What do you wear after CS?

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I have tracksuits and jogging bottoms to bum about in but I am now having an ELCS as baby is breech. All my planned clothes sit pretty low and I think they will rub in my stitches.

What did people wear after having a section? Need to repack my hospital bag now.

I slummed around in my comfiest trackies and just pulled them a bit higher. Your scar will most likely be right on your bikini line so your trousers will come above it. I was back in normal jeans in 2 weeks.

My bottoms don't pull higher, they all sit on my hips.

I just bought some higher knickers and wore loose trackies for a while. Took 6 weeks to get back into my jeans so of lexxity.

Clothes that rub your scar will drive you nuts, even after it's healed IME.

I went and bought some cheap jogging bottoms in a bigger size. The worst thing for me was my 'after birth belly,' my stitches didn't get any air for a couple of weeks when I was stood coz my post birth tummy was hanging over it. Nightmare! x

Don't think you can wear maternity "under the bump" trousers, "under the bump" = "on the scar"!

I wore over bump trousers and jogging bottoms.
Back in"fat" ordinary jeans after 3 weeks.

Mothercare sell some really big, comfy, supportive knickers to wear after mine. Definitely recommend. Buy high waisted jogging bottoms, you don't want anything rubbing which could interfere with healing.

Yes, I remember sending DH out from my hospital bed to buy 'big knickers' - he was helped by some kind lady in Sainsbury's I think.

Also recommend Widgy pillow if you're planning to bf - it supports the baby away from your scar.

For the first few days I used to wear the trousers I had worn when about 4-5 months pregnant. I have found that the closer-fitting the trousers, the more support the scar gets, and the less the discomfort.

You can get caesarean support belts apparently, but I have never seen one.

After the first few days there is a lot less discomfort, I found.

I Hung about in my nightie as muchas possible then summer dresses as it was august.

Big knickers and some nice thin lounge wear type trousers/jogging bottoms. Primark do themfor a out £8 a pair, so comfy.

Wish it was warmer, dresses/nighties would be fine!

I'll have to take a trip to somewhere cheap to get some cheapy bottoms that come up higher than the ones I have then. Problem is, they all seem to be quite low. Don't know where to find ones that come up higher.

Primark! Yes, I have seen their pyjamas. They do look comfy. I'll try there, thanks.

I got 'full' briefs to go over the scar and wore my over bump maternity leggings, two weeks later my under bump jeans still rub. Good luck!

Yes...massive knicks and massive pants...massive and cheap so you dont eel it's permanent. My scar still bothers me 2 years down the line. I always have long line thinvest top to tuck in and this protects it a bit.

I'm seconding the Big Pants! Normal knickers rubbed and so were completely out - nice big cotton waist high pants from M&S (£4 for a pack of 5, I think) were perfect. I wore my jammies for a few days after getting out of hospital, then my comfiest maternity trousers and jeans for a few days before moving into my big fat jeans after that - but I'm still in my fat jeans and DD is nearly 6 months sob :-(

Massive pants and maternity leggings four weeks on

C Section belt www.mothercare.com/Theraline-Caesarean-Belt/dp/B0011EWQ1U/ref=sr_11_1/275-4022708-5307016?_encoding=UTF8&mcb=core.

I did not use one, or feel the need, but I now someone who loved it.

I started using Bio-oil on my scar after about a month which has helped it heal nicely, stay stretchy and soft and fade a bit. DS is 2.4.

Here

Thanks for the link.

I'll try some bio oil and I have some size 16 pants (I was a 10 pre pregnancy so I am hoping they will be big enough).

I usually live in leggings anyway so that shouldn't be a problem and I have a really nice comfy pyjama set that has maternity leggings as bottoms, so they will keep me going around the house.

Try and get the physio to give you a tubi-grip that will go round your tummy. It will become your friend :)

I'm not sure that you want size 16 pants if you were previously a 10. I felt much more comfortable with things being fairly tight and 'held in' over the scar - so yes, big pants - but big in that they come up high and the elastic line doesn't cut into the scar, not in that they are a bigger size and baggy. I actually found that one thing that was really comfortable was my 'magic pants' i.e. spanx or the like. Held the scar nice and firmly together. I've had 3 sections and in hospital (always V warm) I stuck to nighties and stretchy mesh pants (see e.g. Jojo Maman Bebe website - 5 pack hospital knickers) but once home I don't remember giving it much thought - anything provided the waist band didn't slip into the scar (the scar really is quite low - well below most hipster jeans, I mean the cut is in the hair line. A friend gave me a sort of corset support thing which was fantastic, it was reasonably solid and could be done up quite tightly with velcro and I wore that a lot, then it didn't matter where waist bands were.

I lived in leggings and tunics for a while.

If bf-ing I bought low-necked or button-front tunics, and a cheap vest top in a matching colour and generous size. Then I could either pull up the vest & pull down the tunic, or pull up the tunic and pull down the vest - either way avoiding an expanse of boob top or muffin top on show.

Big cheap M&S pants as mentioned by the borrower.
Sainsbury's yoga trousers - £6 a pair - sit well above scar so no rubbing.
(possibly too comfy - I am still wearing around the house 5 months on!)

Thanks. Off to get hideous high waisted pants that I always avoid normally. And yoga trousers, is that what they are called?