When I was nursing my first daughter I bought a ton of nursing bras. Probably close to 10 before, by some miracle, I found this one. I never went back to the other ones. I have giant milk makers so I really need underwire and this bra, while not the most supportive bra I've ever worn offers way more support than non underwire and is so unbelievably comfy. My first one is pretty worn out as now I'm nursing my second baby and it's had a lot of use. I do machine wash in a lingerie bag, but only hang dry and it's held up pretty well. I bought two more so I rotate the three and use them in combo with Undercover Mama Tanks (do yourself a favor and check those out so you can just wear normal shirts). If all 3 of these bras broke tomorrow I would not hesitate to buy more.