Question about knickers!

Im just wondering if anyone can pls tell me what knickers u packed for ur hospital stay??

I have heard the tighter and more granny like the better as it helps the uterus contract back in but not really sure what size or brand to get?? Im also a bit worried if i do get really tight ones i will feel uncomfortable and get cramps from having the knickers constantly digging into me?? I know when i have worn those special suck in fat pants i have always been super uncomfortable!

Or wld u guys just recommend getting knickers i wld normally wear in a bigger size so it fits a pad comfortably?? I dont want to have a sagging bottom tho! :)

Sorry i know this is a silly thread but Im really stuck!

Thankyou!!! :)

i just wore my undies i normally wear so hipster big w ones love them

OMG how cute is your ticker pic! NO more photos people!!!! Cute as!
Anyway I just bought my normal sized knicks but in a full brief whereas I would normally wear bikini cut or boy leg. I had a c/s though but they were good for pads for a few weeks and later on I wore those tight granny ones with a support panel in them because of my c/s scar. Hth!!

I got myself some Bridget Jones undies, but I was already wearing them through my pregnancy as I hate low cut undies they slip into my old C-Sec scar.

Get something thats not too tight but firm, you'll want something to help hold up those hospital "70's malibu surfboard" sized pads :rofl:
Targets full briefs are good and they seem to hold their shape well, I still have mine and wear them despite the weight change!

Bonds boy leg.. or the target version of them (theyre a bit cheaper). Make sure they have the thicker elastic stuff around the leg part and get 2 sizes bigger than you normally do. I had a natural birth and found these great as they held your pad in place and were still comfortable. Not sure how they would go after a c/s but natural they were great.

And get them in black so that they don't show the stains! :)

I wore regular hipster style knickers apart from with the twins when I was leaking fluid, when I wore some incredibly attractive hospital issue disposable pants. It was an awesome look! After the first VE when in full on labour the knickers got abandoned and I just went commando, much more comfortable and practical :p

ETA after labour I wore big pants, don't worry about them being tight. Yout uterus will contract back on it's own without the use of knickers, and if you have a CS then tight ones might be uncomfortable.

i just used my regular everyday ones (by that time the g's were packed far FAR away!! still are!)
as for being tight arround the tummy, i went to the physio class in the hospital and they gave me a elastic belly band to help suck it all in and hold the pelvic/belly muscles in, your hospital might do something simmilar? i foulnd it to tight tho so only wore it once.

I just got some bikini brief cheapies from Target, chucked them in the bin when I was done! Like Winter said, black is a great choice :D

hmmmm I really should buy more undies. I still have the granny undies from 2 years ago when I had Iain! but I guess they will do as my chuck away in case of leaks. But I would just go normal size with a little bit of lycra blend to help hold the pads in place.

I got $1 undies from target and took like 10 pairs thinking i woukd change them as they got wet/dirty... But I ended up starkers!! Lol and now have 9 unused ones cause they were cheap uncomfy ones....

Go for comfort!! So get some lovely soft bamboo undies in your pregnancy size, boyleg i found were best cause they had a wide crotch for the pads to fit.


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I second the $1 undies! I also got mine from Target, but I'm sure Best and Less have cheap ones too ! The ones I wore during labour, I didn't even realise they were off until after DD was born and the midwife asked me where I wanted them... I told her to throw them :)

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Get something thats not too tight but firm, you'll want something to help hold up those hospital "70's malibu surfboard" sized pads :rofl:

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Haha, those pads are so huge that ANY kind of knickers you wear, those pads will stick out a few feet back and front of your undies :)

Myself, I do belive I brought my biggest pair of underpants to the hospital, just for that reason. Wasn't there long though to use the surfboards ... erm ... 15 hours or so I think ... home is so much nicer.

Hey reet...

Yeah i know which ones you're talking about. You can get the proper ones from the net but i think they were $250.00 a pair..and then what about washing them.............or you can get the proper ones from myer, target, kmart which are cheaper etc.....but they can be a tad uncomfy...i used them after DD..i got used to them after a while tho and ahd a couple pairs....i found the ones that came right under the boob (so they didnt roll down) and nicker style the best for me..i didnt like them coming down the leg because they would roll up and show my bits of fatty leg under jeans.........i would get them maybe a size or two bigger to what you think you will be...coz they are quiet tight but are meant to be to hold you in....and you will loose alot of the belly and you need it fairly tight to hold the uterus in and then you can wear them after if you feel uncomfortable about you're belly....i lived in them...then i couldnt NOT wear them because i hated the muffin top..lol

I wore the Bridget Jones type... very comfy.

As for pads, I highly recommend you take your own. I have discovered that the Poise pads, which are designed for incontinence, are MUCH better than maternity pads. They are thinner and heaps more comfortable but absorb heaps of fluid if your lochia is heavy. I can't remember what absorbency I used, maybe 'regular'?? They are also designed to absorb odour so no manky smell...

I bought the 5 pack nanna knickers, one pack of each in sizes 12, 14 and 16, as well as two pairs of suck-in-your-tummy Bridget Jones style ones in size 14, which I loved. Didn't use them all, but soooooooo good to have them.

Wearing a pair now :lol:

yeah i bought a cheap pack of larger sized undies... opened fresh at the hopsy :) aaahhhh and I also took my man jocks... I wear man undies later in pregnancy when things are... swollen too much for comfort in women's undies iykwim (ball room hahahahah) lol. Just laying on your tummy a couple of times a day will help your belly love. I would personally go for undie comfort over cervix reduction :)

I just took my regular bikini undies but had to get DH to go and buy me full briefs because i had an emergency c-section and my others were rubbing on my scar. Just a cheap pack from target and threw them out after i finished with them. hth

I took my regular undies and a pair of grannies that were firm around my belly. I didn't have a c/s but I didn't like the jelly feeling of my newly empty but still large belly. So I'd put the grannies over my regular undies and went from there. I think the size I bought was an 18, I'm normally a 12-14, and they fit perfectly.

I took granny undies. If you have really tight ones with an enormous pad inside it might be quite uncomfortable after just giving birth especially if you are quite sore down there. Id also take black ones if your planning on keeping them after if you buy normal ones. :)

Thankyou all so much for ur replies!!! Has definitely helped me.
From all ur answers I have decided to look for some full brief style black knickers, as well as some of the cheapie normal hipster ones i normally wear.
I'll have to be a bit weary when wearing the full briefs, a lot of my pants sit quite low.. wld not be a good look having big knickers on show! :)

I wld love to be able to wear boy legs, but ive never been able too! For some reason they always ride up my bottom and are really uncomfortable! I am normally size 10 but i think the problem is my thighs are a little big and they just dont sit right on them. Its so frustrating cos they wld be great at holding the maternity pads in! My dh also finds them very sexy and is always picking them out for me at shops to buy.. ive always gotta tell him that they definitely wont look sexy on me when my bottom gobbles them up!

Grub im not sure about the whole mens jocks thing either! Im not really swollen and puffy yet, but im sure they wld be super comfy after giving birth!! :) So do u and dh share does that mean?? ;)

I wont bother getting any of the big tight knickers that my MIL has been telling me i have to get, she actually bought me some size 14 ones and i thought oh yeah these will be alright since im size 12 at the moment, but OMG i cldnt even get them on! It was the biggest struggle ever! and really uncomfortable.

Oh and from what some of u have said.. i will definitely be bringing my own pads to the hospital.. theres sound awful!!

A big thankyou once again!!!! :)

I for one loved the hospital pads! Yes they are huge!! But they were way comfier then the libra ones which sat funny on me.

Lol to spanx now...


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i used to just get one size bigger than what i normally fit in pre-pregnancy. this time around, i just wore cheap Big W brand undies and they were okay. don't really think undies would help too much in the uterus reduction though.....that comes down more to breastfeeding and stuff. but all the best with everything!! ;)