Hi All,
I had a gal call me a few weeks ago.  Baby just a few days old, left breast
terribly sore on outer quad up into armpit.  Had been doing massage, and all
the stuff a local LLLL told her to do, but still no relief.  I asked her
"Are you wearing a bra?"  "Yes, the nurse at the hosp told me to wear it day
and night," she says.  :/
"Take it off and I gaurentee you will feel better within 24 hours,"  I tell her.
She called me back the next morning.  "Thanks!  I feel so much better!  I
wonder why the nurse told me to wear a bra night and day when it caused me
so much pain?"
Good question...

I tell my clients that if they feel that NEED to wezr a bra, to wait until
at least 2 wks postpartum or longer if at all possible to give their breasts
a chance to settle down a bit.  I suggest that if they feel the need to wear
something, get a sleep bra to wear because they are great for keeping bra
pads in and are not constricting.  I explain the possible problems they can
get into by wearing an ill-fitting bra (especially underwire) and most moms
figure that since they aren;t going to go out a bunch anyway, a sleep bra is
a great idea.  Heck, I even tell them that usually what I wear is a sleep
bra since I got used to not wearing a "real" bra and now they are too
uncomfortable for me!  (even one that fits properly!)(Karen, I know you are
laughing at me!)

Jay
who drives Karen Evon nuts when she tries to fit me for a bra...I am hard to
fit for some reason...

Jay Simpson, CLE
Sacramento, California, West Coast, USA
"No Miracles performed here, just a lot of love and hard work."