The naked factor

Re: The naked factor

• Blackvelvet member

  May 2011

  I'm you could wear something on the top I was prepared to untill I just compleatly forgot and was naked didn't even know that I was...

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• Mrs.Greeko

  May 2011

  I did not want to be completely naked for either birth.  I still had some small amount of modesty, which surprised even me.  For my first I was in the required hospital gown (which I hated because it was too big and kept getting in my way). 

  For my second I labored/delivered in a birth tub.  I wore a bikini top.  Just a regular old bikini top.  I'm really glad too because DH was taking pictures the moment DD came out and since my bottom half is submerged in the tub and my top half covered by the bikini they are totally pictures I can show people.  And one of them is one of my most favorite pictures of all time. 

  I wouldn't have wanted to be in like a big take top because I would think it would get waterlogged and be really annoying.  I would go with a swim suit top.  Either a bikini top or a maternity tankini top or something so it wouldn't get waterlogged.

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• cros8380 member

  May 2011

  You can wear whatever you want when you deliver! I say pack what you think you will want to wear and just go with the flow.

  I packed a sports bra to wear in the tub (I wasn't planning a water birth, but knew that I would labor in the tub in the hospital) and a tank for delivery. I wound up completely naked in the tub but did wear the tank for delivery.

  When I stripped to get into the tub I was so focused on getting in the water already that I didn't even think about the sports bra. I just got naked and got in! I did wind up shivering and shaking uncontrollably (normal!) and wound up putting on the tank when I got out of the tub to help keep me a little warm.

  Whatever you do, plan to get it all dirty- so don't wear anything you don't want to ruin!

  
  

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• sweetfern

  May 2011

  Completely, bare, nekkid...I couldn't stand to have anything on me.  I even had the nurse cut off my hospital bands.  Of course, I was induced, so I couldn't get rid of the IV line, even after the pit was turned off.  If you are in a hospital, they may not let you wear a top.  I tried to get away with wearing a sports bra (I'm fairly certain that would have come off anyway) until I was told I couldn't wear anything but their gown.  I'm sure I'll care even less this time.
  

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• CheriCO

  May 2011

  I got in the tub no long after arriving at the hospital.  I was naked from that point on.  I tried to put a gown on when I came out of the bathroom & got on the bed, just before pushing, but it was so hot and uncomfortable that I took it off.  I couldn't have cared less who saw me naked.  It's kind of funny to think back to that time because I wouldn't have expected it at all.  This time, I'll probably bring a bikini top with me for the reasons Mrs.Greeko mentioned - pictures of a potential water birth.  I may very well end up naked again, though!
  

  

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• katcarls member

  May 2011

  You can wear whatever you want.  I ended up not having time for the tub but I had planned to wear a sports bra or bikini top.
  

  
  
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• andrea922 member

  May 2011

  I planned on wearing a sports bra during my waterbirth but went naked, and really truly did not care one bit. I think a tank top may get in the way, but a bikini top or sports bra would work.
  

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• barnwife member

  May 2011

  I had a homebirth. I had purchased a super comfy cotton knit nightgown on clearance (maybe $2) that fit me at 9 months pregnant. I planned to wear it to labor and deliver. But, in the end, when I got back from running errands on the day I was in labor (yes, I ran errands while in labor), I changed into boxers and a sports bra. The boxers I'd gotten on clearance for DH, but I wore them all.the.time while pregnant at home. It was summer and hot. And the elastic on them was the most comfortable of all the clothes I had, including maternity clothes.
  
  So the boxers called my name and I put them on. I went with a sports bra and no shirt because it was hot (it was August). I wore the boxers until my midwife checked me for the only time, at which point I was 10 cm. The bra came off after J. was born and I needed to BF.
  
  I guess I'd say to have a plan in mind for what you will wear, but realize that in the heat of the moment what you think sounds good now may not be what seems good then.

  
  

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• Manderlin923 member

  May 2011

  I agree with pps. Bring what you think you will want. You may surprise yourself though.

  I brought a nightgown and arrived at the birth center in shorts, undies, a tank and a sports bra. I quickly shed all but the sports bra. In between the tub and shower I would put my shorts back on but that got annoying real fast. I eventually ended up just in the bra and finally, during pushing, I got so dang hot I ripped that off too. So, naked was for me

  
  

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• shortstuff15 member

  May 2011

  I had a bikini top on and a blanket on the bottom until I started pushing.  I am a modest person and normally don't really show anything at all, but by the time it came to labour, I could of cared less. 

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• abell77 member

  May 2011

  For laboring in a tub, you can wear a tank, bra, or bathing suit top.  Once I hit transition, I definitely surprised myself by turning into "that naked lady".  Suddenly the idea of wearing any clothing was intolerable to me, and I started stripping.  It's funny now to think about it.  So yes, I became totally naked and did not care one bit about who saw me.  It's weird how it happens.

  

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• CTri17 member

  May 2011

  is it funny that I can't remember what I wore? I think I had a sports bra on. I had shorts on until my water broke  (at 9ish cm) and then took them off and got in the tub.
  

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• JoyfulW&M member

  May 2011

  I wore a swim top and sleaveless shirt, as soon as baby was born those came off too for skin to skin. They say that you won't care, but I do, and did...until baby was born then I just wanted to snuggle, let him get used to my sent, and have my breasts close and ready if he wanted to nurse. But if there had been a man in the room (besides my hubby of course) that would have been a very different story. But there was only the midwife and then a little while later the nurse (we barely made it to the room at the maternity center before I gave birth).
  

  

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• ridesbuttons member

  May 2011

  I wore a hospital gown with my first and a men's t-shirt with my second.

  I would have noticed if I was naked.  If I had laboured in a tub, I probably would have worn a sports bra or bathing suit top.  I have big boobs that need support and containment at the best of times.
  

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• sschwege member

  May 2011

  I brought a bikini top, but was never really sure if I would wear it (I'm not very modest).  I wore the hospital gown until I got into the bath, then I was naked from that point on.  They did wrap towels around me as I walked from the bath to the bed to push, but when I got to the bed I took them off.  I never thought about the fact that I was naked.  

  
  
  
  
  
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• nosoup4u member

  May 2011

  I reach a point where clothes just feel wrong. But both times, I've kept my bra on the whole time.

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• Germanwife2b member

  May 2011

  Labor came so fast and hit me so hard that I didn't even pay any attention to what I was wearing.  I had some old tattered t-shirt on with profanity on the back that I frequently took off...put back on...took off...put back on (it was what I had worn to bed).  I'm not sure I ever had pants on but I did wear postpartum underwear with a pad since my water was broken.  I would love to have the foresight next time to have a cute little jog bra on or something but honestly, I didn't care what I was wearing and yes, I was naked most of my labor and at delivery.  I have like 3 pictures total that I was able to share with people from my birth. 

  There is always next time...

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• Jinsy80 member

  May 2011

  No way! I even wore a bra and tee shirt under my gown to cover up. 

  

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• cherhop1

  May 2011

  I wore a maternity swim top when I labored and gave birth in the tub.  Was only minorly annoying at the time but when I look at the pictures it looks like I have a big tent around me as it was cut down the front and floated up in the water.  Once the baby came out I wish I had removed it but it was too late as he was in my arms and the top would have been difficult to get off.

  This time I plan on wearing something that can easily be removed before the baby's arrival as I want total skin on skin.  Bikini top is what I'm planning.

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• humynone

  May 2011

  I had on yoga pants and a maternity shirt and bra for laboring. So when it came time to push...off came the pants. And when it got closer to DD being born...off came the top and bra (so she could go straight to my chest for skin-to-skin and nursing.

  So yeah...by the end, I was buck naked...and truly didn't mind at all. It was just DH, the doc and a couple nurses. I'm pretty modest too and was surprised that it didn't bother me...we were all about the business of birth.
  

  

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• Jason'swife

  May 2011

  I wore a sports bra in the tub and was totally comfortable. You seriously won't give a damn when the time comes though.

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• mrsbookworm member

  May 2011

  During my birth, I seriously didn't care (and that generally would not be me).  I labored in the tub and shower too and was naked except for a fetal monitor that allowed me to walk around and be in the water.  I'm sure you can wear a big tank if you want though.  To me, it was warm in the L&D room (probably because I was so hard at work pushing and laboring) so I was better off without extra layers.

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• Ceridwen21 member

  May 2011

  Thanks for sharing your stories! Super interesting for me to read.  I will be sure to pack a variety of things and be open to just whatever feels comfortable in the moment.

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• Mrs.Handy member

  May 2011

  Yep, definitely was stark nude for the birth. It wasn't really planned, but like PPs said. It was way too hot for clothes.

  The only downside is my boobs in a lot of the initial pictures we took.

  
  
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• Sam78

  May 2011

  I ditto pp, but wanted to add that once we made it to the hospital, I was in no shape to change clothes or take them off, so I was happy that I already had my sports bra on.  I wore that under the gown (which ended up being open a lot) and, although a modest person usually, didn't care about what was showing either.
  

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• forensicmama member

  May 2011

  I think the main thing is that you are comfortable. If a tank top makes you comfortable, wear it! If you want to be completely naked, be naked. If you want to wear a sports bra, do it.
  

  
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• iris427 member

  May 2011

  Ceridwen21:

  Did/will most of you deliver in the nude?

  I'm by no means a prude, and I totally get the whole "when you're in labor you won't care" thing, but I really can't see myself shedding all inhibitions.  I'm hoping to labor in a tub.  Can I wear a big tank top or something?

  I felt this way too when I was pregnant.  I ended up giving birth in the tub completely naked.  The whoe neighborhood could have been there and I wouldn't have cared.

  You can wear a top or a nursing bra though. 

  
  

  
  

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• pinksweetpea2 member

  May 2011

  LOL  I usually hate the "you'll see" comments, but in this case....

  Seriously this is only an issue until you are actually in labor.  I wouldn't stress too much about it.

   

  
  
  

  
  

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• Temp34783000004059 member

  May 2011

  I planned to wear a maternity bikini when I had my homebirth, and ended up with a shirt still on and no pants, in the tub. It never occured to me to strip down, and my labor went too fast at the end to give it any thought.

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• Lady713Luck

  May 2011

  i started with a nursing tank on, but then put on a bikini top b/c the tank got heavy and kept sticking to me.  im glad i had the bikini top on for pictures, b/c i Iove the fact that I can show friends and family by son being born without having to be embaressed about nudity.

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• FyshWyfe member

  May 2011

  I wore a soft sleep bra and nothing else.  I honestly didn't care one tiny little bit.  This time I'll probably wear the exact same one, but I'm having a home birth so I plan on caring even less. 

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• christina627 member

  May 2011

  I was wearing a sports bra and the hospital gown.  Next time I'll probably do a nursing bar /and/or tank/t-shirt, and a skirt (for the laboring part) and strip as needed.  I don't plan on doing a water birth though.

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• kammmmay member

  May 2011

  I have big breasts, so I plan on wearing a sports bra while in labor. I could care less if anyone sees the rest of me, but my boobs are really uncomfortable when not restrained. 

  

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