I apologize if this has already been asked. If it was, I wasn't able to find the thread. What are everyone's thoughts on wearing belly wraps postpartum? What brand is best? I have been doing a lot of research and I see a lot of mixed reviews. A woman I work with said she started wearing a wrap about a week after her C-section and she thinks it really improved her recovery. Just hoping for some insight from either FTMs who plan to do this or Moms who did do this.
Re: Belly Wraps
Married 8 years - Aug 23/08
DD - 6 years old, March 17/11
#2 due July 19th! (It's a boy!)
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I bought it off of Amazon.
DS1 - 7/2011, DD 12/2012, DS2 - 4/2014, MMC - 12/2015
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a) do they even work
b) are they even safe..?
I havent looked any particular ones so I will be checking in here for reccomendations.
Edited to add: I can't see myself wearing the bellefit with the giant pads and chub rub.
Edited bc autocorrect is not my friend
Spend time reading about sizing. I got a small for my first. I'm 5'8 started at 145 and gained around 32 pounds and used a small which fit but just barely in the beginning then more comfortable as time went on. I have the same situation going this time in terms of weight gain but more booty this time so I'll probably order a medium then work my way down to a small. Guess that's the pro/con of more squats this pregnancy. I used the dual closure girdle. Most versatile.
I used the target wrap hours after delivering. I think I finally put on the bellefit with husbands help maybe 3 or 4 days PP. Only wore a few hours those first few days then back to the target wrap. Having a bigger size this time may mean I don't use the target one this time. The site recommends getting 2 sizes for most but I didn't want to spend the money all at once. Buying the next size up now seems easier to justify somehow...
I don't have another pregnancy to compare to but after the first week(ish) I only had 10 pounds to go getting back to old weight which I think was due in part to the corset helping eliminate water. Also fit into pre pregnancy jeans that first week.
Eta: adding pictures
As a csection mom, it was more uncomfortable not wearing it.... and just to add, moms on my bmb now on their third kid who deliver vaginally also wear the bands because it may be helpful in preventing diastasis recti (but a physical therapist or doctor can correct me if I'm wrong there)
@mrsla0512 I'm having a RCS in August and I have been reading all the boards' c-section posts looking at the support belts everyone was using and I never found anything I was actually excited about until you shared about the one you have. Looked it up on amazon and I am probably going to be getting it. So thanks!
I didn’t have a CS but I noticed my belly drooping postpartum so I ordered a Velcro belly wrap after minimal research and it really helped, I took it off when I hoped for a long nap and I would notice that my belly always looked a little firmer when taking it off vs after waking up without it. I’ll definitely get 1 this time as well. the down side of the one I got was that it stunk! It had a bad plastic smell that got worse with sweat (which you do a lot of postpartum)
I also got one that’s more like an under the boob tube top, It was way too tight and felt like it was rearranging my organs!