Post by biscoffcookies on Jul 16, 2012 11:46:15 GMT -5
I got a Bella Band, even though I had a vaginal birth. They recommend that you wear it basically 24/7 for like 6 or 8 weeks, but it is not particularly comfortable. I think I wore it for like 2 weeks pretty regularly and then maybe another week at night before I ditched it.
I was sort of intrigued by the band designed to help shrink your hips (by compressing them while all your ligaments, etc. are still loose), as my hips definitely got wider during pregnancy. However, everything I read was that was even more irritating and uncomfortable than the Bella Band.
I bought one after my vaginal birth. I didn't use it much because every time I did I felt like it put too much pressure on my newly stitched up vagina. Almost like my uterus was going to push out through it. I know, weird. Sorry for the mental image . If you do want one, I bought the knock off sold on Amazon and was happy with its construction, even though it didn't work for me.