Pregnancy Belts: Get the Skinny Before It's Too Late!

Our OB/GYN insisted that we use a maternity support band because she was worried that we might have an early birth and she felt that we needed to take the pressure from the baby off of the cervix. Our baby was full-term, so maybe it helped.

My wife liked wearing the band, because it helped to redistribute weight from her back. Particularly during the last months/weeks of pregnancy.

We put it on during the day when there is alot of standing and walking. We took it off when we were sitting for a long-time, like when having a meal at a restaurant.

The best way to put it on is to

* put it in position,
* lie on a bed flat on your back
* Adjust it to the correct level low under the belly.

Often the father can help to make sure that the belt is in the right place and the same position every time.

A postpartum Girdle will help you prevent a saggy stomach. But what do you do about stretch marks?

My wife used Clarins Stretch Mark Control. She applied it once per day in the evening before going to bed. Because Clarins is kind of expensive she only used it once per day and she applied a less expensive brand in the morning. One 6.7 oz tube lasted her approximately 1 month. She started in the 3rd or 4th month and used approximately 5 or 6 tubes of Clarins and 5 or 6 tubes of a less expensive brand throughout the pregnancy.

You can see the results in the photo above. That is her belly. 1.5 months after pregnancy there are no stretch marks. Would we have gotten the same result using exclusively a cheaper brand? Maybe. But we read good things about Clarins and decided that our approach was a good compromise. If you can not afford Clarins, try a less expensive brand. If you can afford it, you may want to use ONLY Clarins.

Between the Postpartum belt and the Clarins Stretch Mark Control, she healed nicely from her pregnancy. The only way to see that she was pregnant is the C-Section scar, not shown in the photo.