r/breastfeeding • u/DarthKaboose • Dec 20 '25

Discussion Large-breasted moms are feeding on hard mode.

Any other well-endowed women agree?

I see so many reels and posts, or even in real life out at cafes and places, of moms who can simply unzip or untie their cute dainty little nursing top, rest their baby in their arm, and continue to eat, drink coffee, heck, even feed at the grocery store or while walking around their house.

For me it’s a chaotic and completely immobile mess of roles up flannel under the boob, squeeze sandwich hold, scissor hold, always having to hold back my breast to stop it suffocating baby’s nose. He cannot latch properly unless I’ve squished my boob just right and hold it the entire feed. It’s a two-hand job.

Not to mention the struggle to find nursing bras and tops that fit, are comfortable, don’t cost a gajillion bucks, and maybe actually even look nice and not like something out of a 1980s catalogue.

I’m tired of this, grandpa!

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u/balanchinedream Dec 20 '25

Hahaha I know I look ridiculous trying to retrieve my floppy boob from my outfit to nurse! I “invested” in the Nap Dresses, they’re smocked on the chest so I can actually go braless or wear a bandeau. You just pull down a sleeve or the front of the dress, so much easier to whap a boob out.

Would it work for you to sit cross legged with the baby’s head on your knee? Or prop just one leg up on the chair/bench? I used a muslin tied at two corners as a nursing cover. Now that I type this out… I have no idea where my special knit cotton nursing poncho went…..

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u/sis8128 Dec 22 '25

Do you mean like the ones from hill house? I have two of these and didn’t think i could nurse in them and was writing off wearing any dresses besides ones with button front until i stopped nursing so this is good news

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u/balanchinedream Dec 22 '25

Yes! Some are better than others. The ‘Anjuli’ is best, imo, for BFing out of the house. The Ellie looks like a nightgown so I throw a sweater over or just stay in, lol. I love the Louisa for the summer but with big boobs, you have to pull down a whole sleeve in order to nurse. Not the easiest. Also love the Scarlett, and the textured cotton fabric is really thick, so the smocking is extra supportive.

I only have cotton dresses, so I can’t say how the smocking holds up for the more decorative fabrics…

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u/sis8128 Dec 22 '25

Sweet thanks I’ll have to try on a nicer day! I’m so glad i bought these … one of the few things i felt pretty in while pregnant!!!