Can we talk about PP underwear?

Empireceo · January 2014

Full disclosure: I love my slutty underwear. I wore Hanky Panky lacy thongs my entire first pregnancy and so far all the way through this one. I had a c/s the first time, so postpartum, I was able to wear boy shorts that either hit just under my scar or pulled up over it. Something tells me that won't be the case if I have a successful VBAC. So, any recommendations on PP underwear brands and styles? Should I be looking for straight up Walter Whites? That might depress me more than my PP body.

mrstengallonhat1 · January 2014

I have no idea as I'm a FTM, but I love the Walter White pic (and reference)!

typeset · January 2014

... pics?

Bear in mind you'll be wearing a pad for a while after a vaginal delivery. I got plain ol' black Hanes for postpartum wear and was happy for them.

RedInLove · January 2014

LOL! My DH appreciates the 'Walter Whities' picture!

I have no suggestions as I'm a FTM, but am interested in what BTDT Moms have to say.

Ladiebug710 · January 2014

After delivery I felt like my belly looked like it did around 20-24 weeks (although much much squishier). I think whatever undies you are comfy in now would be fine for the immediate postpartum. Personally I went full out granny, it just worked better with pads.

Christinaruth74 · January 2014

i've been wearing my lacy thongs...but recently invested in my first pack of Hanes since, ohhhh, junior high.
they actually aren't too bad and DH thinks they're kinda sexy. i wore a pair with lingerie the other night to try to smut them up a bit.
and i digress.

i will plan on wearing those PP. full coverage seems to be the key.

cbrust · January 2014

I'm curious about this as well... FTM here. I've heard about the "mesh panties" from the hospital and that you must take as many home as you can. I haven't even thought past the mesh stage though.

whitehousem · January 2014

Like you, I wore my regular thongs ( and some a size up) through all of my first pregnancy. I had a really rough vaginal delivery and difficult/long recovery. The first few days pp I wore the mesh panties. I needed them to hold the large ice pack in there while in the hospital. After that I wore large granny panties (I would normally wear a small) bc I didn't want anything digging into me and I needed large pads for months pp. My situation was prob worse case scenario.

Eta: I think you would be fine with boy shorts again, but personally I'd buy a size up.

TaylorHam86 · January 2014

typeset said:

Bear in mind you'll be wearing a pad for a while after a vaginal delivery. I got plain ol' black Hanes for postpartum wear and was happy for them.

Black.. good thinking. I wouldn't have thought about that so I'm glad you mentioned it!

Xath · January 2014

I'm in the minority, but I love the huge mesh ones from the hospital. I've always gotten extras and it's lasted me through both times.

ksyknelvr73 · January 2014

I bought some basic, plain old full coverage underwear for PP. That way I didn't care if they got ruined. Also, I feel like they put a BUNCH of stuff in your undies after delivery so you need some that hold things in - I was wearing a huge pad, had a newborn size diaper packed with ice, etc. But I wore mesh panties in the hospital and honestly, I didn't mind them at all.

Christinaruth74 · January 2014

kitchencolors said:

I bought a couple of multipacks of cheapie cotton bikini-style in a size larger than usual - they were great for the last weeks of pregnancy (when I had major swamp crotch because I was super pregnant and it was summer in Michigan) and were great for post partum stuff. I threw them away in a cleaning fit at some point so I'm planning to go buy the same thing this time.

i bet your vag was still totes adorbs though.

danabsd · January 2014

I just wore my period underwear. You know the gross ones you only keep around for the first day or 2 of your period? I will likely do the same with the same pairs since I haven't had a real period since November 2011 and they are about in the same shape.

mileswithmyles · January 2014

I don't have any advice, but I love this for 2 reasons:

1. The Breaking Bad reference

2. I LOVE Hanky Panky. Best undies ever!

christieep · January 2014

I just bought some cheap boy shorts that I didn't care if they got ruined and they worked fine. I think my regular bikini underwear would have been fine too. Anything that can hold the pads to absorb the leftovers should work.

danabsd · January 2014

hcorcoran said:

I don't have any advice, but I love this for 2 reasons:

1. The Breaking Bad reference

2. I LOVE Hanky Panky. Best undies ever!

HA. I didn't even catch that until now. Love it.

I am home with a sick baby, she sucks all my brain power.

MamaLlama14 · January 2014

I feel like I'm in the minority because I haven't put a thong on since conception.

I had a LOT of PP bleeding and was wearing two- yes, two- super gigantic pads at a time. So I vote granny panties all the way- but I also wanted them to fit snugly to hold the pads close to me. That's where the hospital mesh undies came in handy. I literally wore them for weeks. Ugh I'm cringing at the thought and feeling of wearing a pad again...

Mimaloo · January 2014

Love that you posted this. I did a Wal-Mart run yesterday and have been picking things up as I think about them and stashing them in my hospital bag. I was checking out some oh-so-stylish full coverage Hanes to replace my trusty, smutty, lacy boy shorts that I love.

My question to STMs, is it best to buy a size up or buy our regular size?

danabsd · January 2014

Mimaloo said:
My question to STMs, is it best to buy a size up or buy our regular size?

I did not. Like @MamaLlama14 said I like a snug fit but a lot of women do.

EmilyGolden1 · January 2014

I plan to get a sack of uglies at Costco...as a FTM, my sister with 3 kids suggested getting dark colors...

runningyogimama · January 2014

I bought a size up from normal in some granny panties from Walmart, so I wouldn't care if they got ruined.

A size up was necessary for me, because I was no where close to my normal size yet post delivery!

g8trbaby01 · January 2014

Hmmmm good yo know I hadn't thought of that! I'm doing a scheduled c section(no choice

) will I require spcial underwire and pads??

jenb_99 · January 2014

I wore these sexy Fruit of the Loom beasts from week 30 all the way through 11 weeks of postpartum bleeding. Meeowwww.

Shell+Bell · January 2014

@g8trbaby01 yes you'll need the big undies and pads. Even with Csections you'll have PP bleeding. With both my Csections I bled for 6weeks. So takes many mesh panties and pads for the hospital as you can, and have a stock at home too. I had to send hubby out to pick up more, which he did not appreciate.

awknyc · January 2014

I love Hanky Panky thongs, but during my pregnancy I've been wearing the V-kinis only, super comfortable! But for when I work out or other days, I wear Gap Body hipster or boyshorts. They are actually super comfy and cute!

cnbean · January 2014

I got a pack of the hanes granny panties after my c-section. All my regular undies seemed to hit right along my incision. I'll probably just use those, and any of my regular undies that I am comfy in. The bleeding was only really heavy for the first couple weeks and after that I didn't worry that I was going to ruin anything.

asparagus95 · January 2014

Comfort is key! Whatever will make you feel good until the PP bleeding is over, which for me was about a month until it totally stopped. It's not the time to care about style, so go for the big drawers.

Junebug060609 · January 2014

Ladiebug710 said:
After delivery I felt like my belly looked like it did around 20-24 weeks (although much much squishier). I think whatever undies you are comfy in now would be fine for the immediate postpartum. Personally I went full out granny, it just worked better with pads.

Ditto this. I went for practical. Its hard to give à damn about undies when just getting a shower is a novelty.

oscarwao · January 2014

I carry all my fat in my hips, so as soon as I put on pregnancy weight my lacy thongs were cutting into me. It was muffin-riffic. Mmmm muffins. Anyways I got some sized up cotton bikinis from VS and they seem to be working just fine.

Xath · January 2014

g8trbaby01 said:

Hmmmm good yo know I hadn't thought of that! I'm doing a scheduled c section(no choice ) will I require spcial underwire and pads??

Yeah. Use the mesh ones from the hospital, and then get yourself something that doesn't cut across the bikini line. I usually wear bikini bottoms, and even once the scar is fully healed, I still feel irritation where the elastic cuts across it. It was worse after DS1 because I had a ton of keloid scarring, but after my 2nd, it hasn't been so bad.

Hnova86 · January 2014

Ditto to everything said! I wore some of my old undies. I like a snug fit so I personally didnt like the hospital undies. I'm a smaller/petite girl and they didnt fit very well so I just wore my own basic cheapy cotton undies.

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