How to Convert Nursing Bras

Nursing bras offer convenient and comfortable ways to breastfeed. Purchase a well-fitting, supportive nursing bra that will allow for the size changes your breasts will undergo during pregnancy and nursing. Most nursing bras offer such support, but they can be costly. The best way get the most out of your nursing bra purchase is to convert it to a regular bra so you can wear it after your baby weans.

Instructions

1

Remove the release clasp on each strap. This clasp is usually found near the top of the cup, where the shoulder strap is attached. If the clasp is a hook-and-eye closure, use a seam ripper to dismantle the thread that holds the eye in place. If the clasp is the larger plastic variety, cut around the clasp to remove it with scissors, making sure you do not detach the strap from the cup.

2

Remove the hook on each cup. Using scissors, cut the very top corner of the cup where the hook is attached. If the hook is a hook-and-eye closure, remove the hook with a seam ripper by dismantling the thread that holds the hook in place.

3

Pin each cup to its inner sling along the open edge using straight pins. Most nursing bras have a sling inside each cup to serve as support.

4

Sew the cup onto the bra. Stitch the seam evenly using the smallest seam margin possible, not exceeding 1/8 of an inch. Having a larger seam allowance will change the size of the cup.

5

Sew an additional seam on each cup, as close as possible to the previous seam, to reinforce the cup. In order to maintain the support of the bra, the new stitching on each seam should be as strong as possible.