After my third baby ended up being delivered via emergency c-section (you can find his birth story here), I found myself completely unprepared. All the things I thought would work for my postpartum recovery, would not work and I was left frantically online shopping from my hospital bed.

I searched high and low for the best underwear for those first weeks following my c-section surgery. Here is a list of my favorites:

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Weeks 1-6 Post C-Section

I found that soft, stretchy and super high-waisted was the best during the first month.These underwear worked well for fitting comfortably on my ever shrinking belly without rubbing on my incision. Plus they worked well under my abdominal binder (I used this one). If you are between sizes, go with the larger size.

Cassney Womens Underwear

Weeks 6-12 Post C-Section

The C-Panty is amazing. Part shapewear, part post c-section surgery support. It is much tighter fitting which works perfect once you are ready for a little less support than the abdominal binder offers. These undies smooth and compress, giving a slimmer/smoother looking belly. Plus as a bonus, they have a silicon sheet that is supposed to help minimize the appearance of scars. I ordered my pre-pregnancy size in these. They were very tight and uncomfortable prior to the 6 week mark. But once the 6 week mark hit, they were perfect. I got the 2 pack so that I could easily wash one while wearing the other.

UpSpring Baby C-Panty

Week 12- Forever?

Around the 12 week mark, I started feeling like I didn’t need as much support as the C-Panty was providing. I wanted something that wouldn’t rub on my c-section incision and wouldn’t be visible under yoga pants. I found what are possibly the softest undies every. So freaking comfortable.