Customer Reviews

Bravado! Body Silk Seamless Nursing Soft Cup Bra

5 star:		(136)
4 star:		(51)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(12)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

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.

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...

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.

I am a 40 DD and chose the XL, but it fits so loosely that there is really no appreciable support. I place it on the tightest hooks and have the shoulder straps tightened all the way and it is still too loose (mostly around the ribs/bustline, not so much the shoulder straps). Also, the hooks on the back are placed oddly to one side so it really strains my right wrist to put this bra on normally. I wish I had kept the packaging so I could return it and try the next size down.

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.

i had high hopes for this nursing bra, but was very disappointed when it arrived. while i would have preferred to try a bra on before purchasing, i chose to order online due to the fact that i have very large breasts (40F- before, during, and after pregancy) and, at least in my town, none of the maternity stores carry sizes that large.

i ordered a size XL, which the packaging states will fit up to a size 46F; however, the panel barely covered both of my breasts. in addition to being smashed together, my breasts were hanging out the top and the sides of the bra. further, the shoulder straps were very thin, and i can only imagine how painful it would become after just a short amount of time. the material itself is extremely soft, so i considered keeping one just for wearing around the house; however, when i put a t-shirt on over it, the picture was pathetic. i would not even feel comfortable wearing this bra in front of my family. i also agree with the reviewer who complained about the removable foam pads. they arrived bunched up and ridiculous looking, and were difficult to straighten out.

this may be a great item for smaller-chested women, but for me it missed the mark completely. guess i will stick to wearing my regular, non-nursing bra that i have to take off every time i breastfeed. :(

I received this bra as a gift that I listed on my baby registry. I am 9 months pregnant and currently a 40DDD/F. The sizing info says an XL will fit this size. But just like a LOT of the women have said in their reviews, I am falling out of the top and sides of this bra!! Its great for around the house and comfortablr, but in public, I dont want my breasts hanging out of the top!! So I would say if you are a smaller more 'normal' size, its a comfy bra. But dont spend the money if you are large large chested. Glad it was a gift!! I have the Bravado Bliss for 40DDD/F and love it.

When I purchased this bra, I wasn't sure if it would work based on the reviews it received. Mainly that the foam insert was too small and showed through clothing. After finally purchasing it and wearing it for a while, I think the designers did the best they could. The reason is that when you get the bra, the foam inserts fit perfectly inside the bra cup. But since it's a S,M,L system and not a typical bra size system, it is designed to stretch to fit different sizes. I am the largest size that fit under the Med. category so when I put it on, I stretch it out quite a bit and the foam inserts consequently, don't fit the entire cup. However, I've found it doesn't show through clothing at all even white t-shirts. So if you're hesitant because you want a bra with a foam insert, but are concerned this one will show, it doesn't - at least for me.

As far as fit goes, I am the largest size for the Med. and I think I should have bought a Large. I have to have the straps pretty tight to give enough support/lift and I think maybe a bigger size would help with that. But it does offer enough support and even though the straps are tight, they don't dig into my shoulder like I thought they might.

I love the fabric - I can't do the itchy stuff that they make normal nursing bras from. I like the seamlessness of it too.

I'm not sure how it will do with nursing as I'm still pregnant, but I've tried unlatching and relatching the bra with one hand and have been able to accomplish that fairly easily.

All-in-all, I really think the designers did their best to provide a great seamless bra in a soft and stretchy fabric that provides enough support. I think that if my breasts were bigger, the support might not be as great because the bra is so stretchy, but that's just a guess.

I recommend the bra as I searched long and hard for something better (I wanted seamless with a foam insert and good support) and couldn't find it. I think you'd be hard pressed to find something better too. I only gave it 4 stars because I think it would be better to list my size as a Large and not a Medium (38C/D) and I think maybe they could have made the straps a bit wider for comfort.

I am 8 months pregnant and my current size is a little greater than 36 B. So, I ordered size M. I have the rib band on the biggest size. I could not fit in anything smaller (so S would not have worked). But the cups are looser than I would have liked.
I don't like the look without the removable pads - too loose and not discrete. I do not like the removable pads either - they slide around and their shape shows under clothing.

I am sure there are women for whom this bra is a perfect fit. For me buying bras in a store where I can try them on is a better idea. I usually have to try up to 10 bras before I find a good fit.
The quality seems to be good though.