I would like to know too. A lot of women told to use one after birth. I'm 2 1/2 weeks pp and I just bought one from equilibrium girdles. I hope it helps.

Hi there,

Several days after my daughter was born (oct 2014) a midwife noticed I was limping around with my still hugely swollen belly (had to hold it to cough, sneeze, laugh, go to the loo - it's a pretty strange feeling!) and she got me a 'belly band' - simply a large cylinder compression bandage that went over my belly and held everything together. Instant relief. I wore it for weeks after until my muscles started to mend. I had a natural delivery but my friend who ended up having a c section also wore the same band with similar helpful results. Not sure if your hospital will supply something similar, but the band you've purchased sounds like it will provide you with the desired support and comfort.

Take good care,
Kate

I am 34 weeks now and was just doing some research on this. I've heard that the bellefit is the best and has lots of positive reviews. I just ordered one off amazon.

After my second child (vag delivery), I did buy a "squeem." I had read some awesome reviews and it made sense that it would provide support and decrease swelling. The main problem was that I HATED the thing. HATED it. While it made me look awesome, it was uncomfortable (the ribbing dug into my hip bones) and instantly put me into a terrible mood.

I did wear it though (daily for a few hours) and actually broke one (after 4 weeks) and purchased a second. I didn't see any great effects from it (other than the slimming look while it was on) that wouldn't be attributed to general self-care (i.e. diet and resuming exercise).

Maybe if you're someone with minimal weight gain (I gained 40# and am 5 ft. tall) and had a great physique at baseline, maybe it is the miracle product? or its more effective for csections? But that was not me. It was nice to have it to wear when I would go out socially but I couldn't tolerate it at work all day.