Nursing gown

[junch817]

Anyone have a nursing gown they have bought and liked, or one you think you'll like? I got a set from Motherhood Maternity last time with a light weight robe that I really liked, although the clasps drove my crazy because they constantly came undone on their own. I'm hoping to have a couple I can rotate through since I tend to wake up soaking wet with sweat or milk all over the gown. I know Motherhood is overpriced sometimes too, so I'd likely order it during one of their nursing sales.
Pictures and links would be great. Thanks!

[junch817]

I actually just found this on Walmart.com - the gown and robe for $20.... awesome price!
mobile.walmart.com/ip/Dream-Caf-233-Maternity-2-Piece-Chemise-and-Robe-Set/34010415?type=shop-by-department

[carolyngrace]

So.. tell me the benefits of a nursing gown. Because I would only wear it at home... And at home I could just as easily wear a big t-shirt and lift it up when I want to nurse (I think).

[junch817]

True carolyngrace. But if you nurse with a big shirt, you just have lots of material in the way bunched up on top of baby that you have to hold out of the way. Nursing gown is just, bam, there's your boob. A bit easier. I'm sure there's other pros I'm not thinking of right now.....

[mrsmonogrammed]

I ordered this a few weeks ago when I had a 30% off coupon at Kohls

Felt comfy when I tried it on but who knows about functionality once baby gets here...

Link if anyone is interested:
m.kohls.com/kohlsopenapi/productmobile.html?productID=1946697

[mrsmonogrammed]

@demanda88 ooooooo pretty!!

[mathistm]

I bought a bunch of nursing tank tops and will just wear those with regular pajama bottoms. I did get one gown for the hospital and it's the Walmart one. Feels pretty comfy to me.

[missk0411]

I got some cute pajamas from majamas.com with DD. They're a a little pricy, but were pretty nice for lounging around, and feeling ok/covered/semi presentable if other people were there. They have gowns, but I ordered sets of pants and tops.

[mrskblack11]

Hmmmmm I may just buy some nursing tank tops. I prefer to sleep naked but I haven't considered how leaking breasts will affect that. I have two robes so I don't think I need to buy a nursing robe. I may look into a nursing gown.

[bendherova]

Apr 6, 2015 19:52:44 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

So.. tell me the benefits of a nursing gown. Because I would only wear it at home... And at home I could just as easily wear a big t-shirt and lift it up when I want to nurse (I think).

I wore nursing tanks and yoga pants/sweats to bed PP with DS1. I don't like sleeping in gowns. I think it's whatever you prefer. (but I still had to change my tank at least once per night bc of sweat)

[leenziepops]

Nursing tanks sounds good to me. Then when I wake up throw on a robe to keep warm. My sisters recommend a nursing tank that can hold breast pads because they both leaked throughout the night. Milk in mattress - Not a great combo.

[laurenlou83]

I just plan on going with nursing tanks and yoga pants/shorts/boy shorts. I typically wear a T-shirt or tank to bed now with just underwear. I'm most comfortable in that kind of stuff. I also have a few nursing bras that are non-underwire and more like sport bra type that I may just sleep in sometimes.

[Bluedaisy]

Definitely going the nursing tank with pj or yoga pants route. I hate feeling tangled in nightgowns.

[junch817]

Another plus of a gown vs a tank/shorts is a recovery from a CS. Weeks down the road I could wear shorts or whatever, but those first few days and weeks I didn't want anything close to my incision. I lived in the mesh underwear from the hospital because they were so stretchy and I could pull them up past my cut. And they held the ginormous hospital pads well.
I will likely wear nursing tanks and undies only too, but I do like the gowns.
And I agree with leenziepops about being able to put nursing pads in somehow. Some of the gowns with clasps have an empire waistline that could help hold a pad in place, but with the one from Walmart I listed, since it just hangs there with no shape, I would probably wear a nursing bra under it (also easy to slide off the boob) for support and a place to hold a nursing pad. However, I think I eventually gave up on the nursing pads at night because the regular ones werent absorbent enough and sometimes they would stick to the lanolin if it didn't dry enough after applying, and then it hurt to peel off my nipples, and the disposable ones would leave fuzzies on my nipples.

[sugarbean17]

Apr 6, 2015 20:18:59 GMT -5 mrskblack11 said:

Hmmmmm I may just buy some nursing tank tops. I prefer to sleep naked but I haven't considered how leaking breasts will affect that. I have two robes so I don't think I need to buy a nursing robe. I may look into a nursing gown.

I hate sleeping with clothes they get all tangled. I ended up getting some night time nursing bras that I could stuff folded up hanker chiefs in (because those little circle pads don't do much at night.) But the night time nursing bras are great. Eventually (at least for me) I stopped leaking at night so I was able to do away with them after the first few months. We co slept so I barely had to wake up to nurse at night once the bras were gone.

[erbear]

Apr 6, 2015 20:07:32 GMT -5 mrsmonogrammed said:

I ordered this a few weeks ago when I had a 30% off coupon at Kohls

Felt comfy when I tried it on but who knows about functionality once baby gets here...

Link if anyone is interested:
m.kohls.com/kohlsopenapi/productmobile.html?productID=1946697

I got this in navy!

[wormgerm]

I sleep in just underwear, no top. I think I'll have to go the nursing tank route if they can support my giant (42F pre preg) boobs and hold pads nicely. No more free boobin' it for me.

[wifedeangel]

Definitely sleeping in night nursing bras. Milk boobs need support all the time, and they will hold the breast pads in place. Then I like to buy giant men's tees and cut the collar off. That generally makes the top big enough to pull under the boob to nurse.

[nettje]

I'm all down for the nursing tanks and yoga/pj bottoms. At the hospital, I'll use their gown for a bit as they nurses really stress skin to skin contact while nursing but I'm not going To go and buy a nightgown. as time goes on, I'll probably use my regular tanks and just lift the bottoms to nurse.

[lalamomma]

My friend just got a few regular tanks a few sizes bigger and added snaps to the straps where she cut them (not spaghetti straps) and she loves it. She hated her nursing tanks at night because she wanted something that wasn't so tight. She also suggested getting some dresses from old navy and doing the same at the shoulders for while in the hospital. So I might do one of those.
I might try her idea and buy at least a few nursing shirts/tanks to start.

[belle0720]

I've been pregnant so long I don't even remember what I used to sleep in, hah!

Recently I just sleep in underwear, because clothes just make me hot and itchy.

I'll probably get some nursing bras to sleep in. I've never slept in a gown in my life so I don't think I'll be buying any. I do have a bunch of robes that I wear all of the time so I'll probably still wear those when needed.

[silv3rlining]

Nursing tanks and PJ bottoms/yoga pants worked well for me last time. That's my plan this time too. Not sure I'd love sleeping in a gown anyway.