LaMa Bra was considerate enough to send me a personal and speedy reply  
to my email

Pasted below:

Many thanks for your response and review. And you have hit the nail on  
the head with our ultimate goal to deisgn a bra to fit all mothers,  
all stages, and all nursing/weaning/engorgement needs :)

And to your specific point, we have designed a few styles to be for  
both engorgement comfort and for nursing...where it's a structured  
multi flap that open in the front and them from the inside.  But the  
testing showed it did not provide the support, keep a shape and then  
also the offer the room to hold the cold paks.

Women found it either it was too tight and binding (and we don't want  
to cause clogged ducts) or on the other side of the spectrum, too  
loose to support the breasts and was found to be uncomfortable.  But,  
rest assured we are still working to develop a one bra fit all needs...

So, yes, the current design of LaMa Bra is to be worn to address  
engorgement only and then a mother would move back to the nursing bra  
in between.  And it's a calculated design to apply the appropriate  
amount of pressure to work on engorgement in the weaning stages...but  
to your point, more for the woman that may not be nursing every  
two-three hours..

Also, as the most effective use, the cold paks are applied for about  
20 mins up to four times a day, so ,mothers that are nursing have used  
it for relief in that period of time, and then switched to their  
nursing bra with flap openings.

We've gotten close to getting it right, but also with multiple flaps  
and layers, we are cautious not to cause friction or unneeded extra  
stimulation to the breasts.

All in all, fingers crossed we will eventually get there with a style  
that meets all needs.  But also don't want to produce a produce that  
sounds wonderful and meets the needs .. but then wears uncomfortable.

Again, many thanks for your input and know that we agree with your  
comments and are trying to develop the next rounds of LaMa Bras.

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
Mail all commands to [log in to unmask]
To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask])
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask])
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]