What did you wear to labour/birth in?

[sunshine_sieben]

Oh and by the way, I had packed an XXXL T-shirt to wear during labour, but I never wore it.

[alioops]

I had both labours in the bath. I was naked because I found my clothes too restrictive, especially when they were wet. I did make sure I had Boardies packed for DH. He has no choice this time, I will need someone to lean on coz the BC baths up here are twice the size of the one I used with my other 2.

[leesha]

I wore hubby's tshirt and trackies and thongs to the hospital!!! I had a nightie packed in my bag as I thought that is what I was planning on wearing...no way would I ever be completely naked while giving birth......

Haaaa stripped right off once I was in full labour and didn't want anything on me...So My Ds was born in his birthday suit and I was waiting for him in my birthday suit!! Haahaaaaaa
Brought him straight onto my chest so it was great for the skin to skin contact and breast feeding. There was only hubby and midwife in the birthing suite but honestly you don't care who is there and how they see you...you are so focused on listening to your body that what you are wearing is such a minor detail!!!

[nagromeyk]

Haaaa stripped right off once I was in full labour and didn't want anything on me...
Brought him straight onto my chest so it was great for the skin to skin contact and breast feeding. There was only hubby and midwife in the birthing suite but honestly you don't care who is there and how they see you...you are so focused on listening to your body that what you are wearing is such a minor detail!!!

Have to agree with this - the last thing on my mind when I was in labour was what I was wearing. I went to hospital wearing trackies and an oversized t-shirt but within about an hour of getting there my cx's were stepping up and I needed to be in the bath. I changed into a singlet top and got into the bath but that didnt last long either LOL I guess as someone else said the weight of it wet I couldnt handle so off that came aswell

I was switching between the shower and the spa bath for the entire labour and ended up having my DS in the water, such an amazing experience!

[SweetPea]

I started off wearing a hospital gown, I actually found it comfy! Once my waters broke the gown came off and I was straight into the shower, so spent the rest of the labour naked, definitely lost all inhibitions and didn't think twice about being naked.

[Nai]

I started in a t-shirt and undies and then ended up naked as I spent a lot of time in the shower. I was unaware of anyone else being around so it didn't bother me at all. I figured that anyone who worked in the birthing suites had probably seen it all before.

[Cyathea]

My birthday suit! The beauty of homebirth, totally free and easy!!

[Tegam]

First two i wore a nighty and riped it off just before the baby came out, third i had just got out of the shower so was naked! trust me you wongt care at all at the time

[Early Kids]

I started off in a singlet and knickers and ended up in a hospital gown.

[AliBaby]

Such a good thread. I dont like being fully naked in front of other people. I am paranoid about all my stretch marks and my legs (I know I shouldnt be but I am) and my boobs are so big that I dont think I want them hanging loose. I wish I wasn't paranoid I think I am going to try and get a long glam nightie that I can just pull up and not wear anything underneath if they have to have access.

[Pandora]

i had a bonds singlet and my undies, except for in the bath where I had nothing.
i knew before habd I was going to feel resrticted with anything baggy, esp. being it was summer and hot so was always going to be somthing tightish or nothing at all.