Our fourth little bundle of joy was born November 5th. Just like with all of our kiddos, my short torso meant I carried most (okay, all) of her out front. It also means that my stomach was stretched to it’s limits. I have to admit that I was a little concerned that I would never escape my pregnancy stretchy pants. It doesn’t help that more than one person mentioned I would probably not be able to bounce back from this pregnancy.
At about 4 days postpartum I found this belt by Mamaway. I ordered it on amazon and received it via Prime in just two days. I first tried it on at 10 days postpartum. The instructions suggested I wear it for the first four weeks. I was totally okay with not being able to fit into my normal non-stretchy jeans for a while, but I followed the instructions and realized a few things…
- When I layed down to strap this on, I felt immediate support, not only in my stomach, but also in my back which had been through the ringer during my non-medicated delivery.
- I felt a little more confident about the mom bulge.
- I knew right away that I was going to fit in those jeans I had tried on yesterday (and then took back off), but was 2 inches away from being able to wear.

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- It’s not itchy or irritating to the skin.
- You can wear it higher or lower. The model shown is wearing it higher, but I needed it lower to help with my baby flab.
- You can sit and stand without issues, it doesn’t get in the way.