Fantastic redesign of hot water bottle for pain relief

Saw this on Twitter
Designed for menstrual cramp - brilliant for pain relief for so many conditions

Hope it is mass manufactured soon

https://news.engineering.utoronto.c...-water-bottle-could-help-ease-menstrual-pain/

 

Well good luck with that! I've been looking for years for high-waisted knickers. Haven't managed to find anything that comes up as far as my waist. It's all thongs or hipsters or any weird combination you can think of. I've searched "Granny knickers" and even that didn't bring up anything useful. Help!

 

Try Marks & Spencer. I bought some high-waisted plain white knickers about a month ago, was overly-pessimistic about the size I needed, and ended up with 4 pairs for a fiver which would fit a hippo. And I may be overweight, but I'm a long way from being a hippo.

 

I have - the elastic bits round legs are too tight for me. Likewise John Lewis. I keep them in my drawers (as in chest of, rather than knickers!) for emergency use only. What I'd like is the old fashioned french knickers that were made a little like the old fashioned games shorts I had in school, shaped more like short culottes. Going to have to try find a pattern on eBay and make my own I guess!

 

@Arnie Pye, funny you should mention Hippo... When I was a little girl most of my family had animal names. My Mum was a hippo! Dad was a giraffe as he was tall and thin. I was a little red squirrel (I had a red dressing gown). I think I'd qualify as a hippo now.

 

They should do them shaped for shoulders for people with frozen shoulders!

 

Search online for "boxer shorts for women". There are some on this page, for example :

https://www.damart.co.uk/C-243537-briefs

And you might find this interesting - How to make boxer shorts for women, with a free pattern :

https://www.ehow.com/info_12340439_make-easy-womens-boxer-shorts-with-pattern.html

 

Have you considered buying boxer shorts for men and just stitching up the front? I don't know how good the fit would be since women have bigger bums than men, but it might be worth the experiment.

 

Have you tried Sloggi?

https://www.justsloggi.co.uk/sloggi-maxi-ladies

The only brand that work for me (although I like the 'midi' versions). Also, they put the label on the outside with a single stitch so it can simply be unpicked, so they're great for those with skin sensitivities.

 

Hi, ladycatlover, there is an old fashioned outfitters in the next town to me which sells 'sensible' underwear. I have to go back there to the dentists in a couple of weeks so I could investigate. My mum prefers the sort you mention and I think she did find some a while ago. I will ask her.

 

@ladycatlover the problems I've had finding pants that fit! Between uncomfortable surgery scars & absolutely no fat on my ass - it's almost concave in parts! but a huge belly. LOL I am now an authority on different types & styles of comfortable pants haha. I cant do 'proper' elastic around my legs. Any of these any good

https://www.marksandspencer.com/l/l...slider_Current_Max=40&sortBy=product.is_new|1

https://www.marksandspencer.com/mod...0152277?carousel=FUNH_AT_SIMILAR_END_PDP_16_3

https://www.marksandspencer.com/fle..._T61_6134_Y0_X_EC_90&color=BLACK&prevPage=plp

https://www.marksandspencer.com/cot...61_0715D_AX_X_EC_90&color=ALMOND&prevPage=plp

https://www.marksandspencer.com/cot..._T61_6131_AX_X_EC_0&color=ALMOND&prevPage=plp

https://www.marksandspencer.com/cot..._T61_8579_Y0_X_EC_90&color=BLACK&prevPage=plp

 

@Amw66 this is a brilliant invention I hope it become widely available soon.
@Trish I was told cold was needed for my frozen shoulder not heat?

 

But it doesn't have a singing mouse like my hot water bottle cover!

 

oh yes sorry lol it's cos you mentioned knickers shaped like shoulders & that made me laugh so I got confused haha my poor brain

 

Yeah I agree.... I only asked because I had frozen shoulder a few yrs ago & osteopath told me cold only as heat wouldn't help the inflammation... but I hated the cold it made me tense up which made it worse so I never put anything on it.

 

The Big Bloomers Company is my secret weapon for big bloomers

https://www.thebigbloomerscompany.co.uk/

They're very soft and comfortable. No labels on the garments to scratch you, either.

I haven't tried their briefs, but I have their anti-chafing slip shorts and their pull-on bras, and they have the most incredible amount of stretch to them. I've actually lost four dress sizes this year and everything still fits in exactly the same way as when I was bigger!