I'm nursing my 3rd daughter whose almost 7 months old, and I've gone all of those months without a nursing bra mainly because this last baby I haven't had alot of money, and nursing bras are somewhat of hype since I'm used to pulling down the cup of any bra I'm wearing to nurse, even if it has clips.
Don't get me wrong. I'd love to go nursing bra shopping and get a whole collection, but like I said I can't afford it really.
With my first long term nursing experience which lasted over a year, I bought a comfy stretchy cotton walmart bra with clips and this sleep bra. I loved the way my boobs looked and were supported in the walmart bra but I never used the clips, and when my breasts leaked there was nwhere for the liquid to go, same as with the sleep bra. I had nursing pads but they were thick noticable, (pretty much just as annoying as leaks) Even at night, I think nursing pads are annoying but useful.
As far as this bra goes, when I was nursing my 2nd daughter, I felt it was comfortable, and really easy to pull down to nurse and lightly supportive and it was great and it lasted about a year before it got really thin and worn. So I do reccomended it.
But the other day I was close to motherhood maternity, and I decided I really wanted a comfy bra again, and I got Motherhood Maternity's Padded Seamless bra which was 22 dollars plus tax and it's the most comfortable bra I've ever worn, nursing or not. It's super supportive, has no clips, it separates your breasts while sleeping. It's awesome, and it also protects against leaks.