Bra during labor?

PSlove

I feel slightly ridiculous typing this.

Are you allowed to wear a bra under your hospital gown when you're in labor? What is the norm?

j1e2n3n4i

hehe, I was thinking the exact same thing this morning!  I hate the feeling of them flopping all over the place

This morning I asked DH what he thought... he just rolled his eyes and walked away (I'm "annoying" today).

nugget0411

i bought a sports bra looking one that i'll wear the whole time. i also brought another one.

they sell them at Walmart 3 for $15 in Canada so i'm sure they have then in the states too. spagetti straps so it'll be easy to nurse and then i'll be covered and comfy.

g00dg0llymsm0lly

Lol someone asked that in our birthing class, too. The answer (for our hospital) was "You can wear whatever you want except pants."

KERJF

i am planning on it unless for whatever reason they tell me i cant.

i bought two sports type ones from target that are super stretchy and comfy - because i HATE wearing bras lol (eta: just clarifying that i never go w/o in public, just around the house if im alone or with DH;) 

katlizabeth

I did.  I had to change at one point b/c I was in a tub and it got wet, but I've been wearing a bra practically 24/7 since getting pregnant with ds 3 years ago (pregnant, nursing, pregnant, etc...) so I'm much more comfortable with one on!

Nanna

I wore a sports bra both times I was in the hospital in labor.  I refuse to swing free EVER.

nikilr

When I had DS, I didn't.  It wasn't a big deal.  I didn't put one on until the next morning.  It was just easier for feeding through the night. 

virginiagirl11

I'm planning to wear a black nursing bra under my gown.

stewa1sr

I"m planning to wear a medela sleep nursing bra...I"ve been wearing it for about 2 weeks now bc it is more comfortable than my regular bra and I hate not wearing a bra...I always have!

kayci

With these huge preggo boobs (32G!) I will absolutely be wearing a bra!  I'm going to pack along a sports bra, and a nursing bra or two. 

A little off-topic, but at childbirth class, in one of the videos a woman was wearing a skirt during labor.  I thought that was genius!  It was knee-length, and she wore it with a sports bra, so no hospital gown. It looked like hospital gown / pillowcase material - I wonder if it's something her hospital had, or if she brought it with her?

ailidespain

If you plan on getting an epi they make you take it off. At least they did when I had my DD.

MegZRN

We usually have patients take them off. If it has wires you can't have it on during a c/s and its kinda hard to get it off once your IV is started. Also if you plan on breastfeeding they will most likely have you do skin to skin with baby prior to bathing him/her so you will just ruin a bra with nasty gunk. If my patients insist on leaving their bra on, of course that's fine. They can't really MAKE you take it off (unless you're having a c/s...). 

GHBEA

I didnt wear one.  I just wore the hospital gown.

JennDave+1

ailidespain:

If you plan on getting an epi they make you take it off. At least they did when I had my DD.

Same here I had two sports bras and they made me take them off when I got my epi.

luvdv8

I didn't but was told I could wear a sports bra- no underwire or anything with metal clasps.

yesthisiskim

MegZRN:

We usually have patients take them off. If it has wires you can't have it on during a c/s and its kinda hard to get it off once your IV is started. Also if you plan on breastfeeding they will most likely have you do skin to skin with baby prior to bathing him/her so you will just ruin a bra with nasty gunk. If my patients insist on leaving their bra on, of course that's fine. They can't really MAKE you take it off (unless you're having a c/s...). 

This exactly. I don't plan on BF-ing but I want skin-to-skin contact with LO, which would be impossible with a bra. And taking off a bra with that damn needle in your hand will be impossible. I'm a 32B and haven't grown a centimeter this whole pregnancy so that contributes to my comfort and ease of letting the girls be free. I'm bringing with one regular bra and my nursing bra for coverage/support afterwards, though.

jmcnece

I am hoping for a water birth so I bought a sports bra and it actually hooks in the front so it will be easy for me to get open for breastfeeding.

Scout05

They told me no bra for the c/s, but that I could wear a sports bra for a vaginal birth (if she decides she's coming earlier.)