(Part 2) Best maternity belly bands according to redditors
We found 53 Reddit comments discussing the best maternity belly bands. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
I have the original - http://www.amazon.com/Belly-Bandit-Original-Black-Small/dp/B001T4WJO6/ Worked great for me! Wore it ALL THE TIME from about 2 w pp (when I got it) until 12-ish w, and still wear it occasionally at 6 m pp, because my incision still gets irritated and inflamed occasionally and it provides support and cuts down on friction.
28 weeks here.
Re: Exercise
I'm not doing much exercise. I was kind of a slug to begin with. I walk, but not much (a few minutes between bus stop and destination). The impact of my feet on the ground hurts my stomach now so I can't walk as fast as I used to. We're gamers and we joke that "Haz Babby" is a -100 Agility and Walk Speed de-buff. =D
Re: Maternity Clothes
I'm very reluctant to spend a lot of money on such a temporary thing. And I'm in Enterprise IT Operations, I work with a bunch of SysAdmins in random pants and ratty t-shirts and have almost zero fashion sense of my own. But it depends on your fashion sense and your needs. If you have a customer-facing/consulting job or just need to look good to feel good, then the money will be well spent.
I started wearing maternity jeans at 16-18-ish weeks (can't quite remember). I only have one pair and just wash them when I need to. I bought it from eBay used, based on my in-seam measurement. I'm usually a 27" in-seam, but I got a 29" in-seam pair. It's a little too long, so I have it folded up at the ankle, but this way, it fits my hips nicely. BTW, my butt shrank (!!)
I have a few maternity tops, but I'm actually still wearing my normal shirts. I think some of them will be all stretched and ruined, so I'm trying not to wear any that were favorites. But I think I'll just get new shirts when my weight settles down post-partum. =) I also went to Costco and bought cheap shirts that were one or two sizes bigger than what I normally wear. They're not as nice a fit as maternity shirts, but they work, they're very comfy and they're cheap. I've only had some luck with thrift stores/good will with maternity clothes. It makes sense... I wouldn't just donate good maternity clothes either. I'd sell them or give it to close friends/family.
Re: Maternity Accessories
I think you should wait and see. Everybody is different and will need different things for comfort and convenience.
I'm still in my regular bras for now. Some people go up a size or two. But I don't think it's a special "maternity" pattern (like shirts and pants that are normal everywhere except with stretchy or extra big middles), so you can get them when you need them.
I bought a pregnancy belt on someone else's strong recommendation, but I'm finding it's not helping that much and it makes my tummy look weird. Now that I'm a bit bigger, I can see that, like most clothing articles, the product is being modelled by someone who doesn't need it at all. I might try it again in a few weeks to see because it does help a little, just not enough to justify the hassle of wearing it.
I think I'll wait and see with nursing bras. Having a flap that opens on my bra seems convenient, but will I really use it? And likewise with bra pads. If I leak, I'll get some...
I'm interested in a post-partum belt for afterwards, but my Mother-in-Law says she'll get one for me from Taiwan when she goes back because it's much cheaper there.
Yup I wear them with jeans. I'm on my phone but here is the link... if it doesn't work I'll fix it when I get home. Seriously love this thing.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CKOYJ6U?pc_redir=1396908165&robot_redir=1
Yep, this is more like a weight belt minus the suspender straps. I bought this one. It's obnoxiously expensive, but the other ones I tried on just didn't work well for my body shape.
There are tons out there, I don't think there's one that's way better than another.
I bought the Shrinkx hips & Shrinkx belly wrap.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K7IOAT2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2SO6PH1QJXK4H&coliid=I1UTFG9UO5WGMS&psc=1
I really liked the belly wrap, it seemed to hold everything in nicely, regardless of how well it worked for belly shrinkage. The hip wrap is a little less comfortable but you really only wear it until the relaxin goes away. I didn't measure myself but I'm really not any bigger than I was before my pregnancy