If you’ve been one of the bloggers who’s met me since Mr A was born knows I don’t really have a problem getting my boobs out amongst company. It’s not that I like to flash them, trust me, I don’t, but Mr A needs feeding and he really isn’t impressed when I cover him up. In fact, he doesn’t feed nearly as well when he’s stuck under a scarf or muslin. But boobs can be pretty much hidden by the careful placement of a t-shirt. What can’t be hidden are those spare tyres that ring my middle.
Because of my size I’ve had real problems with finding nursing tops that fit. I refuse to wear horizontal stripes and a lot of tops seem to have a division right under the breast. Fine if you’re a regular size but when you’re not it just gives a delightful double boob effect. And when your boobs don’t exactly sit in the same place as a pert pair of A cups then all the holes openings in your nursing top are in the wrong place.
Needless to say I gave up.
I was sent a breastvest to trial and I hoped it was the solution to my problems. As the name would suggest, it’s a vest. But breastvest is a vest with a difference. It’s shaped to fit comfortably under your bra and the shoulder straps are designed not to interfere with your bra straps. You slip the breastvest on underneath your regular top and when it’s time to breastfeed just carry on as normal while the breastvest hides that post pregnancy tummy. The breastvest is long so can be used to get a layered look and the stretchy fabric is great for covering your pregnant bump when all your tops have gotten that bit too short.
I tried the cream colour but the breastvest comes in a wide variety of colours including pink, purple, red and blue. The viscose and elastane mix is soft and clings to your body so as not to get in the way of your tighter tops. That said, it doesn’t cling in a bad way and still conceals those lumps and bumps. It washed well and didn’t shrink after going through the washer at 40 degrees and then the tumble dryer. I’m really short in the body and usually end up taking up the straps on any vest tops that I buy. This wasn’t a problem with the breastvest and I didn’t even wear the straps at their shortest. My only issue was that the straps kept falling down. I doubt this is a problem for most women but as (I’m sure) the holder of the title of the biggest bazongas on the internet, I found my boobs were getting in the way of the straps. Seeing as they’re not going to get much smaller over night, I just hooked the straps around the clasps on my nursing bra and problem solved.
At only £15 the breastvest is much cheaper than a lot of nursing tops and allows you to keep on wearing your pre-pregnancy tops. In my view, that makes it more of a bargain than you’d think. There’s no reason you couldn’t keep on wearing it after you’ve finished breastfeeding either. In fact, I think I might go and buy a few extras. It would be wrong not to have a fully coordinated wardrobe, right?
