High-waisted underwear, especially scanties, sit above a C-section incision and avoid putting pressure on the scar. The speaker wore them after three C-sections and calls them a "god-savior." Size up if needed and skip anything tight while you heal.
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Scanties after cesarean, when you're having a baby, are the perfect option because they don't like dig in on top of your scar. So they sit higher, they're high-waisted, so they miss that area completely. Um, I wore scanties post-3 cesareans and they were a god savior to me. So because they don't like— I think actually a friend recommended that I get some really big granny undies. And I think the reason that they recommended that was because they're the higher-waisted. So if you're used to wearing like a bikini-style brief, that is going to sit exactly where the incision is, and we do not want that. I didn't need the— I didn't need the granny undies, as she said, but the premise was the same because they're nice and high and they can sit up and over your— over the incision, so they're not putting extra pressure on already really sensitive area. I did mention in the pregnancy video that towards the end of your pregnancy you may need to size up a size, which will also be perfect for post-Caesarean recovery when you don't want anything too tight. So your bigger— you maybe you're one size bigger in scanties is going to be perfect for your Caesarean healing until you can withstand some pressure. Again on that area, but go safe, go slow, treat your body with care, give yourself time. Remember, it took you 9 months to grow that baby, so do not expect your body to snap back in a month. You have got a lot more important things to do, like caring for that beautiful baby of yours.
