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A nursing bra assembly for securing pads in a nursing bra to inhibit the pads inadvertently falling out includes a bra for covering a pair of breasts and a portion of the torso of a person. The bra includes a pair of cups. Each of the cups has a feeding aperture extending therethrough and at least o

A nursing bra assembly for securing pads in a nursing bra to inhibit the pads inadvertently falling out includes a bra for covering a pair of breasts and a portion of the torso of a person. The bra includes a pair of cups. Each of the cups has a feeding aperture extending therethrough and at least one nipple of the associated one of the breasts is accessible through the cup to be suckled by an infant. Each of the cups of the bra has one of a pair of covers pivotally coupled thereto. Each of the covers is selectively pivoted over the feeding aperture in the associated one of the cups. Each of the covers has one of a pair of pockets coupled thereto. The pockets are positioned over and adjacent to the feeding aperture of the cups when the covers are positioned over the feeding aperture.

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I claim: 1. A nursing bra assembly comprising: a bra for covering a pair of breasts and a portion of the torso of a person, said bra including a pair of cups, each of said cups covering a portion of an associated one of the breasts, each of said cups having a feeding aperture extending therethrough

I claim: 1. A nursing bra assembly comprising: a bra for covering a pair of breasts and a portion of the torso of a person, said bra including a pair of cups, each of said cups covering a portion of an associated one of the breasts, each of said cups having a feeding aperture extending therethrough, wherein at least a nipple of the associated one of the breasts is accessible through the cup to be suckled by an infant; a pair of covers, each of said cups of said bra having one of said covers pivotally coupled thereto, said covers being selectively pivoted over said feeding aperture in the associated one of said cups; a pair of pockets, each of said covers having an interior face having one of said pockets coupled thereto, said pockets being positioned over and adjacent to said feeding aperture of the associated one of said cups when said covers are positioned over said feeding aperture, each of said pockets having an approximately centrally disposed insertion aperture extending therein; and a pair of pads, each of said pads being removably positioned in one of said pockets and being aligned with one of said feeding apertures, said insertion aperture permitting one of said pads to be inserted between the associated one of said pockets and the associated one of said covers to maintain positioning of the associated one of said pads, said insertion aperture permitting the nipple of the associated one of the breast to extend through the associated one of said pockets and contact one of said pads. 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said covers includes a securing member configured to secure said covers over an associated one of said feeding apertures. 3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said pockets includes a peripheral edge coupled to an interior face of the associated one of said covers. 4. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said pockets is comprised of an elastic mesh material to permit each of said insertion apertures to expand to receive one of said pads and said pockets to compress said pads against said covers. 5. A nursing bra assembly comprising: a bra for covering a pair of breasts and a portion of a torso of a person, said bra including a pair of cups, each of said cups covering a portion of an associated one of the breasts, each of said cups having a feeding aperture extending therethrough, wherein at least a nipple of the associated one of the breasts is accessible through the cup to be suckled by an infant; a pair of covers, each of said cups of said bra having one of said covers pivotally coupled thereto, said covers being selectively pivoted over said feeding aperture in the associated one of said cups, each of said covers including a securing member configured to secure said covers over an associated one of said feeding apertures; a pair of pockets, each of said covers having one of said pockets coupled thereto, said pockets being positioned over and adjacent to said feeding aperture of the associated one of said cups when said covers are positioned over said feeding aperture, a peripheral edge of each of said pockets being coupled to an interior face of the associated one of said covers, each of said pockets having an approximately centrally disposed insertion aperture extending therein; a pair of pads, each of said pads being removably positioned in one of said pockets and being aligned with one of said feeding apertures; and insertion aperture permitting one of said pads to be inserted between the associated one of said pockets and the associated one of said covers to maintain positioning of the associated one of said pads, each of said pockets being comprised of an elastic mesh material to permit each of said insertion apertures to expand to receive one of said pads and said pockets to compress said pads against said covers, said insertion aperture permitting the nipple of the associated one of the breast to extend through the associated one of said pockets and contact one of said pads.