To labour in my nightdress

I don't think you'll be able to keep pants on till the baby crowns - but you can keep a sheet over you, easy to move aside for checks.

A nightshirt is handy, as can undi buttons for breast feeding.

Don’t most women labour in a nightdress? I am certain the majority do. What on earth else would you wear?

You can definitely wear a nightdress but you will need to take your knickers off when you start to push so they can keep an eye on what's happening.

He’s witnessed a lot of labouring has he? 🤣

Honestly though you won’t give a fuck about the knickers when your in labour.

You won’t want the knickers on until the baby’s crowning, they’ll be off LONG before then. You literally won’t care what you’re (not) wearing the entire time you’re labouring, it’s a totally overwhelming, all-encompassing process.

NB if you haven’t ruled out a water birth, crowning is THE BEST time to get into the water, it’s pure relief!

It's HILARIOUS your male partner thinks he remotely qualified to offer an opinion 😂😂😂😂 watch out for his top tips on breastfeeding won't you!!!

I had my last baby in full pajamas, right up until the baby was crowning. I also refused all internal examinations.

The second part was a little silly but both the midwife and I could tell how my labour was progressing.

So yes of course you can wear a nightdress

Nothing wrong with a nightdress, in fact Id say it's probably how most people labour. As for knickers, it'll likely be too annoying to keep taking them off and putting back on again - but you do what you need to do to feel comfortable.
Not sure why your dh thinks he has any say over what you wear at any point?!

This is unlikely to work though. They do need to check progress as you go!

I was told to put a nightdress on, no pants though but I don’t think they would mind

I wore a night shirt. Of course its ok

I shopped ahead for an extra long length black tshirt that covered my bum. Worked fine until the point of needing an epidural as they needed access at the back so then swapped to hospital gown. Tell DH he gets to have an opinion about attire when he is pushing out a baby.

I laboured in my nightdress and took my pants off for examinations until I was almost ready to push. It was fine.

A nightdress sounds great. My second came so fast I just wore the dress I was in that day.

My first I tried to be in the birthing pool with I think a soft bra on. When that wasn't working and I had to come out, again I think it was just the soft bra though changed into a dry one.

The knickers thing you may feel like you want them but once you get into active labour you won't worry too much. You won't want to keep taking them off to be examined each time. I think once you get into active labour you don't care about the things you think you might.

I didn’t think there were any rules on it I think it’s just dh’s experiences. He has a lot of female family. And he discusses what they've worn in labour with them? I think that's far more odd.

I bought a huge T-shirt type nightie from Primark and laboured in that. I don't think you'll be too bothered towards the end about wearing knickers but there's nothing wrong in starting off in them.

I bought a nightdress specifically to labour in, undies came off when I got changed in to it ready though, I figured staff may need quick access and they'd have to come off eventually.

I had a nightshirt (that I didn't mind being ruined) but no knickers (it gets too much putting them on and taking them off). You also forget about what you look like after a while. With both pregnancies I ended up having to be monitored, also needed access to my arms as needed emergency blood transfusions.
Also if you want skin to skin contact/try breastfeeding straight after a button fronted one might be easier. I think take a few options and see what you want/need at the time. I couldn't cope with anything too tight or rough feeling.

Wear what you like! As long as you can whip whatever’s on the bottom off when it’s action time you’ll be grand.

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I’ve given birth in mine a couple of times - knickers off probably does make sense though so you’re not scrambling at the end, you will probably want them off too as you don’t want to be constrained down there!

Of course you can wear whatever you’re comfortable in!

I wore a dress and knickers, removed knickers for the waters breaking, then put them back on. Wore them until I started pushing, at which point I took off the dress and the knickers and stayed in a vest top (a bfing top so it was easy to pop out a boob). That was the second time around when I knew I was doing. I have no idea what happened the first time around, I was overwhelmed by other worries 😬

Fine to wear whatever you want but I think when its actually happening you won’t care as much as you think!

Of course, you can wear whatever you feel comfortable in. You can just remove the pants when you need to be examined or when starting to push.

You may find you get too hot so go for something light. Something that buttons down the front is handy so you can just unbutton it for when baby is born to do skin to skin/breast feed if you are planning to.

What exactly has he heard of women labouring in?

I wore a long t-shirt / nightdress. Obviously your knickers will need to come off towards the end