How many nursing clothes do you really need?

When you start breastfeeding, it's tempting to want to buy everything. But between comfort, practicality, and style, how many nursing clothes do you really need?Spoiler alert: not that many, but you need the right ones. We'll help you sort through them.

1. Evaluate your daily life: your lifestyle influences your needs

• Are you staying home? → 2 to 3 nursing tops comfort is sufficient.
• Back to work? → Go for 2 practical blouses + 1 adapted jacket.
• Going out a lot with baby? → Plan tops that are easy to open quickly (and pretty, while you're at it!).

2. The ideal starting point

For the first few weeks:

• 4 to 5 nursing tops
  
• 2 nursing bras or brassieres
• 1 dress or tunic
• 1 nursing pajamas or breastfeeding-friendly night set

Tip: Choose items that are easy to wash and dry quickly.

3. Then adapt your wardrobe as the months go by

For the first few months, there are lots of feeds. Then, when the rhythm stabilizes, you can expand or lighten your wardrobe. There's no need to accumulate: choose versatile pieces that will follow you everywhere: home, outings, work, parties.

Conclusion

You don't need 20 different pieces. The key is to focus on the right combination: comfort, practicality, and self-confidence. At 23 Mai Paris, we create nursing clothes that serve you, without weighing you down.

If you are breastfeeding, here are some of our nursing clothes that may interest you:

Breastfeeding t-shirts
Breastfeeding sweaters
Breastfeeding tank tops
Breastfeeding dresses
Breastfeeding pyjamas