Nursing Clothes by Occasion
Getting dressed is simple at home and complicated everywhere else. These are our nursing and pumping styles grouped by where you are going, whether that is a wedding, a Sunday service or a full week of work. Every piece opens discreetly for nursing or pumping, so the outfit stays on.
What to Wear to a Wedding While Breastfeeding
Weddings are long days, and babies rarely care what part of the reception you’re in when they get hungry. These nursing dresses are made to make nursing or pumping easier, with hidden zipper access. They look like regular wedding guest dresses, many have pockets, and the midi lengths are comfortable from the ceremony through dinner and dancing.
Nursing Dresses for Church, Easter and Family Gatherings
For Easter, Christmas, Hanukkah, baptisms, church, and family gatherings, it helps to have a dress that feels special but still makes breastfeeding easy. These nursing dresses use hidden zipper access, so there’s no pulling your dress up or dealing with extra layers while you feed your baby. We use soft, breathable cotton for many styles as well.
Nursing and Pumping Clothes for Work
Pumping at work means doing the same thing two or three times a day, on a schedule, usually with a meeting waiting on the other side. Nursing Queen blouses and dresses have hidden access, so you don't have to change to pump. You just open the access, put in your pump and go back to work. We also make sure our styles are machine washable.
Common questions
Yes, you can breastfeed in a regular dress, but it can be awkward if there’s no easy access. Many dresses have to be pulled up or partially removed to nurse. A nursing dress has hidden zippers, wrap panels, or lift-up access so you can nurse or pump without taking the dress off (and it looks like a regular dress).
Most of our dresses use a hidden zipper sewn into a seam at the bust. You unzip one side, nurse or attach a pump, then zip it back. From the outside the zipper looks like part of the design, and because the opening is built into the dress itself there is no second layer to lift or untuck. You can hide some of the zipper pulls in a faux belt on many designs.
Most moms look for tops or dresses that have easy access, since you may have limited time and need to pump at your desk. Hidden-zipper blouses and dresses work well because the whole outfit stays on. You just unzip, put in your pumps and zip the shirt or dress closed (and you can continue to work). The zippers are designed to go around your pump parts so you can open the access as much or as little as you need.
For many breastfeeding moms, nursing clothes are absolutely worth it. You don’t need a whole new wardrobe, but having a few favorite tops, dresses, or sweatshirts with easy nursing access can make nursing or pumping on the go feel so much simpler. The best pieces are comfortable enough to wear long after breastfeeding, too.