has anyone wore one of these gowns to deliver? It looks very practical, but are they allowed? This is my first baby and I'm not real sure about teh rules of what you can and can't wear.
This what the website says about the gown:
"The gown is not only beautiful it's functional. If you plan to breastfeed, the V-neck makes life much easier. If you choose to have an epidural, the low back on this dress is better suited. The openings along the front allow the nurses easy access to your belly when they attach the baby monitors. 100% Cotton Jersey Knit."
The website is www.matriarchmaternity.com
just wanted to get some opinions!
Re: pretty pushers delivery gown
This. I didn't bother clicking the link but chances are it isn't cheap. I fully intend of destroying the ones the hospital gives me. I have a few comfy ones from Walmart I plan on wearing afterwards that have a good chance of NOT being ruined.
That being said, I'd probably wear that gown to a beach on a hot summer day. It's too pretty to ruin with blood, goo and all that other glorious stuff.
I have to say, I never understood this fascination with having to look good while giving birth and immediately after. Maybe it was because I was in labor for 24+ hours and needed a c-section, but I had no desire to put on makeup/a cute outfit/get all dolled up for visitors at the hospital. I didn't even have a desire for my own PJs-with a baby nursing pretty much around the clock and a sore stomach, I thought the hospital gown was just fine, although it was nice having a fuzzy robe/slippers from home when visitors came by. The day I was being discharged, I did get dressed and got DS in cute outfits and took lots of pictures, but otherwise I was completely content looking like crap. lol.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
You might want to save something that nice for after anyway, it will just get ruined during delivery.
Breleigh & Mason
I could care less what I looked like during labor. And yes, people did come to see me while I was in labor with DD. The last thing you should be worried about is if you have a cute gown on.
I find those hilarious.
I would just buys some comfortable nursing pajamas. I was happy to have those once my DD was born, I had showered, etc. They made me feel human. But while I was in labor I couldn't have cared less about the gown I was wearing.
I can think of about 500 things I'd rather spend $25 on.
It looks cold.
It will probably only get stained
It looks pretty airy on top--would it even be more modest than a hospital gown?
What do you do with it after labor? I think it is being touted as something to wear once and dispose of (according to the Amazon description I read last week) which is unbelievably wasteful of the earth's resources.
More Green For Less Green
I have been looking for something like this b/c on our "what to bring" list for the birth center/hospital we got last week it said 2 hip length gowns or nightshirts.
I have to admit that one does look cold if you are going to wear it PP. I was thinking something like this:
https://www.diapers.com/product/productdetail.aspx?productid=28716&site=CI&cm_mmc=cse-_-googlebase-_-moms%20&%20maternity%7Cmaternity%20&%20nursing%20clothes%7Cnursing%20sleepwear-_-PZ-030&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=PZ-030
I hate to spend the $$ on it but I also don't know what they have at the birth center we are going to be at and I always prefer my own clothes etc even if I am going to get birth yuck on them.
This. I am however bringing comfy, cheap lounge pants and 2 nursing tanks to wear after. I've been in a hospital before, and I hate everything about them, including the gowns. So I will not be wearing what they give me after I deliver (unless I have a c section and pants are out of the question, of course).
Really? Just really?
Granted, I would love to look fresh faced and glowing after delivery, but I am not spending money on something just to ruin it.
I'm trying hard not to laugh at this. But in all seriousness, if you don't mind covering it in blood and other bodily fluids then by all means buy...I destroyed more than one gown while staying the hospital. I even needed the sheets to the bed changed twice after giving birth. You really don't want to wear nice stuff.
Call up L&D and ask about their rules.
I love the description of the gowns:
"It's time to ditch the dreary, TOTALLY impractical hospital gowns and treat yourself to a Pretty Pushers gown for one of the biggest days of your life"
They call a hospital gown 'impractical'?.....