For years, Georgia Tong's body was her job. As a professional netballer, she knew within seconds if a piece of kit wasn't working — a strap, a seam, a sports bra that dug in mid-sprint. Pregnancy didn't lower that bar. If anything, it raised it.
"I've always been fussy with bras because I've spent so many years training and playing professionally. If something rubs, digs in or doesn't support you properly, you know about it pretty quickly."
Before pregnancy, she says she was a “no bra” person whenever she could be — tight sports bras all day were enough of a trade-off already. So the first thing she noticed about a Hotmilk bra surprised her:
"It was supportive without feeling restrictive. It felt secure, but I could still breathe, move and actually forget I was wearing it. That's pretty rare."
When Comfort Became as Important as Support
Pregnancy changed her body fast, week to week — and the standard she needed from a bra changed with it.
"My boobs changed so much throughout pregnancy that I needed something that could adapt with me instead of feeling too tight one week and too loose the next. Comfort became just as important as support because I was wearing it all day, every day."
Through pregnancy, she rotated between My Necessity and My Comfort — both FlexFit styles built to solve the exact problem she was describing: a stretch bra that adapts across 2–3 cup sizes, so you're not re-buying every time your body shifts.
She Wore It Through Labour
The bra in question was My Comfort — wire-free, and the one she reached for when nothing could afford to dig in. This is the part of her answer that stopped us in our tracks.
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In Georgia's words “I was induced, so it was a long process before active labour really kicked in. I honestly never even thought about changing because it was comfortable. As I said, I'm a not-bra person usually, so the fact it lasted till I left the hospital is saying something. It wasn't something I was desperate to take off, which says a lot when you're in labour. It just stayed supportive without getting in the way, and afterwards it made skin-to-skin and breastfeeding really easy.” |
The Postpartum Reality Nobody Prepares You For
Ask most new mums what surprised them most about postpartum, and it's rarely the big things — it's the small, unglamorous ones. Georgia's answer was no different:
"Postpartum I didn't realise how much my boobs would change throughout the day and night. Sometimes they're full, sometimes they're soft after a feed, sometimes they're leaking everywhere. I needed something that was comfortable enough to sleep in, supportive enough to wear out, and easy to feed in at 3am."
And then the detail almost nobody talks about:
"No one talks about how reclipping before the spill happens is just as important. I have some cheap ones that aren't easy to unclip and reclip, and haven't kept their shape with all the washing you have to do."
Postpartum, it's still My Necessity and My Comfort in her rotation — the same two bras that got her through pregnancy and labour.
What This Means If You're Not a Professional Athlete
You don't need Georgia's career to recognise these standards — they're just what a nursing bra should do for anyone. If you're building your own rotation, here's what her experience actually says to look for:
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What to actually look for • One-handed clips that reclip fast — before the next feed starts, not just for the one you're in. • Fabric that holds its shape wash after wash, not just out of the box. • Support that works day and night — sleep, at home, and out the door, in the same bra. |
Georgia spent her career trusting her body to tell her the truth. Postpartum, this is the one thing that's finally kept up with it.
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