Abstract: A nursing band providing better comfort for the user and comprising a lower cuff adapted to encircle the chest of a breast feeding mother below the bust and an upper cuff adapted to encircle the chest of the breast feeding mother above the bust and an intermediate section extending between the lower cuff and the upper cuff, wherein the lower cuff, the upper cuff and the intermediate section have anisotropic properties, wherein the anisotropic properties of the intermediate section differ from the anisotropic properties of at least one of the lower cuff and the upper cuff.