Good bye old pumping corset!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016
I'm so incredibly frustrated that I did not know about this dairy fairy bra after my first pregnancy. I nursed my daughter for 12 months, 10 1/2 of those I was at work pumping while she was at daycare. One of the most painful parts about nursing for me was dealing with The stress of pumping. This time around I promised myself I wasn't going to stress, but it's kind of hard when you need to pump at work! This has been a game changer for me! I'm definitely going to order another one as this is truly made the world of a difference and making pumping at work easy. The braw itself is beautiful, but very thin. The lease itself shows through most shirts and you definitely have to wear nursing pads with this if you don't want to expose your nipples. But I absolutely love how amazing this makes pumping and how easy!! All I have to do is lift up my shirt, put in my flanges, and go to town. No lifting up my shirt, taking off my bra, putting on my corset, and going from there being all hooked up and uncomfortable. I've been wearing my bra every day so I need to get more ASAP! Every nursing working mother needs one of these!
Middle of the pack
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017
This brand offers some of the more aesthetically pleasing pumping bras I've seen. I have no problem with the sports bra look, and in fact own a couple pumping bras that look like that, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates feeling just a little bit less like a dairy cow when pumping for my kid, so I jumped on this bra when I saw it. Unfortunately, the lace is scratchy, unpleasant enough when you're not sensitive, but all the worse when you pump. It looks lumpy underneath a shirt and does not have padding, so whether or not your bits actually poke out, it still makes you feel self-conscious that they do. I pump at home, so while not ideal, it's still tolerable.Another mark against it is that it's not very supportive. To be fair, pretty much every pumping bra I've tried so far has been a bit fiddly, but this is a bit more so. In that regard, the only real advantage of this bra over, say, a nursing bra which also allows easy access is that it holds the pump flanges so that you aren't in danger of dropping all of your expressed milk all over the place, but the flanges can still pull away enough to either not allow the pump to suction effectively, or milk can leak from the bottom, defeating the purpose of hands-free pumping.Basically, I've tried better and I've tried worse, so I'll continue to use it. However when I misplaced it for a couple weeks, I didn't miss it.
Have nursing pads ready...
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2016
I'm really torn on the review for this item. It fits well and because of the extended width of the band it smooths out some of the "extra" along the bra line that some of us get with pregnancy/breastfeeding, making it great for wearing under work clothes or other items that are expected to lay well. It's also nice to have a piece of lingerie that you can wear that isn't nude colored and made of pure lycra for date night or whenever you want to feel sexy and less like "mommy moo cow". That being said, the lace is on the itchy side and I would definitely recommend wearing nursing pads as this bra is designed for holding pumping cups to your breast so the opening is just two overlapping panels that open in the middle and if you adjust or move a certain way your nipple can slip between the panels and get pinched when you go back to the original position. I don't love this bra for comfort but it serves a purpose if you are required to wear professional or form fitting clothing for work.
Worth every penny for hands-free pumping... and it is sexy too.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2016
This is a super cute bra! Good support but a little itchy in one or two places. Not bad enough for me to stop wearing it nearly every day and it seems to be getting better with each wash. Works great for nursing and is perfect as a hands-free pumping bra. My Medela shields are a nice tight fit through the opening and I can have a full 5oz bottle hanging out of each one without a drop spilled or suction lost. I pump at work so this lets me continue computer work while I pump. The bottom lace does roll up a little as mentioned in other reviews, but I am going to blame that on my extra baby weight around my rib cage, not the bra design. You do not notice it while wearing, so it's really not an issue. I am a 34 C or D post-baby. The size chart will not lead you astray, it fits perfectly. It is lacy and the overlap for the breast shields is right across the middle, so don't expect to wear this under a tight shirt, it will show. I can wear it under a t-shirt with no problem as long as it is not tight. Really no different from any other lace bra, they all show under tight clothing.
Better if you're a 34 or smaller
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2019
I want to start I'm a 1st time mom who has to exclusively pump when my baby is in the NICU. I bought 2 different hands free pump bras & I want to be fair with my review for both. I am going to compare them in both reviews.Bra 1- The Dairy Fairy ($54-beige)Bra 2-MOMANDA ($24-black)sizing- Bra 1 only let's you pick the cup size. I'm a C so I picked size 3 but the band is WAY to small, I tried an extender which didn't help either. Bra 2 allowed me to pick the band & cup size. This allowed the bra to properly fit not only the cup but around.Flange size- both are in comparison to each other in size. the black one seemed to be easier to use but I think that's because the band fits better.band- the beige one only has a 2 hook which leaves it a bit more uncomfortable. the black one has 3 hooks which lends to be being more comfortable all day.underwire- both have underwire which over all doesn't bother me when though I've never worn a bra with them before.aesthetically- they look the same with the lace on the exterior and a little lace below the underwire that gives it a bralette look. I feel very feminine in them both.my overall- I prefer the black bra over the beige. I only wore the beige one for half a day & was too uncomfortable. I'm returning the beige one to get another black one in tan/beige.
