{"id":33451,"date":"2019-09-02T21:49:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T11:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babyhintsandtips.com\/?p=33451"},"modified":"2020-10-25T19:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T09:03:26","slug":"modibodi-helped-me-feel-normal-post-partum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babyhintsandtips.com\/modibodi-helped-me-feel-normal-post-partum\/","title":{"rendered":"ModiBodi helped me feel normal post-partum"},"content":{"rendered":"
Being dramatic may be one of the many ways people describe me, however, I remain adamant that post-partum is nothing that life prepares you for. For one, you bleed. Like A LOT.<\/p>\n
I thought it would be like maybe a touch heavier than your average period, but no. It is one heavy mother. And\u2026 the clots. They are scary. I passed one in the hospital and pushed the emergency button as I thought my uterus was falling out of me. I was terrified. Why had nobody shared this incredibly frightening part of giving birth?!<\/p>\n
I\u2019m also not a fan of pads, never have been. I\u2019ve been a tampon girl since my teens and now as a more environmentally conscious adult have opted to use a menstruation cup, but they aren\u2019t recommended post-birth.<\/p>\n
So, when I was handed what looked like an adult nappy for my post-partum bleeding<\/a>, I was shocked. I tried them, all shapes and sizes and it was a no go. They are SO big. I always felt like despite this they would leak, and they did. You could see the mattress I\u2019d shoved between my legs to contain the bleeding through my pants and in general, it wasn\u2019t comfortable.<\/p>\n This is when a fellow mum at my mother\u2019s group mentioned she had swapped to \u2018period undies\u2019, and sent me the link to ModiBodi<\/a>. A period undie that saved you from having to use pads, tampons and other hygiene products that end up killing our planet by sitting in landfill.<\/p>\n Did you know that the average woman\u00a0throws away<\/a>\u00a0over 130kgs of pads, tampons and applicators in their lifetime? If I could help it, I wanted to avoid adding to this and was so happy that a company was around that was able to help women become more eco-friendly.<\/p>\n However, I have to be honest, I was a bit skeptical that a pair of knickers would be able to contain a few drops let alone a heavy period. But after wearing my first pair (the Classic Bikini Heavy), that all disappeared. They are super comfortable, feel breathable and the absorbent lining is just 3mm which you don\u2019t even notice.<\/p>\n Just an FYI, you do feel the blood come out, which you normally would post-partum<\/a>, but free-bleeding into a pair of knickers can take some getting used to. That being said the blood or sweat wicks away super quick so you don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re damp for long.<\/p>\n