None of my regular bras do that, neither did my old nursing bra from a few years back. Perhaps the material of the straps is too "silky"?

- The one-handed straps are a little tougher to unhook with one hand. I usually have to use 2 hands, but I suppose it just needs getting used to.

- I paid $50 for this?? I am choosing to wear $16 tanks from Target (also sold here on Amazon) over this over-priced itchy thing. I bet if I go back to Target and buy a cotton nursing bra it will look and feel much better.

Girls, don't buy into the hype. This thing is not worth your money. You'll just be frustrated and sick over how much money you spent on it. Read more ›