Underwired or wire-free (soft cup) bras – Does it matter?
The Australian Breastfeeding Association advises against wearing underwired bras, including bras with ‘flexiwire’ during both pregnancy and breast feeding. The reason for this is as your breasts change and grow, you need to make sure the underwires are not resting on any part of the breast tissue. The wires can dig into your breasts and may harm the later development of your breast ducts causing blockages and mastitis. It would be very difficult to keep up with buying a new underwired bra during this time as your breasts grow and change week to week, not to mention very expensive! Bras without underwires give you more flexibility as you do not have to worry about wires digging in and causing damage.
