I'm looking at shapewear for under my wedding dress. The salon and my alterations woman both recommended high waisted shorts. So I bought a pair. And upon inspection, I am expected to pee through a hole in the crotch. I've done some searching and have found plenty of other women that say that it's no big deal and you don't even notice and they never had any issues.
I have anxiety. Really? THROUGH A HOLE IN MY PANTS? While wearing a wedding dress? Calm me down. I've only worn the skirt type shapewear and I have gained enough weight where that's no longer an option as chaffing is a real possibility. And I just cannot be starting a fire under my dress.
Re: So am I to pee through this hole?
Here's a technique (detailed description ahead,skip it if you're offended by tmi!): after you sit, use 2 hands to separate the gusset. Spread it wide around your labia to your thighs. Center your urethra in the hole, which may require moving the garment forward or back, not just to the sides. Keep one and holding each side open until you're done, keeping your labia outside the hole (that contains the pee protects the spanx from getting wet). The trickiest part is next: reposition your hands so only one hand is holding it open while you wipe with the other. One hand's okay because there's no spray to avoid, but watch out for drips.
If you have people holding your dress up for you, this should be fine in a wedding dress. I, however, was not interested in my bridesmaids joining me in the bathroom so i decided against spanx in favor of being able to use my own hands to hold up my dress and peeing independently
Good luck, and definitely practice!
Just kidding. If you're nervous about it, I suppose you could pull down the spanx and have someone hold up your dress while you go to the restroom, then pull them back up. (Yes, I've had to do that for a bride before. It's not that bad.)
I have tried peeing through the hole in my spanx and it worked for me, I didn't pee on myself, and it was fairly easy to do.
I haven't tried it in my wedding dress yet though, and I'm sure that will be a little more challenging.
It really wasn't that complicated for me. Since I was using a public restroom when I tried doing this in my spanx, I was already "squatting" so all I had to do was squat and make sure the fabric was clear from my pee hole and then I just went. And it worked out. Not messy, didn't get anywhere, I was honestly very surprised, but glad it worked because it was a lot easier than taking those devil things off and getting them back on.
I'm not gonna lie - that thing intrigues me. One day my cubemate said "hey, you want to see my go girl?" and pulled it out of her purse - luckily it was brand-new and still in its little tube container. LOL
Websites/blogs where our wedding has been featured:
http://www.dapperq.com/2013/11/a-very-dapper-wedding/
http://www.onabicyclebuiltfortwo.com/2013/10/wedding-christina-g.html
http://4realequalityweddings.com/2014/05/16/g-christina/
Are you SUUUURE it was brand new? I was just researching those things, and apparently, you're supposed to store them back in the container. Roll it up in the little baggy and re-insert it in to the container.
Yes!!! She bought it to do a river race on the Missouri River but they didn't even make it a few hours so she never got the chance to use it. LOL!