Nipple coverage

[packerup]

I feel completely stupid for asking this, but it's honestly a concern of mine. I'm going back to work in a week as a teacher, and I'm a little worried about my nipples after I pump. They're very prominent for a long time. Does anyone have any advice for covering them up? I really don't want my students or fellow teachers to see me nipping out all day. The nursing bras I have, have pads in them, but they're not enough to hide me totally. I'm not a leaker, so I don't need breast pads for that reason, but maybe they would help with nipple coverage? If it makes any difference, I'm normally (when not BFing) a person who always has to wear a thicker-padded bra to hide my nipples, b/c I think I must have larger nipples than most people....but my normal bras don't fit me now. Any advice?

[Deleted]

You could always wear medela soft shells. There is a hole in the center for your nipple to go in to. I used them in the beginning for leaking and so nothing would touch my nipples when they had massive cuts and hurt but they could serve your purpose as well.

[beckyrosen]

Breast pads would be my choice.

[somerandomchick]

Do you wear sweaters? Can you make a point of wearing a sweater, sweatshirt, or other looser-fitting top layer when you're feeling nippy? That's what I do sometimes.

[ellabee]

Feb 2, 2015 23:48:24 GMT -5 @zerozeroone said:

I don't leak during the day anymore either (only usually first feed in the morning before work) but I use reusable breast pads in my bra and my nursing bra has soft cups. I haven't had any issues with my nips showing through.

This works for me too!

[audrey1787]

I wear a lot of cardigans anyways but I definitely wore them more when I was pumping for a variety of reasons. Needing to pull my shirt up and being cold, the pointy nipple issue, dribbling milk on my shirt, and none of my clothes fit right so I needed to hide things with extra layers. I would try using nursing pads and maybe throw on a sweater for right after you pump until you feel comfortable again.

[casey]

I used disposable breast pads long past when I actually needed them for this same reason. Johnsons were my choice (they actually have a little indentation part for the nipple), and I reused for a couple days if i knew I hadn't leaked at all.