Many before me will have been faced with this dilemma: the need for tops that you can breastfeed in but without having to invest lots of $$.
I'm a bit of a tight arse and have been looking for tops but they all seem rather pricey, added to that I have some great tops in my wardrobe that I love, but aren't really practical for breastfeeding. So, I decided I would make myself some tightarse breastfeeding tops that would allow me to wear my existing wardrobe. After looking at a few tops I figured that really all I needed was some tops with some openings to access my boobs that I could wear underneath an existing top.
Here's how I did it, it really couldn't be simpler, and only cost me $9 per top (instead of $30 and up for a breastfeeding top):
Step 1: Get yourself a top. It's cold here so I've used some long sleeved tops but you could quite easily do this with t-shirts or singlet tops.
Step 2: Work out where to position the holes. I put the top on and then with a pen marked where the middle of my boob was.
Step 3: Get something round that you can trace around. I used something that was about 6cm in diameter - as the top is stretchy you'll find when you put the top on that the hole will stretch as well. FYI I'm a DD cup. I suspect the size of hole may vary depending on how big your boobs are. If in doubt start small and work your way up.
Step 4: Mark the circles on your top. I used the marks in Step 2 as the centre, then measured 3cm either side and above and below the centre, then place my cup over the top and traced around.
Step 5: Cut out the circles.
Step 6 (optional): You shouldn't need to sew as t-shirt material won't fray but if you want a better finish you could zig-zag around, hem or use some sort of binding to finish the edges.
You can then wear this top, as pictured underneath your existing clothes. Voila - tight arse breastfeeding top.
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