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12-24-2012 at 10:12 AM
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Question re: during labor

Maybe I'm weird, but I've been wondering whether or not you wear underwear while you are laboring at the hospital.  I always feel so naked without it, but I can see that it might just be in the way.  Ladies who have gone through labor--what was your experience?

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12-24-2012 at 10:17 AM
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I wore the gauze/mesh underwear with two pads after they broke my water but only when they had me take a walk around the labor floor.  

12-24-2012 at 10:35 AM
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I did not, however I pretty much went straight to a bed and got an epidural when I was admitted.  With that comes them breaking your water, a urinary catheter, and I think they also placed an internal monitor right away so panties were moot at that point ;) 

You can labor in whatever you feel comfortable with so if you're wanting to be up moving around and feel more comfortable wearing underwear that's what you should do :)


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12-24-2012 at 10:38 AM
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sekura:

Maybe I'm weird, but I've been wondering whether or not you wear underwear while you are laboring at the hospital.  I always feel so naked without it, but I can see that it might just be in the way.  Ladies who have gone through labor--what was your experience?

TIA!

This is a good question! Can I hijack and also ask about wearing a bra? I feel more naked without something on top and would love to wear something under the hospital gown.


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12-24-2012 at 10:49 AM
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I wore a bra but went sans underwear. It will just get in the way when they check you and I was hooked up to an IV and had to pee a millon times so it would have been one more thing to wreastle with in the bathroom.

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12-24-2012 at 10:53 AM
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I also wore a bra but no underwear. I really had to think though, it has been a long time!

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12-24-2012 at 10:59 AM
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Maybe you can wear crotchless panties.  Best of both worlds.  LOL!  (okay, okay I know that was inappropriate....but kinda funny right?)

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12-24-2012 at 11:10 AM
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Considering I was gushing water for hours and going through towels and blue pads every hour... I didn't have anything on down there! I had just gotten ready for bed (in my antepartum hospital room) so I didn't even have a bra on. I'm glad I didn't, I think I would have ripped the thing off by the time I was pushing!

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12-24-2012 at 11:22 AM
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I'll probably wear a bra for the early stages but as baby gets closer to being born I'll remove it because my hospital does skin to skin immediately after birth and I don't want a bra in the way. Personally, I think with checks, leaking fluid, etc underwear would just be in the way so I'll be underwear less the entire time.
12-24-2012 at 11:28 AM
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KatieM558:
Maybe you can wear crotchless panties.  Best of both worlds.  LOL!  (okay, okay I know that was inappropriate....but kinda funny right?)

 

Yes- funny! Can you imagine a doc coming in to check and finding his patient in crotchless undies!?? That's funny :) 


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LeahEn:

KatieM558:
Maybe you can wear crotchless panties.  Best of both worlds.  LOL!  (okay, okay I know that was inappropriate....but kinda funny right?)

Yes- funny! Can you imagine a doc coming in to check and finding his patient in crotchless undies!?? That's funny :) 

HAHAHA! Love it. Mentioning it to DH tonight - he'll get a kick out of it.


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12-24-2012 at 11:51 AM
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No underwear, no bra. No bra in the case of an emergency per the rules at the hospital. (they are all different, so just double check) They need something that can tear away at the shoulder easily. 

I hated not being able to wear a bra and underwear, but I had an epi so was in the bed at least. I think if you are going to be up and around, they might have you wear some type of underwear since you leak fluid continuously. 


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12-24-2012 at 11:59 AM
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I wore a sports bra until pushing time. Then I draped a blanket or sheet overme for easy skin to skin contact :

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12-24-2012 at 12:18 PM
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I was sans underwear and bra during labor.  I labored in a large t-shirt until I got the epi and then was in a hospital gown.  But, here they are less inhibited and it just made things easier for checks.  

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12-24-2012 at 12:42 PM
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Nope!  Honestly, underwear (and modesty in general) was about the last thing on my mind.  There were times that I didn't even want the gown on ;)  Plus, they really would have been in the way.

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12-24-2012 at 1:07 PM
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No underwear so that it was one less thing to hassle with when neesing to be checked. I did where a sports type bra though. This time around I am not wearing a hospital gown so I will wear my sport s bra under a camisole and then just a light robe over.

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12-24-2012 at 1:17 PM
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Allison546:
sekura:

Maybe I'm weird, but I've been wondering whether or not you wear underwear while you are laboring at the hospital.  I always feel so naked without it, but I can see that it might just be in the way.  Ladies who have gone through labor--what was your experience?

TIA!

This is a good question! Can I hijack and also ask about wearing a bra? I feel more naked without something on top and would love to wear something under the hospital gown.

Eek, me too. I know it must sounds super silly to be worrying about wearing something underneath the gown while everyone's poking at our lady parts. :P But I really don't feel comfortable without a bra and underwear. I guess I won't care as much that day..


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12-24-2012 at 1:22 PM
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brianabrad:
I'll probably wear a bra for the early stages but as baby gets closer to being born I'll remove it because my hospital does skin to skin immediately after birth and I don't want a bra in the way. Personally, I think with checks, leaking fluid, etc underwear would just be in the way so I'll be underwear less the entire time.

You're going to be hooked up to all sorts of monitors and IV's and you probably won't be able to get the bra off.  I wore one while in labor with DD, but wished I hadn't for that purpose.  It was impossible to take it off without cutting the straps or having the nurse remove my IV's. 


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12-24-2012 at 3:07 PM
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I had none due to regular internal checks water breaking and pushing. I didnt care st that point and i cant stand free ballin haha. I honestly didnt notice at all.

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12-24-2012 at 8:31 PM
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Thanks, everyone!  Glad to know I'm not the only one who wondered about this :).

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12-24-2012 at 9:04 PM
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JJsMum:
Nope!  Honestly, underwear (and modesty in general) was about the last thing on my mind.  There were times that I didn't even want the gown on ;)  Plus, they really would have been in the way.


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When I was pushing I freaked all out about how hot I was and made my Aunt and nurse help me take the gown off. So I was completely naked. We ended up moving to the OR for the vacuum so they just threw the gown back over my chest. At that point I really could have cared less that I was naked for the world to see.

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