Pantyhose during pregnancy: whether you can wear them

Before tights were invented, women, including pregnant women, did without them. The modern fashion industry, caring about the beauty and comfort of women, offers special styles of underwear, including tights for pregnancy. But are they really necessary and how do they differ from regular products?

Can you wear tights during pregnancy?

Can I wear tights during pregnancy? The question borders on incorrectness, since tights are as necessary during pregnancy as at other times. They are not only underwear, but also an accessory that complements clothes and shoes. Transparent items make legs more beautiful and slimmer, and this is extremely important for a good mood of a pregnant woman. Warm ones provide coziness and comfort, which is no less important.

An economical option for tights during pregnancy is regular tights with a low waist and a soft elastic band. They are worn "under the belly". Special, more expensive ones contain an insert that can "grow" along with the growth of the uterus. The insert is made of soft hygroscopic materials, usually cotton or velour, capable of providing heat exchange and microcirculation. In "winter" products, the socks and heels are additionally insulated.

The second type of products is compression, designed to prevent varicose veins. When choosing them, do not follow the advice of incompetent people, it is better to ask your doctor or phlebologist for advice, who, if necessary, prescribes an examination.

Some women feel great in compression stockings and wear them instead of tights during pregnancy. They come in different models:

• traditional;
• with belt and Velcro fastener;
• with open toes (heels);
• with silicone gusset and openwork top.

What tights to wear during pregnancy?

Tights during pregnancy, as at any other time, are needed to protect from the cold, to feel warm and cozy for healthy legs. If there are problems with the vessels of the lower extremities, special tights are required. These are the so-called compression tights, which are worn to prevent and treat varicose veins.

What are the features and what kind of tights should you wear during pregnancy? In the early stages, it is enough to buy regular tights, only one size larger. Later, special products will be needed, and in the last trimester, perhaps, preventive compression ones.

• Tights during pregnancy should delicately support the growing belly. Therefore, elastic, denser, but stretchy material is used in the front.
• A special cut with an insert is used, due to the increase in the belly, and a soft wide elastic band.
• Quality tights have flat seams or no seams at all. Voluminous seams are a source of discomfort.
• In the cold season, you should wear tights made of wool or cotton.
• It is advisable to check the information on the label about the manufacturer, composition and quality of materials.

Otherwise, this type of underwear is chosen as in normal cases. Thin products are suitable for the spring-summer period, and thick ones are suitable for the cold season. The thinnest are 15 den, the thickest are 200 den. Nylon products do not stretch, but models with the addition of lycra or polyamide provide sufficient elasticity.

How to wear tights during pregnancy?

A real woman does not wear tights anyhow and with anything. It is an accessory that complements the entire ensemble of clothes and shoes, so it must be in harmony in color, texture, etc.

How to wear tights during pregnancy depends on fashion trends and personal preferences. Women wear tights during pregnancy under dresses, shorts and trousers of various lengths (capris, breeches). Tights with lace, patterns, shiny or matte, flesh-colored, black or colored - everything will do, as long as the expectant mother feels elegant and attractive.

But the main thing that should not be forgotten during this period is convenience and safety. This is especially true for the cold season. At this time, tights during pregnancy of a dense texture, with a significant portion of natural threads in the composition, will be needed. Such products are worn under both woolen dresses and trousers.

Correctly selected tights are put on in the morning, when the swelling is minimal. You can lie down with your legs raised beforehand. To avoid damage, remove jewelry and file your nails. You can even put on delicate gloves.

Next, grab the heel part of the tights from the inside and insert your foot into the foot. Carefully distribute the upper part of the product over the entire shin and thigh, smooth out wrinkles and folds. Then put on and straighten the upper part of the tights. If there is no pulling or rubbing anywhere, all parts comfortably "sit" in the product, then the tights are put on correctly.

Compression tights during pregnancy

It is no secret that during pregnancy the probability of varicose veins increases significantly, and if such a problem was observed in the anamnesis, it worsens, especially during the second and subsequent pregnancies. This is facilitated by hormonal changes, which negatively affect the veins.

In this case, you should visit a phlebologist, who will probably advise wearing compression tights during pregnancy. This elastic underwear forms an additional frame for the veins, evenly distributes pressure in the right directions, due to which venous outflow improves, and the expectant mother feels such a desirable lightness in the feet. This prevents unwanted varicose veins.

Clothes and underwear for pregnant women are sold online, in special stores and departments. When choosing anti-varicose tights, be guided by at least three criteria: quality, practicality, naturalness. Considering that they do not stretch, you need to choose a size that corresponds to your individual measurements. Pay attention to the following:

• Compression tights should not have seams.
• The safety of the material is confirmed by the RAL standard mark.
• A good choice is a knitted material with a cotton braid.
• It is advisable to purchase two pairs to replace them.
• Expensive does not mean the best; the priority is comfortable underwear, regardless of the cost.

Compression products are produced in 4 classes; the first is suitable for prevention, the others are used for therapeutic purposes, according to medical indications. Their density is measured in millimeters of mercury.

For example, the first class is prescribed to women belonging to the risk group, the second - for regular pain and swelling, the third - for chronic diseases such as thrombophlebitis. Full information about these indicators, indicated on the packaging, confirms the quality and originality of the product. The price ranges from several hundred to thousands of hryvnia.

Shapewear tights during pregnancy

At the beginning of pregnancy, women make do with regular tights. When they become uncomfortable, they switch to low-waisted items, in which the elastic is below the protruding belly, or larger tights. Special tights are recommended somewhere after five months.

It is not advisable to wear compression tights during pregnancy even occasionally. They disrupt normal blood circulation in the lower extremities and pelvic organs, which has an adverse effect on the internal organs and the fetus. It does not receive enough blood and, accordingly, oxygen, which leads to hypoxia. Constantly wearing compression tights slows down the development of both the fetus and the uterus.

Even non-pregnant and completely healthy women are not recommended to wear such underwear for more than 6-8 hours at a time. Contraindications are hypertension, angina, varicose veins, arrhythmia, exacerbation of female diseases, neoplasms of various nature. Corrective tights will be needed by a woman after the successful birth of a child.

Nylon tights during pregnancy

Modern hosiery masters have long learned to please pregnant women. The range of hosiery products includes various types, including nylon tights for pregnancy. However, are such tights useful during pregnancy if they are made of synthetics?

Synthetic fabrics can be beautiful and stylish, but the disadvantage is that such tights do not let air and heat through, the skin sweats and overheats, and is exposed, among other things, to the action of pathogenic microflora. The most common problem that arises in such cases is thrush.

But this is not the only complication that arises from wearing nylon. In cold weather, such products contribute to hypothermia and provoke cystitis. Pain and burning during urination are undeniable symptoms of inflammation that require a visit to a urologist.

Finally, nylon products cannot help women prone to varicose veins. If you take care of their prevention, the resulting dilation of the venous vessels can continue to haunt the woman for the rest of her life. And it can get worse with each pregnancy.

An alternative is special products with orthopedic and tightening effects. They reduce the negative effects of hormonal changes, increasing volumes and weight of the mother and fetus. Their higher price, compared to conventional ones, is nothing, because we are talking about maintaining health, which must be protected from a young age.

Tights for varicose veins during pregnancy

Why do you need tights for varicose veins during pregnancy? In short, for the prevention of varicose veins. Physiological changes in the body of pregnant women contribute to pressure on the veins, making it difficult for venous blood to flow out. As a result, vascular dilation occurs, leading to varicose veins.

Compression tights during pregnancy cope with the prevention of the problem perfectly. When they are put on, the blood is distributed, the compression of deeper vessels improves superficial microcirculation, nutrition of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The compression force decreases in the direction from the bottom up, "pushing" the blood flow to the heart.

Therapeutic underwear should be put on in the morning, while still in bed, and not taken off all day. To avoid allergies, it should be washed with baby soap. After washing, the tights retain their shape and quality if they are dried on a horizontal surface. Some models do not look as aesthetically pleasing as we would like, but if you wish, you can find beautiful products. Moreover, the priority in this case is undoubtedly comfort and practicality.

Models of anti-varicose products for pregnant women provide comfort due to a special design in the abdominal area and a special manufacturing technology. In particular, some manufacturers use active silver ions, which eliminate odor and protect against microorganisms. In Ukraine, they sell products of domestic production, as well as those made in Latvia, Germany, Italy, Poland, and the USA.

Tights during pregnancy are an integral part of the wardrobe. They are necessary and important, and, like everything else, should correspond to the changed circumstances, fully support the comfort and good mood of the expectant mother. There are enough such models on the women's accessories market. The choice is yours, dear mothers.