It's one thing to know your body will change during pregnancy and postpartum, but another to embrace changes you have no control over.
Often the change in breast size can be daunting, those with smaller cup sizes may find the sudden increase either a welcome surprise or a challenge, while those with larger cup sizes may worry about how much they'll grow and whether they can find beautiful maternity lingerie in their size.
While these changes are beyond our control, support is available. Hotmilk Lingerie continues to develop maternity intimates in sizes ranging from A to J cup (M cup in the US), ensuring the perfect fit for pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Measuring your bra size in the First Trimester
How do I know what size bra to buy when pregnant?
1-3 months or under 12 weeks (It’s generally about the boobs!)
This is when most women find out they are pregnant, changes in cup shape size and fullness can occur at this time. Newly pregnant mums will often find they are “Spilling” out of their regular cup size or experiencing tenderness, multi-fit maternity bra styles like Warrior Soft Cup or My Necessity are great at these times. Expecting mums may also feel like their band is quite tight. Most women will need to go up at least a cup size and band size * however there is no hard and fast rule as every mama's journey is different. Shop First Trimester Maternity Bras
Steps to measure for your bra.
STEP 1) Wearing your best-fitting non-padded bra (not one you are spilling out of).
STEP 2) Measure quite tightly underbust for your band size - Your bra won't fit tight but the underbust measurement needs to be tight to get the right size!
STEP 3) Measure loosely around the fullest part of your bust - this will guide you to your cup size E, F, FF etc
STEP 4) Using your measurement follow the bra measurement guide. Example - underbust 75cms, overbust 96cms = 12DD
- The ideal band fit in the first trimester for your maternity bra is on the tighter hooks, this will allow room to extend the band throughout your pregnancy as your baby grows.
- Don't have a tape measure? Use our fitting quiz
Do I need a maternity bra?
A great fitting maternity bra is not a frivolous purchase but a necessity for this physically and emotionally challenging time.
Just a couple of the reasons expecting and new mums tell us our lingerie completely redefined their motherhood journey:
Boost Your Confidence in Pregnancy and Postpartum:
A great bra can boost your confidence. Whether you're at home, out and about, or at work, Hotmilk Lingerie has created comfortable support Maternity Lingerie that will give you power and motivation for the rest of the day. You’ll gain power, beauty, and charm from your inner confidence.
Maternity Style - Push Your Comfort Zone:
Wearing beautiful lingerie will push your boundaries. You can experiment with your changing body shape and opt for bra styles you haven’t tried earlier. By trying new lingerie, you can push yourself past your self-imposed limitations, vibrant colours, florals, and prints are uplifting, and solid colours like reds, purples, blue or black can make you feel powerful. Beautiful, sexy or powerful high-quality lingerie is about you and you only, how it makes you feel and elevates the mother in you. Shop our Sexy AF Collection
Body Confidence during Pregnancy
Today we are a generation of women who confront body image issues head-on, however, this doesn’t mean it isn’t a struggle from time to time, especially with the huge changes your body must go through to grow a new life. Ribcage tenderness, heavier bust, and back or shoulder discomfort can be helped with the perfect maternity or nursing bra. Hotmilk maternity and nursing lingerie is designed to support and celebrate the changes with a practical physical support structure cleverly hidden behind beautiful designs for your daily maternity wardrobe.
Beautiful is Practical - The Best Maternity Bras
Wearing beautiful maternity lingerie improves body and self-confidence, but there are also the practical benefits of quality maternity lingerie. Multi-fit cup sizing, wire-free or flexi underwire cup support and 6 rows of eye and hooks are some of the design features that help during pregnancy as your body constantly changes. All our bras are designed to wear through pregnancy and into nursing with discrete nursing clips. Breastfeeding is supported with traditional or magnetic nursing clips, leakproof bras and camisole range, and A-frame or side sling nursing support. A wide range of nursing bra styles to suit the different needs of expecting mums, and nursing mothers. Find out Maternity Bra Features here
Start this journey by investing in yourself, you are growing and sustaining a new life. High-quality nursing bras are not a fanciful treat they are an important necessity in the motherhood journey. The right maternity lingerie will relieve discomfort, both physically and emotionally that can come with pregnancy. And the perfect nursing bra makes the breastfeeding journey just that much easier. We hear time and time again, from second-time mums that they wished they had realised the value and benefits of maternity lingerie in their first pregnancy and now fiercely advocate this to first-time mums. Do not underrate your worth in this journey and invest in yourself.
