Anyone done this - My midwife says to use tena lady pants for afterwards?

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I’ve just seen my midwife and she’s recommended me to buy some Tena lady pants for the first few days after my c-section, rather than pads. No other information than that.

Has anyone used them instead of maternity pads for the first few days? Can you shed some light on the subject?

Did you double up? I.e the Tena pants and a maternity pad? I’ve read about doing that online.

Would you recommend a particular brand/range/sizing?

I used them after my last birth but didn't have a CS. They're a lot more comfortable than pads when you have a sore area and the added bonus of absorption while the pelvic floor is in shock and getting to the loo is a military operation.

No idea what the benefits for a section would be though since none of that would be an issue I'm assuming. Maybe to keep the wound covered?

As for size, what size bum do you have? S,m or l?

I remember having to use 2 boots maternity pads at once in normal big pants, I changed one then had the 2nd lining my pants. Long time ago but I seriously underestimated how many packs I would need.

I did and thought I was very clever to have thought of using them but I was told by my consultant not to cover up the CS scar so stopped.

I think my hospital gave me paper/net pants and I had maternity towels which were good in hospital.
I wore my husband boxers the band was firm so didn't roll down to my scar.

Boxers after I mean

Yes, I did. Best advice I got for post birth. I had an awful birth, in hospital all week and these were a life saver. No dirty knickers to worry about, tents are so slim couldn't see them under jammies and they saved my bacon when I wet myself in the days after I gave birth.

Do it, seriously good advice. My midwife suggested it too.

Thank you for the advice lovelies! sounds like the midwife I saw today is a clued up one!

The recommendations would be for Tena pants for the first few days, no need to add an extra pad to them, then hopefully normal knickers and maternity/nighttime pads from then on.

In normal sizing I’d guess I’m a “size M bum” so I’ll get size M pants I assume - amazon seem to stock some Tena super absorbent ones!

I used them after both births. Just the Tena lady. Easy, comfortable. All good.

Where do you want the waist to sit?
I found tena to be low slung (bikini line) but Depends were higher waisted and not as rigid.

I had a c section just used normal maternity pads and big pants to covered scar (you can buy c section pants which I did as well as normal big pants and preferred the special ones think were called cantaloupe or something). Worked fine but haven’t used these so can’t compare. As a general point, if you’re breastfeeding then watch out in early days you get more bleeding during feeds as your uterus contracts (which is a good thing) but causes cramping and more bleeding and was a bit worried on day 2 and mentioned to midwife who told me that. Good luck.

You can get s free sample from thier website so might be good before you buy a pack.

Pads are rubbish, I'd think it's good advice. Bleeding was rife for me, used to have inco squares in my bed at hospital as wearing two pads wasn't enough - got through loads of pants too - binned a
Lot of them

Oh gosh @flumpybear not fun!

I’ll look into depends pants too then. I will be bottle feeding due to medical issues; so hopefully will have a consistent flow rate. Such fun.

Are they plasticy? I know wound healing advice changes all the time as more research emerges but generally avoiding plastics and artificial fabrics in favour of natural fabrics like cotton used to be seen as best practice. I’d be concerned about the possibility of them building up and retaining sweat/moisture in your wound area.

Due to some trauma my pelvic floor was a mess so I had leakage to contend with as well as blood. It was lovely to be able to bin the whole lot for the first few days.

Beware if you are using extremely absorbant pads as apparently its harder to see if your loss is excessive which could be dangerous.
Check with your mw.
Cheap Primark full pants are fab for csection though!

With sections sometimes you get reduced bleeding anyway(they give you a bit of a spring clean inside!), so they'd have been a waste for me, as most of the bleeding was I the first 24 hours, and by a few days in I was only on pantyliners. So keep an open mind about what you may or may not need. I

I used them along with disposable pants from Tesco which were great and big normal pants over the top just made me feel more secure as such a huge blood loss in the beginning for me

Midwife here also. FAR more absorbent than standard sanitary towels and more comfortable also, especially when you’ve had a caesarean as knickers tend to sit on the scar line and cause irritation.

My body didn’t get the reduced bleeding memo then.... twice