Welcome to the first day of The Body Image Carnival being hosted by Breastfeeding Moms Unite! and Maman A Droit. I’m thrilled to start this wonderful week off by hosting a giveaway from one of my favorite breastfeeding companies – Bravado Designs. And in spirit of the theme of the week I got brave and decided to include a picture of myself in this bra. Yes, that’s me.
Bravado has a new bra on the market called The Bliss Nursing Bra. It is the first bra I have owned with molded foam cups and I wonder how I ever got by without one. Ever since I became a breastfeeding mom my nipples stick out all the time. I’ve gotten used to it around the house but in public I still wish they’d go back to how they used to be. Flat and inconspicuous. Now that I have been wearing the Bliss Bra I don’t have to worry about it anymore. Pokey-outey nipples and the outline of nursing pads – be gone! There’s a reason this bra is called “the perfect t-shirt bra.” The smooth, seamless, molded cups disappear under my shirts, offering discretion and a little pre-mom perkiness to my new silhouette.
The Bliss Nursing Bra also lifts my breasts. I didn’t know they were even starting to sag until I wore this bra. Bravado’s proprietary Flexi-Fit™ support channel is firm and flexible, providing shape and that lift I’m talking about.
The Bliss Nursing Bra also offers
- Satiny fabric, sensually smooth, with embroidered straps and a delicate center front detail.
- Gentle stretch that gives a pregnant and nursing mom’s changing breasts room to grow.
- Nursing features like Bravado’s signature B-clips that lie flat under clothing and provide one-handed access, a place to slide in your nursing pads, and cups that drop fully away from the breast leaving ample room for skin-to-skin contact.
The Bliss Nursing Bra retails for $54.00 USD or $59.50 CAD and comes in sizes ranging from B/C 34 to H/I 38.
To Buy: Visit the Bravado on-line store or visit the nursing bra retailer closest to you.
Disclosure: I was sent a free Bliss Nursing Bra in exchange for a review which contains my own true opinion of the product.
credit: Bravado Designs
The Giveaway
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
Bravado has kindly offered one of their new Bliss Nursing Bras to one lucky winner.
To Win: Visit the Bravado page and leave a comment either telling me what Bravado product(s) you own or what you would like to own (other than the Bliss Bra). You must do this to qualify for the prize.
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Contest open to residents of USA and Canada. Contest closes April 21st, 2010 at 5:00 PST.
One winner will be chosen randomly using random.org. The winner has up to 48 hours to reply by email before I will have to choose a new winner. Good luck!
Thank you to Bravado for the chance to write this review and for sponsoring this fabulous giveaway for our Body Image Carnival.
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Today at Maman A Droit she is talking about The Usefulness of Underarm Flab. As well she is announcing a cool Wordless Wednesday exercise she wants you to participate in! Check it out!
Related posts:
- Review: Bravado Essentials Nursing Bra Tank
- Review: Bravado Allure Underwire Nursing Bra
- Real Moms Review Their Favorite Nursing Bras
- Review: Bebe Au Lait Nursing Cover
- Bravado Breastfeeding Information Council ~ A Survey for All Moms
Tags: Bravado, nursing apparel, nursing bra
I am happy to see better nursing bras on the market. I have large breasts and I had an awful time finding nursing bras. To get the size I needed there were almost always sports type bras or super, super expensive (>$120). I think one of the big issues is that I am in Canada where there seems to be a lot less selection. Anyway, I just wanted to comment that I am excited to see that bra makers are making better bras these days. Don’t put me in the draw as I am done with my breast feeding days. Cheers!
I own and love the bodysilk seamless nursing bra! I wish I had an essential nursing bra tank!
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I love the seamless nursing bras. I wish I had a nursing tank and a bliss bra.
I subscribe to your blog.
I’d really like their tank, the nursing tanks I have provide no support.
I’m not entering the contest, but I would have been ALL OVER this bra a year ago.
I didn’t have a nipple issue, but I had a nursing pad issue. I leaked and leaked and leaked until my daughter was about six months old, and the only bra that hid the big round circles under my t-shirt was the one foam-lined bra I could find (I don’t like underwire). And it was only available in black.
I think millenial nipple-phobia is on its way out, but I don’t know anyone who wants to show off her nursing pads.
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I linked this contest on my blog.
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I think I would try the nursing tank. Two years into my breastfeeding experience and I’ve never had one!
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The new Bliss Nursing Bra looks fantastic! As a sensitive mama, I wear nursing pads so I don’t rub against the bra (or have nipples poking out). This looks great.
Oh, it sounds delicious. I’m sure it’s obvious but Bravado is pretty clever — you almost have me talked into just buying one but I’ll wait to have my baby (around May 1!!) and see what size I settle into.
As far as other products… can I just go to the Bravado store (no such thing exists for 100′s of miles around me) and try on one of everything? I especially want the Bliss nursing bra, because I think it would be perfect with professional dress once I get back to work.
And oh for the heck of it I think I’ll take the Allure bra too, because it looks designed for function and I need the padding.
Retweeted the giveaway on my twitter too – could help some of my friends out too
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I have the original nursing bra – only ONE, though, and OMG is it getting worn out. All other nursing bras I’ve tried so far have been terrible compared to this. I desperately need more! MAN, I hope I win this. I’ve never won a giveaway before, this would ROCK.
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I just subscribed via RSS to my Google Reader.
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Just Tweeted it! http://twitter.com/Dou_la_la/status/12148186364
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Just became a Facebook fan! (CAN YOU TELL HOW BADLY I WANT THIS?)
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OK, enough for now, heh. I’ll blog it soon.
COME ON, AWESOME NEW BRA!
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I am new to all this breastfeeding info as I only recently found out I was expecting. After looking at the Bravdo website I would like to own it all…. sublime nursing bra and
the allure underwire nursing bra and …..
embellished microfiber nursing bra and …..
the essential nursing bra tank!
The Essential Nursing Bra Tank
I like the embellised microfiber bra!
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I’m long over my breast-feeding days so don’t enter me in the contest, but just wanted to say you look great in the picture Mel; I wish my tummy looked as good as yours! I’ve only had a couple of kids, but my tummy looks like a balloon does when it has been inflated for a week and then you let the air out.
Or is that too much information?
I would love to own the Essential Nursing Bra Tank.
I have a 5 year-old bravado bra from my first pregnancy that is all stretched out! I’d really love a new one particularly an Exquisite nursing bra to wear to work!
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I have the original nursing bra, which I’m mehh about, and the lifestyle bra, which I love.
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I own 3 of the Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra, and I LOVE them! Even after we were weaned, and I wasn’t nursing nor pregnant, I still only wore those bra. And now with this pregnancy, I find that it’s growing well with my body! I hate any type of wiring to start with, which usually limited my choices of bras, especially supportive ones, this pretty much solves the issue
I also like the molding pads, that you can choose to wear or remove.
Hands down, I would recommend Bravado to anyone – and would love to try some of their other bras too, the Bliss Bra sounds great
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I own 2 of the Body Silk Seamless bras and LOVE them. They are my only two nursing bras, which I go back and forth with, so needless to say they are getting worn! Wait, I take that back, I bought 1 other and it is terrible! I never wear it! The Bravados are a little expensive but have been totally worth it. I’d love to try the new Bliss.
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I would love to own the Essential Nursing Bra Tank.
I own the sublime nursing bra. It makes me feel pretty.
I would like to own the essential nursing bra tank. Thanks!
The Essential Nursing Bra Tank would be awesome!
I love the essential nursing bra tank!
I’d love to have a nursing bra tank
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Ooh, I want an Allure Underwire Nursing Bra! That looks nice!
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I would like one of their nursing tanks.
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Nursing Bra !
I would like the nursing bra tank
I have a few Bravado nursing tanks. I would love to win this bra!
I’d like to try the seamless bodysilk nursing bra.
I’d like to try a nursing bra tank.
I would also love to try their Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra!
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would love to try their seamless nursing bra!
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The Essential Nursing Bra Tank in black is what I would like
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I would love to have their Essential Nursing Shrug! It looks awesome!
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I would like the Essential Nursing Bra Tank.
i have a body silk bra…seriously it is so comfortable. whenever I wear it as soon as i put it on my thoughts are ….oh this feels great! I highly recommend it!
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I would love the essential nursing bra tank
I like the Sublime nursing bra! So pretty and yet a nursing bra. Score!
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