I remember seeing a birthing video during the prenatal class with DS1 where this gal was free as a bird as she gave birth. At the time I figured it must just be her personality to not care that she's completely nude (given that she volunteered to have her birth videoed for these classes). Then I delivered and there came a time when I just didn't care that I was completely nude either, much less what kind flimsy piece of cloth was supposed to cover me up (be it my own or the hospital's). I think at some point during 99% of labours you stop giving a crap about what you're wearing and what's hanging out and what isn't and who is in the room and who's walking by with the door open.
So true. I never thought I'd be so lacking in modesty as I was during labor. When they would come in to check my cervix I just assumed the position. I didn't care that my mom and sister were in the room, or nurses or anesthesiologists roaming around. The entire hospital stay was pretty much like this. Everyone saw my boobs.
I will NEVER forget the look on the faces of these two girls - who I assume were some type of volunteer candy stripers - when they came into my post-delivery room and found me using a double pump. I think I must have been their first stop ever on the the labour and delivery floor. It was kind of priceless. Those poor girls must have been scarred for life but I just didn't care about anything other than making sure my baby was fed and trying to deal with nursing issues.
To be clear, the bra thing isn't out of modesty. My boobs are so big at this point it's straight up uncomfortable bordering on painful for me to go braless. And I envision labor/delivery to be a somewhat active experience and one that I would want some support in the boob area for at least some of the time.
I've not done this before so we'll see what happens but this is the working plan.
Yeah, this is what I am thinking as well.
my op is not so much really about modesty. My boobs aren't even that huge (dd-ddd) and I feel like I will be more comfortable with them contained. It makes sense to go bottomless between the checks and eventual mess though.
I also feel like the hospital gown will just get in the way, but I guess I'll try it and see how it goes.