I got bellyband cost me a bit and honestly while it was....ok i would get sr shorts the ones mentioned here lol sorry forgot correct name. As the band can be uncomfy hard to just sit but it felt good but due to being so uncofy i used it for 3days only.
Cool, thank you all. Yep, have another chemist I can check out, but I may go look for the knicker things first. I don't know if the midwives here would know/have tubigrip, and I don't want the Man to have to go knicker hunting for me, lol.
See what you find at target, but if you're not happy and decide to look again for tubigrip -
Tubigrip size J/K/L/M would normally fit trunks/bellies from the tiniest size 8 to... well, I'm not sure, but M is pretty big - maybe a size 20? A double layer is tighter than a single layer, so that gives you the equivalent of half sizes, kind of. Chemists don't usually sell it, because these sizes are only packaged on a roll, and you need to cut off the length you want. The chemists normally have the precut, prepackaged sizes which are graded for limbs. You could try calling any local women's health physiotherapists, and see if they will sell it cut to length, without you being a patient. Or call your GP, or CHN, and see if they have it in those larger sizes.
Having said all that, I plan to use my pregnancy belly bands, which I've made from ribbing from the local fabric shop, and just sew the circle a little tighter as I need it!
Thank you Pholi. I went to target before and got a couple of pairs of "seam free full briefs", which claim to "flatten the tummy". We shall see. I bought them in my usual knicker size, and I'm currently wondering how I am going to get myself into them. Perhaps with a shoe horn.
If I was any good at sewing, or had a machine, I would probably have a go at sewing up some of the ribbing fabric myself, just as you have done.
I might also see about finding the tubigrip again. Thanks for the advice!
I've got 2 pair of the src recovery shorts - I needed them after the twins - and I still use them now (13mths later). They are exxy but I claimed on my PHI as my Ob provided a letter advising they were a medical requirement .
Only bit of advise, don't put anything too constrictive around your mid section too soon after birth, the physio at the hospital wanted me to put on the recovery shorts the day after the twins were born but as they were so compressive it didn't allow for all the fluid to get out of my system properly and my legs got so swollen from all the trapped fluid. So it would be best to wait until your body has passed all of the excess fluid first and then use a compression garment
Oh. Thanks for that note! Good to know. I will try to talk to the midwives, and from the sounds of things here, is the tubi grip slightly less tight/constrictive than the knickers? These seem very tight and stiff.
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