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Postpartum · The first weeks

The first two weeks, handled.

"Wear it, bin it, don't think about it."

High-waisted disposable underwear, eight to a box. The waistband sits above a caesarean scar rather than across it, and the cut holds a maternity pad without letting it wander. On the days you have no interest in laundry, you just throw it away.

Retail ₹799 · Pre-book ₹599, 25% off · The founding price, held until we ship

High-waisted postpartum underwear showing the waistband sitting above a caesarean scar line waistband c-section line pad the band sits above the scar
8 per boxabout a week High waistabove a c-section scar Holds a padwithout shifting One sizestretches wide

Ordinary underwear is the wrong shape for this

Bleeding after birth carries on for a few weeks, whether you delivered vaginally or by caesarean. It's heaviest in the first days and tapers from there. Most of the early weeks is quietly spent managing that, on very little sleep, while also feeding someone.

Normal underwear fails at it in two specific ways. A low-rise waistband sits directly across a fresh caesarean scar, which is sore and slows nothing down but your willingness to move. And a standard cut doesn't hold a maternity pad, so the pad slides at exactly the moment you least want it to, which is how people end up ruining the underwear they own, one pair at a time.

This is not a complicated product. It's a high waistband, a wide gusset and a stretch that goes on and off without bending. It's simply oddly hard to buy here, which is the only reason we're making it.

  • High waist that clears a caesarean scar entirely
  • Wide gusset that holds a maternity pad where you put it
  • Soft and stretchy, so you're not bending to get into it
  • Disposable, so the worst days don't become laundry

The details that decide whether you'd wear it twice

  • Genuinely high, not "mid-rise": the band sits well above a standard caesarean incision. This is the single most common complaint about disposable underwear sold here, and it's the whole point of the cut.
  • Breathable, not plastic: a soft non-woven fabric rather than the crinkly plastic-backed kind. Most of the year is warm here and you'll be wearing these all day.
  • Enough stretch to pull on standing: you should not have to bend or balance on one leg in the first week after birth.
  • Eight, not four: roughly a week's worth for the heaviest stretch, so one box actually covers the part that's hardest.

What's actually in the box

Quantity8 disposable briefs per box, roughly a week through the heaviest days.
CutHigh-waisted boyshort. The band sits above a typical caesarean incision line.
FabricSoft breathable non-woven, with a wide stretch waistband. Not plastic-backed.
PadCut to hold a standard maternity pad. Pads are not included, use whichever you prefer.
SizingOne stretch size covering roughly a UK 10–20. Sizing guidance is printed on the box.
DisposalBin, please, not the toilet.
PriceRetail ₹799 · Pre-book ₹599

There isn't much to it

  1. Put a maternity pad into the gusset before you put the brief on. It's easier than doing it the other way round.
  2. Pull it up so the waistband sits above your scar or your bump line, not across it.
  3. Change the pad as often as you need to; change the brief once a day, or sooner on the heavy days.
  4. Bin it. Two boxes cover most people through the heaviest fortnight.

Packing for hospital? Put one box in the bag and leave the second at home. You'll want them from the first day.

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This makes a fortnight easier. It doesn't treat anything.

Underwear is underwear. It doesn't help you heal, it doesn't reduce bleeding, and it isn't a medical product. The healing is your body's and the watching is your midwife's or doctor's.

Please call someone if you're soaking a pad in under an hour, passing clots bigger than a plum, running a fever, feeling faint, or if your caesarean scar is hot, swollen or leaking. And if the sadness isn't lifting after a couple of weeks, or you feel frightened of how you're feeling, say so to your doctor or health visitor. That's as real as the bleeding, and as treatable.

On the disposable part: these are single-use, which means they create waste. We'd rather say that plainly than dress it up. They're designed for the first weeks, the stretch where washing underwear is genuinely more than most people can manage. They aren't something to keep buying afterwards. Two boxes is what most people need.

Questions people ask before buying

How many boxes will I need?
Most people get through about two, roughly a fortnight, which covers the heaviest part. After that, ordinary high-waisted cotton underwear and a pad usually does the job.
Do they work after a caesarean?
That's what the high waist is for. The band sits above a typical incision line rather than across it, so nothing presses on the scar. The stretch also means you can pull them on standing rather than bending.
Are pads included?
No. The cut takes a standard maternity pad and we'd rather you use whichever brand you already get on with than bundle one you don't.
Will they fit me?
One stretch size covers roughly a UK 10–20, with measurements printed on the box. They're meant to sit loosely rather than hold you in. Nothing here is shapewear.
Can I wash and reuse them?
They're made to be thrown away, and they won't survive a machine. If reusable is what you'd prefer, high-waisted cotton briefs a couple of sizes up work perfectly well, that's a genuinely fine choice and it costs less.

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The founding price, 25% off the ₹799 retail price. Leave your details and we'll write to you when it ships.

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