How my DIY Sleep Bra Held Up

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I know sleeping while breastfeeding can be a pain, especially since you end up leaking all over the bed sometimes. That’s why I created a cheap alternative to buying expensive sleep bras for nursing. See how my DIY sleep bra held up.

This post is a review of the sleep bras I made a couple of weeks ago and what I would do differently.

You can find my original post here. In the original post, you can see a step by step guide on how to make your own sleep bra.

Overview

I decided to make my own sleep bra because when I searched online I found them to be very expensive. I ended up buying one and seemed to wear it out to the point of no return because I was too cheap to buy a new one. My husband came up with the idea of making a sleep nursing bra out of men’s briefs. Strange, I know, but it ended up working out fantastic!

How my sleep bra held up

I really have nothing to complain about with these bras! They worked out amazingly! Since I am a heavy set girl (DDD cup) I thought I would have terrible results from this project. For those that don’t know about nipple pads, you can wear them in your bra during the day or nighttime. I suggest wearing them at nighttime if you don’t want insane leakage. They have nighttime versions that are a little thicker than the daytime ones. I use Bamboobies. I can’t be more grateful for these pads. They are so soft! They are great if you are really sensitive. You can even sew them into the bra if you want.

I washed them all about three or four times each and did not see any hem coming loose or fraying. I didn’t sew the perfect hem so I was surprised when I didn’t see any fraying.

What I would do differently

There are a couple of things I would do differently if I ever sew more of these in the future.

In the picture above I experimented with not sewing the area I cut the fabric. You can see that it is not hemmed.

I later went back and hemmed that cut. When I would pull the fabric down to nurse it would get incredibly stretched out. While I would sleep my boobs would fall out along with my nipple pads, therefore, defeating the purpose of wearing the bra in the first place.

Even though the fabric does stretch with the hem, it protects your breasts from falling out while you sleep. I think next time I might buy some elastic and sew it to the hem but for now, this works fine.

The one thing I do wish I was more careful about was my measurements. When measuring from where you will put your arms to the center cut is pretty crucial. I ended up eyeballing each one I cut. It resulted in some of the bras becoming a bit lopsided. Out of the six, I made three of them have one boob having more coverage than the other. During the night my boobs wouldn’t fall out but the nipple pads would stick out pretty bad and eventually fall out while sleeping.

All in all, I think my DIY sleep bra held up pretty well.

Please keep in mind everyone is shaped different so there might be other techniques that may work better for you. These are a few things that I experienced and would love to know if you did anything differently.

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Kim is a wife and a stay at home mom who loves spending time with her little boy. She likes managing her home and seeking out ways to improve her way of living.

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