Nursing Bra Sizing: Cake, Bravado & Kindred Bravely
The three brands most searched for nursing bras, with three different sizing logics, and one shared rule: fit late in pregnancy, allow for change.
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely in numbers
Cake sizes nursing bras like real bras (bands 30–44, cups to K in UK letters); Bravado uses alpha sizes with cup groupings; Kindred Bravely uses alpha with 'busty' variants for fuller cups. Across all three, the fitting rule is the same: buy around 36 weeks, fit the band on the tightest hook (it will loosen), and expect a cup change after milk comes in.
Sub-brands and lines: Cake Maternity, Bravado Designs, Kindred Bravely.
Your measured size in Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely
How this is computed: your US size read straight onto the US label, then adjusted for how Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely typically grades: soft bands, generous cups. This brand sells many styles in alpha sizes (S/M/L or numeric athletic sizes) that fit the ribcage rather than the cup: the conversion below applies to its numbered bra-sized styles; for alpha styles use the brand grid and expect support to fall off above a C or D.
Where Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely sits on the size grid
Cups Varies by brand. Not every band–cup combination exists; the largest cups usually appear on mid-range bands only.
Best for:
- Late pregnancy and nursing
- Sleep and seamless nursing bras
- Fuller busts needing real sizes while nursing
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely bra size chart (US sizing)
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely labels in United States notation. Rows are bands (US number, US equivalent in brackets); columns are cup letters as Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely writes them. Each cell links to that size's guide.
| Band | A | B | C | D | DD | DDD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 (US 30) | 30A | 30B | 30C | 30D | 30DD | 30DDD |
| 32 (US 32) | 32A | 32B | 32C | 32D | 32DD | 32DDD |
| 34 (US 34) | 34A | 34B | 34C | 34D | 34DD | 34DDD |
| 36 (US 36) | 36A | 36B | 36C | 36D | 36DD | 36DDD |
| 38 (US 38) | 38A | 38B | 38C | 38D | 38DD | 38DDD |
| 40 (US 40) | 40A | 40B | 40C | 40D | 40DD | 40DDD |
| 42 (US 42) | 42A | 42B | 42C | 42D | 42DD | 42DDD |
| 44 (US 44) | 44A | 44B | 44C | 44D | 44DD | 44DDD |
Coverage is approximate to the brand's core collections; the largest cups typically exist on mid-range bands only. US DDD is written DDD here.
Does Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely run small or big?
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely bands run soft or stretchy across US bands 30–44: many wearers take a band down and a cup up to keep the volume, and the band retires sooner than a firm one.
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely cups grade generous: try your measured cup and one down, and read a wrinkle at the top as the letter, not the shape, until a demi cut has been tried.
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely wires are average width for the US system. Straps: Drop-cup clips; wide.
What to try at Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely
| Line | Notes |
|---|---|
| Cake Sugar Candy | seamless nursing, sized by band/cup |
| Bravado Body Silk Seamless | alpha with cup groups |
| Kindred Bravely Simply Sublime | alpha with busty option |
| Cake Timtams | flexi-wire nursing |
| Shape | Try |
|---|---|
| Full on bottom | Cake Timtams |
| Full on top | Bravado Body Silk |
| Shallow | Kindred Bravely Simply Sublime |
| Projected | Cake Sugar Candy |
| Wide-set | Bravado Body Silk |
Not sure of your shape? The fit guide explains the five shapes and how to recognize yours.
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Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely sizing: answered
When should I buy a nursing bra and what size?
Around 36 weeks, fitted on the tightest hook (the band will loosen), with room for the cup to grow one size when milk comes in. Cake sizes in real bra sizes; Bravado and Kindred Bravely use alpha groups: check the grid.
What sizing system does Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely use?
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely sizes in United States (US) convention: bands Cake 30–44 (cups to K); Bravado alpha S–XXL by cup group; Kindred Bravely alpha and 'busty' variants, cups Varies by brand. US labels: a US 34C is a 34C here.
Does Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely run big or small?
Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely bands run soft or stretchy across US bands 30–44: many wearers take a band down and a cup up to keep the volume. Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely cups grade generous: try your measured cup and one down.
What is my size in Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely?
Start with your measured size, convert it to US notation, then apply the brand's grading: many wearers take a band down and a cup up to keep the volume. try your measured cup and one down. The calculator on this page does both.
What is Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely best known for?
Cake Sugar Candy: seamless nursing, sized by band/cup. Also: Bravado Body Silk Seamless (alpha with cup groups); Kindred Bravely Simply Sublime (alpha with busty option).
Which Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely bra suits my shape?
Full on bottom: Cake Timtams; Full on top: Bravado Body Silk; Shallow: Kindred Bravely Simply Sublime; Projected: Cake Sugar Candy; Wide-set: Bravado Body Silk.
Are Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely sizes the same as Anita?
Same notation where the systems match, different fit. Cake · Bravado · Kindred Bravely: soft band, generous cup, average wire. Anita: true band, true cup, average wire. Convert the label, then apply the fit notes.
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