Nursing gowns and tanks

[Poppy]

Will you tell me what your favorite brands are? I know it's been discussed randomly and in all kinds of threads but I need specifics. Which do you prefer? A tank or gown? Or are they different time and situation type of deals?

[tabH]

I prefer tanks over gowns. I don't wear gowns to bed in general and I don't like how they ride up on you.

Target has great nursing tanks. They're the Gilligan brand. I have 3 of them and plan on getting a few more. They're easy to layer too so when you end up leaving the house in one you can easily throw something else on top and not feel like a total slob!

[veenie]

I wore a night time nursing bra to bed (almost like a sports bra) with a tank top that had easy access. And I wore a nursing tank everyday, under a normal shirt if I was going out. I got most of them from Target, but a few off of Amazon.

[mylittleladiesandlad]

I definitely like tanks better. I have a few of the Gillian brand and really liked them the first time around. I scored a Mother tucker nursing tank at a consignment store yesterday, so I'm hoping I like the compression tank style as well.

[lauranicole91]

Another vote for Gillian o mally nursing tanks from target.

Although a nice stretchy normal cami can do the trick just as well.

[robotpcr]

Feb 20, 2015 14:50:51 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

Another vote for Gillian o mally nursing tanks from target.

Although a nice stretchy normal cami can do the trick just as well.

Oh, thanks for mentioning this!  I have a ton of cheap, stretchy camis with adjustable length straps that might work to supplement some nursing ones.

[jil]

Another vote for tanks! I got ones from target for sleeping and some more fitted ones for going out.

I've seen a few good things about h&m's nursing tanks. Has anyone used these?

[mpiemont]

I've only used tanks with my past 2 babies (never tried gowns). Another fan of the Target Gilligan & O'Malley tanks. I wore them 90% of the time- day & night.
 

For more support/going out/work I liked these Motherhood Maternity ones.
 

[smile55k]

Yup, the Target tanks are a must have! I have them in black, white, and gray in two sizes (M and L) for right after baby is born and then after I lose some of the baby weight and my rib cage shrinks back down.

Eta: I always wore them with a nursing bra underneath for going out, but at home I would just wear the tank and it is supportive enough (I was 36E at my largest) plus thick material so not see through.

[Poppy]

Feb 20, 2015 15:23:12 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Feb 20, 2015 15:03:28 GMT -5 mpiemont said:

I've only used tanks with my past 2 babies (never tried gowns). Another fan of the Target Gilligan & O'Malley tanks. I wore them 90% of the time- day & night.
 

For more support/going out/work I liked these Motherhood Maternity ones.
 

Ummm I hope I look exactly like model #2 when I'm in my nursing tank

This is what I look like now.

[mpiemont]

HA! I was thinking the exact thing @texasmama15. I hate when they use a model that looks like she never gave birth to a baby and whose boobs are as perky as a teenager.

[jenari]

I had the most ridiculous night sweats after DD was born - Between that an the leaky boobs I'd often have to change in the middle of the night. I just used regular tanks and comfy nursing bras (like sports bras). I just found that my "nursing tanks" were always in the laundry.

[honeylemon]

Bravado nursing tanks are the most supportive that I've found but they are pricey. Totally worth investing in a few though IMO.

I have a few of the Target ones but can't wear them out of the house without also having a bra on so they're just my stay at home tanks.

I don't wear the gowns so I'm no help there.

[Cornflakegirl]

I bought several from motherhood that I'm also using to sleep in now. They seem comfortable.

[smilz4782]

Target tanks and old navy crossover ones later when my ginormous boobs went down.
I used the target soft sleep nursing bras under the tanks when the girls were huge (boobs not babies).

[seventythree]

Feb 20, 2015 19:50:45 GMT -5 honeylemon said:

Bravado nursing tanks are the most supportive that I've found but they are pricey. Totally worth investing in a few though IMO.

I have a few of the Target ones but can't wear them out of the house without also having a bra on so they're just my stay at home tanks.

I don't wear the gowns so I'm no help there.

Thank you for this! Going to look into Bravado.

I've had a Target nursing tank in my sleepwear rotation for a few years - I couldn't find a regular tank with a shelf bra in my size, and even pre-pregnancy I couldn't sleep sans bra/support - and it barely contains my boobs! So yeah, okay for staying at home, probably not so much for going out and about.