Thinking about Using a Postpartum Body Shaper?

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Thinking about using a Postpartum Body Shaper?

Shopping for post pregnancy shapewear? Then you’ve likely realized that you have plenty of options. But if you’ve just given birth, those everyday shapewear products might fall short of what you actually need.

Here’s why.

First,   let’s look at the difference between regular shapewear and postpartum shapewear

  • Shapewear only provides a single level of temporary shaping support
  • Shapewear can feature scratchy, uncomfortable fabric
  • Shapewear often pulls on areas that are sensitive after traditional birth or c-section

Shapewear only provides a single level of temporary shaping support

From celebrities to brides, shapewear has become the go-to undergarment for women who want to look and feel their best. These body shapers are designed for temporary all-over compression to slim the appearance of the waist, hips, thighs, and buttocks. Whereas our post pregnancy shapewear retains its stretch memory, allowing for consistent support. And while shapewear is perfect for slipping into that little black dress, it’s not ideal for the post pregnancy body recovering from labor and delivery. In fact, all-over compression can be downright uncomfortable, especially with sore muscles, swelling, and incisions.

Shapewear can feature scratchy, uncomfortable fabric

Shapewear is design to make you look thinner, but they often feature fabric that doesn’t breathe well, hampering the healing of a post pregnancy incision site and overall comfort for long periods of wear. It might also feature material that is scratchy and irritates the skin, or worse yet, a c-section scar. You may be feeling enough discomfort post- pregnancy so you don’t need your shapewear product to add to that.

Shapewear often pulls on areas that are sensitive

One of the biggest problems with ordinary shapewear is that it’s typically pulled on over the abdomen, making it potentially painful for a woman recovering from a c-section to put on or take off.

Bottom line:

Postpartum Shapewear is designed support the area’s that a new mom needs the extra support, without irriatating those areas.  They also have more of a shaping feature to help moms take advantage of that post-baby period where the hips and body are shifting back into place.

Not sure whether or not an investment in a post-baby body shaper is worth it?

Yes, postpartum shapewear can be a bit pricey.  Is it worth it though?

If you are going to invest in shapewear for postpartum, your best bet is to go with a product that won’t prolong your recovery or irritate scars or incisions and for that, postpartum shapewear for postpartum recovery is the better choice.

While most shapewear, especially post-partum shapewear can be pricey, Snagshout a review website that gives you deep discounts on items in return for product reviews, is offering the Leilani Post-Baby Body Shaper, for 50% off retail in exchange for providing a product review through Snagshout.

C-Section Mom?  Click Here for this Product Which is Geared Toward C-Section Recovery

Benefits of a Postpartum Bodyleilanibenefits Shaper

 

  • Shapes, Tones, and Firms skin and muscle to help regain pre-pregnancy form
  • Starts working immediately to improve your figure
  • Provides enhanced slimming effect
  • Assists in losing those final inches
  • Discreet and hidden under clothing

Comfort-Focused Design Supports an Active Lifestyle 

  • Unique lightweight and breathable MicroNet soft-touch fabric is free of harsh chemicals and dyes to eliminate sensitive skin irritations.
  • Split-crotch design for all day wear convenience and trips to the bathroom
  • Silicone leg gripper keeps the garment from “riding up”
  • Adjustable shoulder straps

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How to teach your baby to nurse after bottle feeding: One Mom’s Story

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How to teach your baby to nurse after bottle feeding: One Mom’s Story

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How to teach your baby to nurse after bottle feeding.
Have you started to bottle feed and pumping but wish there were times you could get your baby to nurse?  Here is how I taught my son to nurse after 8 weeks of bottle feeding/pumping.
Before my first child was born, I was grossed out by the whole thought of breastfeeding, but knowing how good it was I decided “Sure, why not try it the first 2-4 weeks to give the baby a good start.”
While my son nursed okay in the hospital (we were only in a day after delivery because of a death in the family), once we got home feeding became quite an issue. One part was probably, just being a first time mom and another part of it was a bad latch that caused soreness and bleeding. At any rate, we found nursing to be extremely painful and emotionally draining, with my son screaming and refusing to latch onto the breast.By the third day home and concern for him not getting enough nutrition, I sent my husband off to Target to purchase the Medela Freestyle pump. At least if I was going to having to pump I would be able to do so hands free – LOL. My pump turned me into a champion milk producer and pretty soon I was able to produce enough at a time to freeze a bottles worth for each fresh bottle I pumped.

Finally, it came time to go back to work. To my amazement I did not cry the first day back, in fact, I enjoyed the ability to have a cup of coffee without interruption and conversations with other adults. While I treasured this time to be out of the house, I still missed my son very much and quickly became frustrated with the little time I had to spend with him in the evenings, between pumping more milk, cleaning bottles and sharing him with loving grandparents on the weekends.

 After about three weeks of this I had had enough and was determined to figure out what I may have been doing wrong, so he could learn to nurse from me when I was home in the evenings and weekends.

Here are some of the key things that helped me teach him to nurse at 10 weeks old.
Kangaroo Time. This has helped me with both my son and now my newborn daughter. For those that have not heard of “kangaroo time”. It involves skin to skin contact between your belly or chest with the baby’s face/belly/chest to provide them with your warmth, the feeling of closeness and develop a bond with them.Support pillow: Don’t feel obligated to use a “nursing pillow” they do work, but find a position that is relaxing for you and the baby. Sometimes sitting on the bed or couch is easier than a rocker so find whatever most comfortable for you.

Being relaxed: This mainly comes with time, so don’t get hung up if things don’t go right. Just keep trying.

Don’t force your baby: While there is a little bit of coaxing involved pushing a baby’s head onto your breast will often lead them to fight back more than accept nursing. Instead try thinking about your breast as “a bottle” holding it to their lips like you would a regular bottle. (There may be some positioning adjustments that you may have to make to accommodate this.) This technique has really helped me while nursing my newborn daughter.

Give yourself a break: It may not work the first, second or even tenth time. But keep with it. Do what you need to make sure baby is getting their needed nutrition and you some peace of mind. Remember, there is absolutely nothing wrong with pumping exclusively and if anything it may give you a much needed break and a bit of freedom you wouldn’t have if they nursed from the breast. But for those that may have found themselves frustrated the first time around, know that there is hope and you can teach an older baby new tricks.