During pregnancy and childbirth stretch the muscles of the abdominal press, the chest grows, and to return the stomach and breasts the same form, and the muscles and skin tone, you need a long enough time. To help the body recover faster, there is a special postnatal linen, which includes bandages , as well as bras and panties, including corrective.
Why wear postnatal clothes?
Postnatal underwear helps a woman fix the spine and back joints, support the stomach, often hanging after delivery, and the milk that pours up the milk, the volume of which can increase by several sizes. For women who have undergone cesarean, special underwear is necessary, for preventive and curative purposes.
After Caesarean section, especially carried out along the white line of the abdomen, where there are no muscles and vessels, a hernia of the white line of the abdomen can form, through the hernia gates of which the loops of the intestine drop out. To prevent the formation of such hernias, a special postoperative bandage is necessary, which fixes the postoperative suture.
The usual postpartum bandage only helps to tighten the skin and abdominal muscles and works like a postnatal linger pulling. Such a bandage is desirable, if the mother has problems with the spine and pelvic joints. On the recommendation of the doctor, the bandage is mandatory for wearing, but such kinds of postnatal linen, like bras and panties, are worn solely at the request of a woman.
Better still, in advance, take care of the selection and acquisition of postpartum lingerie. In the first days after childbirth, it is much more convenient than usual, since it is intended specifically for this period, taking into account all the physiological characteristics of young mothers and lactating women. Postnatal underwear, in addition to comfortable socks, involves the presence of pockets for sanitary napkins (female pads and panty liners), which greatly facilitates the observance of postpartum hygiene.
Lingerie for nursing done with light and quick access to the chest: the locks are unfastened with one hand, the breast is stripped in one movement, so that it is convenient to do this even with the baby in his arms. In addition to bras, nursing mothers are offered other things that promote feeding, for example, gowns, pajamas, blouses and dresses with slits for the chest and even special outerwear - but all this will be needed much later, and someone will calmly manage and so, preferring the usual light clothing free cut.
Most often, when a woman chooses a postnatal set of underwear, the deciding factor is its price. But when choosing it is necessary to choose the right size (it should not be too loose, but not to cause discomfort in a woman).
Contraindications to wearing postpartum lingerie
Usually postnatal clothes are recommended for all young mothers, especially for a nursing bra - it makes life easier in the hospital and in the first days of staying at home with the baby. But with cowards that have a pulling effect, everything is not so unambiguous.
Postnatal corrective underwear, especially modeling panties and bandages, can not be used in women with skin diseases, with inflammatory, pustular and allergic rashes. It is not recommended to wear them to women with various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidney disease.