Belly support bands?

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Anyone started using a belly support band?   My back just hurts so much all the time, unless I am reclining or laying down and I'm so over it.  Right now I just feel like I can't get out to do anything and I hate feeling this useless, with seven weeks to go.    If you're using one, what kind/brand is it?  And do you feel like it's helping?

[wormgerm]

I'm the opposite. If I recline my back kills. I'm trying to sit perched forward as much as possible. Using a wedge pillow under my belly at night helped a ton. No experience with belly bands.

[Widget123]

I bought this one
www.amazon.com/Bracoo-Breathable-Abdominal-Maternity-Support/dp/B009LA4VOG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430149318&sr=8-1&keywords=belly+support+band

I liked it for a while then I stopped wearing it again. The reality is I sit down too much at work and sitting down with it on isn't that comfortable to me.

In addition to the style posted by @bubbs119, there is the prenatal cradle, like this one, but it is too ridiculous looking for me to imagine myself wearing it on the regular:

www.amazon.com/Its-You-Babe-Prenatal-145-175/dp/B00006D2RB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430149435&sr=8-1&keywords=prenatal+cradle

If you search "belly support band" in May 15, they have a post about it as well.

[sidneyvicious]

Apr 27, 2015 10:27:06 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

I had a post about lower back pain a while ago and I'm pretty sure sidneyvicious posted about loving her support band. I think there's one at Motherhood that people really liked.

Yep, mine has helped me tremendously. My doctor's office gave it to me and billed my insurance. It's not pretty but does the job.

I wear a tank under it so it's not touching my skin, and then the belly of all my pants hides it pretty well, so maybe that will help with those that don't like sitting with it. I find it helps me whether sitting or standing. Definitely worth a try!!

[tiffbot]

I've started wearing mine on bad hip days, as the pain tends to move into my lower back as the day goes on. It seems to help! I just bought mine at Motherhood last time I was pregnant and gave birth a week later so never really got to use it haha.

[mcp6286]

I got mine at Motherhood...$30 and it is a lifesaver! I feel such a difference between the days I wear it and the days I don't. It's a little bulky but worth it! I'd pay $300 for it...my best pregnancy investment so far.

[PurpleIris]

What kind of pain are you having? Upper or lower back? I use a sacro-illiac belt for SI joint dysfunction (brought on by pregnancy) and it's a lifesaver. My back pain is lower back, on the side, like between my spine and hip bones (the SI joint).

This particular kind of belt holds things in place so I don't have the pain that's being caused by the joint being loose. If that's the issue the SI belt can be really helpful. It looks like some of the maternity belts are more for support of the belly and the pain that that weight causes, so targeting the type of pain to a particular type of belt would make sense.

[periwinkledaydreams]

I bought this today at BRU while I was working on my registry and it feels sooo nice and supportive on my lower back and belly so far. I've only used it for one afternoon of walking around, which is barely a test drive, so I'll have to check back in in a few days and see how I'm feeling about it then. It is comfortable, supportive and sturdy for $30.

www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10813242&cagpspn=plab_8866043&camp=PLAPPCG-_-PID8866043:BRUS&eESource=CAPLA_DF:10813242:TRUS

[stinybean]

Apr 27, 2015 10:46:21 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

I bought this one
www.amazon.com/Bracoo-Breathable-Abdominal-Maternity-Support/dp/B009LA4VOG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430149318&sr=8-1&keywords=belly+support+band

I liked it for a while then I stopped wearing it again. The reality is I sit down too much at work and sitting down with it on isn't that comfortable to me.

In addition to the style posted by @bubbs119, there is the prenatal cradle, like this one, but it is too ridiculous looking for me to imagine myself wearing it on the regular:

www.amazon.com/Its-You-Babe-Prenatal-145-175/dp/B00006D2RB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430149435&sr=8-1&keywords=prenatal+cradle

If you search "belly support band" in May 15, they have a post about it as well.

The Bracco is the one I got too. I have to walk about a mile from the train to school everyday, so it has helped a lot. However I don't need it everyday & I usually don't wear it all day long.