If you decide to breast-feed, you won't necessarily need baby bottles, a bottle sterilizer, or formula. But you will need a nursing bra. It will be your key piece of equipment to get the job done quickly and easily.
Nursing bras look like regular bras, but the cups open or lower from the front when you unsnap, unzip, or unhook the closure. You should be able to open the cup for nursing quickly and simply with one hand. (You'll be holding your hungry baby with the other.) If you can close it one-handed, too, even better. Most manufacturers have several nursing-bra lines, including models that are comfortable for sleeping or lounging; traditional, seamless "soft cup" and underwire styles; and super-supportive sports nursing bras that can take a pounding on the tennis court. The latest generation is nursing bras that are built into nylon/Lycra tank tops and T-shirts; discreet zippers offer quick breast-feeding access.
Whatever style you choose, proper fit is the key to breast-feeding success, says Lynne Andrako, R.N., clinical education specialist for Medela, a breast pump and nursing-bra manufacturer. Andrako is also a certified bra fitter and lactation consultant. A poorly fitting bra not only will be uncomfortable but also may increase the risk of plugged ducts and/or mastitis, a breast infection. An ill-fitting bra can put pressure on milk ducts, which may cause them to become plugged, and a magnet for infection-causing bacteria. Andrako estimates that 80 percent of women buy the wrong size nursing bra. Where do they go wrong? To accommodate their changing breasts (even early on, breasts enlarge and become heavier), women often increase their bras' band size but go up only one cup size.
Andrako says the rib cage can enlarge a bit during pregnancy, but generally not enough to warrant increasing the band size you normally wear. You can easily accommodate any increase by adjusting the hooks in the back. So if you're a 34 before pregnancy, chances are you'll be a 34 during and after, she says. But if you wore a C cup pre-pregnancy, you may go up to an F--or higher. Cup sizes usually go from A through D, then DD, DDD, F, G, H, and I.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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