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sleep wear / Pyjamas for hospital
Ok what is one of the first things that a woman who goes into hospital does? Go and buy new sleep wear! Now I have to ask if 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer at some time in their life, why is it so hard to get appropriate PJs? Grrrrrr!
So knowing how difficult it can be, I decided to share those that I have found.
These are:
* So soft and stretchy (doesn't snag drains or wound dressings, super soft on sensitive skin when the wound is healing and nerves firing
* Baggy and easy fitting (believe me you don't want anything tight around your drain sites!)
* Buttoned all the way down the front (easy to get into and to open up for wound checks)
* Light weight (so you don't get over heated)
* Easy pull on pants (lets face it, if you're going to have to put pants on with one hand, this is important)
So knowing how difficult it can be, I decided to share those that I have found.
These are:
* So soft and stretchy (doesn't snag drains or wound dressings, super soft on sensitive skin when the wound is healing and nerves firing
* Baggy and easy fitting (believe me you don't want anything tight around your drain sites!)
* Buttoned all the way down the front (easy to get into and to open up for wound checks)
* Light weight (so you don't get over heated)
* Easy pull on pants (lets face it, if you're going to have to put pants on with one hand, this is important)
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- Absolutely - I don't wear PJs (just a TShirt), so actually had to go & buy some & what I got looks a bit like those ones .....
Yep - they've gotta be practical and definitely button up at the front!
Personally, I prefer the 'non slippery ones' (ie fake satin) so I went for very light weight cotton ones (middle of Summer at the time) and now take them with me when we visit rellies & friends .... if that will ever happen again! :(
