Maternity and nursing brassiere with strap variations

A brassiere apparatus, said brassiere apparatus comprising:

• a pair of detachable breast cup means for facilitating breast feeding,
• each of said breast cup means having breast size compensation means for accommodating variable breast sizes experienced by a wearer during a breast feeding phase,
• said breast size compensation means comprising a first detachable closure member located on an upper perimeter portion of said breast cup means and a second mating closure member located on an upper brassiere support band,
• said first closure member being controllably and detachably attached to selectable width portions on said second closure member to effect breast size fitting compensation such that said breast cup means comfortably conforms to said variable breast sizes,
• each of said breast cup means further comprises having a nursing pad pocket formed between an inner gauze liner and an exterior surface of said cup means, said nursing pad pocket having an entry way formed to be accessible from within the outer side of said breast cup means;
• an encircling band for securing said brassiere apparatus to a backside of a wearer, said encircling band having a plurality of horizontally spaced attachment points;
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• a pair of shoulder straps attached to one end to said upper brassiere support band and detachably attached at other end to said encircling band at selected ones of said horizontal attachment points to effect controllable strap width setting, each of said shoulder straps having a plurality of corresponding vertically spaced attachment points located proximate said other end.

A brassiere apparatus, said brassiere apparatus comprising:

• an encircling band for securing said brassiere apparatus to a backside of a wearer, said encircling band having a plurality of horizontally spaced attachment points;
• a pair of shoulder straps attached to one end to an upper brassiere support band and detachably attached at other end to said encircling band at selected ones of said horizontal attachment points to effect controllable strap width setting, each of said shoulder straps having a plurality of corresponding vertically spaced attachment points located proximate said other end;
• at least one width adjusting band, said width adjusting band being detachably attached to selectable ones of said vertically spaced attachment points to maintain said strap width setting at vertically spaced distances above said encircling band;
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• a pair of detachable breast cup means for facilitating breast feeding, each of said breast cup means having breast size compensation means for accommodating variable breast sizes experienced by a wearer during a breast feeding phase,
• said breast size compensation means comprising a first detachable closure member located on an upper perimeter portion of said breast cup means and a second mating closure member located on an upper brassiere support band,
• said first closure member being controllably and detachably attached to selectable width portions on said second closure member to effect breast size fitting compensation such that said breast cup means comfortably conforms to said variable breast sizes.