Compression underwear for pregnant women

Sometimes pregnancy becomes a small test for the expectant mother. Increased pressure is created on soft tissues and blood vessels, swelling and discomfort occur. To improve well-being and maintain health, doctors recommend using special underwear with a compression effect.

Practical and comfortable compression underwear has many purposes:

• helps to keep the muscle tone of the growing belly of the expectant mother, which increases every week;
• allows the body to properly distribute the load on the veins during movement;
• improves and normalizes blood flow, prevents fluid stagnation in soft tissues;
• reduces the risk of stretch marks on the skin, creating a good tonic effect.

Pregnant women often suffer from swelling and fatigue in the legs, which increases as the due date approaches. Properly fitting stockings or tights with compression will help to solve these problems. But always be aware of the contraindicationsthat can cause negative consequences:

• the presence of diseases leading to narrowing of the veins and blood vessels;
• problems with blood pressure;
• open wounds and skin irritations.

Compression underwear is sewn from high quality elastic jersey. But the delicate skin of a woman in position can react with an unexpected allergic reaction against the background of hormonal changes. Therefore, you should not save and pick up a similar accessory for yourself only in specialized stores or pharmacies.

Compression stockings are increasingly recommended by doctors at various stages of pregnancy. It is actively used by people who care about their health. Therefore, medical companies produce a wide variety of series:

• For pregnant: in the early stages, underwear can be an excellent prevention of venous diseases. In addition, all models are designed to support growing shapes and have special bandage inserts. Such underwear gives real comfort and reduces fatigue during mobile work.

• For childbirth: modern maternity wards are increasingly adding special compression stockings to the list of obligatory accessories in the delivery room. This is due to the large overloads experienced by the fragile female body during delivery. The use of such an accessory significantly reduces the risk of thrombosis or swelling, damage to blood vessels and muscles.

• After childbirth: a useful prevention of many complications after the birth of a baby will be a special series of corrective underwear. These are various models of corsets, tights or panties with special properties.They help to give sophistication and smartness to the silhouette of a woman, relieving her of complexes about extra folds at the waist. Special fabric inserts tone relaxed and slightly stretched abdominal muscles, help to avoid displacement of internal organs. Particularly relevant are products for recovery after a caesarean section, which requires increased attention to health.

• During sports: the slimming effect of compression underwear has been actively used in sports lines. Made in the form of a T-shirt, bodysuit or grace, it perfectly redistributes moisture and heat, allows a person to move freely and easily during training. This is an excellent protection for ligaments and tendons, helping to avoid painful injuries.

Any compression underwear is sewn from fabric with a different combination of threads: natural cotton, modern microfiber or lycra, practical nylon. In addition to excellent extensibility, it does not have seams that can rub a woman's skin, it has thermal conductivity. The skin in such stockings or graces "breathes" well and remains dry.

Manufacturers offer women a huge range of products that relate to compression underwear. But the most popular are:

• stockings or high stockings;
• tights for pregnant women;
• panties of a certain style;
• semi-grace supporting the anterior wall of the abdomen.

The choice depends on the medical situation and the need to wear. It is necessary to select this accessory on the recommendation of the attending physician, who can correctly assess the situation and the degree of support needed. The latter lies in the density of the weave of threads and the style of tailoring.It should take into account all the features of the figure of the expectant mother.

All manufacturers produce their models in several main classes., from which you can choose the most necessary:

• First degree compression is indicated as a prophylactic and is recommended for women with a predisposition to varicose veins, unaesthetic spider veins on the legs.
• Second class more suitable for complications in pregnant women, swelling and severe pain in the legs. It has a certain healing effect and is more compact to the touch.
• Third class compression should not be used without a doctor's prescription. This is the most dense underwear, which is used almost constantly for chronic inflammatory processes in the vessels.

During pregnancy, the most appropriate option would be to wear compression stockings. Unlike short stockings, they distribute pressure throughout the leg and have a comfortable bandage in the front of the abdomen. They do not slip and do not roll, giving confidence to a woman in position. The right model distributes pressure progressively from the ankle to the very top, avoiding increased compression at the waist.

Do not forget that such tights are medical knitwear. Therefore, the choice must be made not according to attractiveness, but according to the right parameters. To do this, a woman needs to take several measurements, which will take into account the length of the internal and external steps, the circumference of the thigh and lower leg. This will help you choose the most comfortable and practical model of compression underwear.

For pregnant women, experts recommend choosing accessories with the addition of a synthetic rubber thread., which has excellent extensibility and does not cause allergies. You can adjust the size of the legs by choosing tights with an open line of fingers. And the purchase itself is best made in special salons or pharmacies, where employees will suggest the best option for all important parameters.

It is better to start wearing compression tights or stockings for pregnant women from the first trimester. It is recommended to wear them in a prone position and without haste, so as not to provoke a sharp influx of fluid, to allow it to be evenly distributed over the tissues. Even the most expensive and high-quality products eventually lose their shape and preventive properties, so the optimal period of continuous use of one pair of tights should not exceed six months.

Compression underwear has a different price category depending on the quality and the manufacturer. Among the budget companies, one can single out ORTO or Intex, which produce practical and inexpensive products. The constant development of innovative properties and fabrics has made brands such as Sigvaris or Bauerfeind in demand. A large variety allows you to choose the right pair for a woman with any income and save your health during pregnancy.