So I went to Old Navy today and got a dress, skirt, a romper for E, and socks for E. The romper says: All-American Hunk, 2009. I'm going to need a new bra for the dress - it has really thin straps so the somewhat sports bra-like nursing bra I've been wearing is not going to cut it, and my fairy-sized pre-nursing bras are out of the running. In the past, I would have just gone without a bra in it, but that is not an option. Big-breasted friends of the Internet - am I stuck with an uncomfortable strapless bra or is there an intelligent solution I didn't think of? At any rate, the dress was really cute so I figured it'd be dumb to pass it up due to bra problems.
I have mixed feelings about our move, which is imminent. The new apartment is superior in many ways. It's much higher up than the current one, so it'll be far quieter. There is no balcony to babyproof. The living room is about twice as big as the one we have now. We're going to have it painted in fetching colors. Et cetera.
But I will miss our big picture windows in the living room. We knew we were giving them up. During this whole process, we realized we could get a cramped 2-bedroom with the large living room windows, or a spacious one with smaller living room windows. We chose the latter. That's life, I guess.
I have mixed feelings about our move, which is imminent. The new apartment is superior in many ways. It's much higher up than the current one, so it'll be far quieter. There is no balcony to babyproof. The living room is about twice as big as the one we have now. We're going to have it painted in fetching colors. Et cetera.
But I will miss our big picture windows in the living room. We knew we were giving them up. During this whole process, we realized we could get a cramped 2-bedroom with the large living room windows, or a spacious one with smaller living room windows. We chose the latter. That's life, I guess.
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I have a Bravado nursing bra that I sleep in... it's heaven on earth
I have a strapless bra that was fairly comfortable (if memory serves, as it hasn't fit for quite a while!), but I always felt like it was going to fall down. It never did, though. :)
Secondly, I used to see the clear straps at VS and Target, but I'm not sure if they're still around.
I think strapless is the way to go if you don't plan to cover up the straps with a cardigan or wear a camisole underneath or something. They do tend to be uncomfortable/ill-fitting, but if you get one that has optional and convertible straps/hooks (so you can wear it different ways), it could come in handy for multiple occasions at least. On second thought, I'm not sure that's a selling feature--it's uncomfortable, but you can wear it often!
Not to be a negative nelly, but please don't wear a bra with clear straps if you can see them. I saw a girl with a strapless dress wearing a bra with clear straps. I almost threw up.