What postpartum protection should you choose?

En plein postpartum, it is important to be able to trust and rely on certain indispensable. This intimate postpartum protection is undoubtedly one of its essentials on which there is no doubt!

Because the losses that follow a delivery are intense, you have to know how to equip yourself well. L'arrival of baby at home and in your life is quite overwhelming so planning and anticipating some practical details is always a good idea. Let's talk today and together about what postpartum protection to choose.

Special disposable hygienic protections or maxi-absorbent menstrual panties, let's debrief together to find the best lingerie suitable for new mothers.

🍼 Did you miss our last postpartum article? Postpartum panties and sports: how to stay active safely.

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The postpartum period: postpartum

The period following childbirth is a fabulous moment of life: the mother-child relationship builds. Nevertheless, the body bruised by thedelivery is weakened, sore. The variation of hormones, short nights, healing or even the installation of thefeeding, for those who have made this choice, are all elements that can make this period particularly difficult mentally and physically.

In short, the first days, the first weeks, the first months are destabilizing, exhausting, exhausting, but also magical and unique!

Postpartum: you are not alone!

If this is (fortunately) not always the case, the baby blues can occur in postpartum. If this state of sadness and weariness passes then it is nothing serious. It's pretty normal in the end when it comes to the rollercoaster of hormones that are unleashed. If, on the other hand, this state establishes itself over time, we then speak of postpartum depression.

It is essential to talk about it, surround yourself well and ask for the necessary help. Becoming a mother is learned. And it’s not always easy! There maternity is a great adventure that doesn't have to be solo. Choosing the right allies to live it is therefore completely natural and very important.

Postpartum: slowly getting your body back

In due time and always with the approval of the doctor, medical professional ou gynecologist, take a sports activity or gentle physicality is essential. To regain sensations, tone up again, regain strength, but also clear the mind, practicing an adapted sport is recommended.


This activity must obviously be carried out in complete safety, without concern for performance, purely for pleasure. Pilates, yoga, walking or others are to be practiced after the perineal rehabilitation and abdominal rehabilitation.

We have already discussed this subject on our blog. Find two articles where we talked about sport, young mothers and menstrual panties:

Exercising postpartum brings many benefits: release of steam, relief, well-being, appeasement, let go, before feeling better in your body, you feel much better in your head. Then obviously, it allows us to break the routine a little, to take our minds off things. We also gradually regain confidence in our body. We wake up our muscles. And we begin, for those who wish, to wage war on pregnancy pounds who play overtime.

Lingerie suitable for postpartum

La postpartum lingerie must above all be comfortable. Soft and pleasant to wear, the post birth lingerie must also obviously be reliable and efficient to absorb significant losses.

Postpartum: lochia and a slight return of the diaper

After giving birth, the young mother experiences significant losses to say the least: lochia. This is blood and remnants of the uterus (clots and pieces of placenta) which were not evacuated at the time of delivery.


These losses, which can be impressive with their flow and consistency, can spread over several days or even weeks. The lochia is evacuated thanks to contractions of the uterus post childbirth, the trenches.

After the lochia, small, much more discreet bleedings are observed, this is the little return from diaper. This bleeding is due to hormonal drop.

In short, you will have understood, it is necessary to equip yourself accordingly in order to experience this particularly intense period as peacefully as possible. Three types of postpartum protection Here's how:

  • the disposable postpartum panties,
  • the maternity sanitary napkins,
  • or menstrual panties for hemorrhagic flow.

We strongly advise you to combine its three types of protection depending on the intensity of your losses.

Disposable postpartum panties

Disposable postpartum panties or disposable maternity panties is the hygienic and intimate postpartum protection that we recommend to you initially. The lochia of the first days following the birth of the infant is very intense. A super absorbent postpartum protection is therefore necessary.

Disposable maternity sanitary napkins

Then, secondly, you can wear pads can be. These are special. They differ from classic period pads because they are much wider, thicker and longer.
⚠︎Always choose towels with a healthy composition without bleaching agents or chlorine.

Absorbent menstrual panties

You can also wear teen period panties dedicated to very heavy menstrual flow ou hemorrhagic. These menstrual underwear with their very high absorption level can very well capture post-delivery losses, the small return of diaper as well as the layer return.

Menstrual panties have the advantage of being washable. So you can use it again and again throughout your postpartum. It is therefore an excellent investment.

Always opt for menstrual panties with very wide and extended protection that sits high in the front and back. Pay attention to the composition and prioritize natural and organic materials such as organic cotton which will provide unparalleled softness while respecting your privacy. Our panties Mathilde et Jade are, for example, lined in organic cotton and have a absorption capacity equivalent to 5 tampons.

Throughout your postpartum period, it is really nice to rely on effective and reliable quality lingerie. It's a mental charge in less. No need to spend your day in the toilet. No reason to stress or worry. You are safe.

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