I'm a new mom and I've had back pains for quite a while now I've been saving up money just so I can order this and when I tell you I was so excited it came today I mean it frs ! Came a lot earlier then expected â'¥ï¸ðŸ'I have no idea what this thing has that made me feel so much relief and relax that I needed but it definitely changed the way my posture is definitely got rid of that annoying back pain and weight from the tummy I can def say it's adjustable I thought it would be a little too small on me but it seems like it really is one size fits all I know I haven't published any pics or videos yet but the relief I get instantly when putting it on is amazing I just tried it on and I can't wait for tomorrow I took it off and still felt relaxed so if you're a new mom or have been a mom before I definitely recommend this because it worked for me !!

This belt is has been an absolute life saver for me over the past two years and is the one item I don't think I could have easily lived through while carrying twins.

While having my first daughter, I worked as a full time teacher at a preschool with one and two year olds. I was on my feet for 8 hours a day in a very busy classroom, lifting and carrying toddlers and spending a good deal of time getting up and down out of the floor. I did this from before the time I became pregnant until 37 weeks, which is when our beautiful little girl arrived.

During that pregnancy, this maternity belt provided me with a great deal of relief. I often felt that my ab muscles needed more support with all of the lifting and frequently suffered from low back pain as the day (and my pregnancy) progressed. This band gave me that much needed support and allowed me to feel much safer lifting 25 pound babies all day.

I credit the extra support provided by this band for preventing diastasis recti, as I feel that it aided holding everything together, but I have no proof of that.

Prior to purchasing this belt, I was using the Shrinkx Hips belt (because I had it) and wearing it slightly higher on my hips (but lower in the front) to give my belly a slight boost. Although that did work temporarily, it did not provide me with all day comfort and it's lack of flexion concerned me in regards to my baby's safety. At around 4.5 months, I opted to try this band based on reviews and what I felt was a very reasonable price.

The AzMed band's wide, curved, mesh-like front is highly conducive to a pregnant woman's growing belly and flexes easily to allow room for growth while also supplying gentle (but tangible) support. Basically, I could breathe and move very easily in this belt without feeling pressure against my belly. The long Velcro band made it quick and easy to adjust the support level throughout the day as well. Washing and drying this band with my regular laundry did not appear to impair its durability in any way. It was a good purchase.

Fast forward 13 months. I am now days away from expecting twins, and my appreciation for this band has grown exponentially (like my belly). I began wearing it again at around 4.5-5 months (like last time) where I used it basically the same as before... low on my belly, higher on my hips, sometimes folding the front in half to provide double support and lift to boost my lower belly, which tends to endure the most strain. Once again, the belt allowed me to feel safe moving and lifting my own baby while also feeling supported. My second pregnancy, however, was nothing like my first and this band went from being nice to necessary very quickly.

At 20 weeks, I was diagnosed with a (very) short cervix and put on bedrest.
At the time, my daughter was 8 months old and there was no way around picking her up or carrying her while my husband was at work. I wore this band very snugly around my lower belly, hoping to raise it enough to take even the tiniest bit off pressure off to avoid further shortening. My doctors (a team of wonderfully Maternal Fetal Medicine experts) assured me that it would not prevent further shortening but did encourage me to use it for comfort or support. In all of my weekly ultrasounds to measure cervical length, I was asked to take the band off, so I have absolutely no way of knowing the impact of wearing this band, and whether it took pressure off from helping lift my belly or added pressure from squeezing enough to cause some downward pressure, but I often wondered. More than anything, I believe this belt provided me with a little psychological support in addition to abdominal support. It made me "feel" safer, despite that I have no proof that I was.

At 20 weeks, they weren't sure we would reach 24, then 28, then 32.... we are now 36 weeks and the doctors are discussing inducing us at 38 (for the well being of the babies - this is routine with twin pregnancies due to rising risk factors).

At 32 weeks, my abdomen was as big as it ever got with my daughter and at 35, it became very uncomfortable to move. Unlike with my first pregnancy, I have developed diastasis recti at the navel and a few fingertips below. My umbilical area is trying to herniate. I have developed hydronephrosis (basically I have a swollen kidney caused by internal pressure), and my pelvis pops with the slightest movement. Rolling over in the bed has gone from slightly uncomfortable to near impossible (without ab strength) and takes me a minimum of 10 minutes. The pain of having 40ish pounds of weight shift from one side of my uterus to the other is quite striking. Getting out of bed at all shifts the pressure so intensely that it often triggers contractions that leave me doubled over for several minutes before loosening enough to walk. But, the bottom line is, I am still pregnant after 16 weeks of cervical shortening, and that is something to celebrate. It is also something I would have been much more uncomfortable doing without this band.

This band supports my abdominal muscles, especially the ones that separated between my navel and pubic bone (which stay the most sore), and decreases the pain of walking and rolling over. I still have difficulty and pain rolling over at night, but the band holds things together well enough that I can roll over in a reasonable amount of time compared with before, and without as much strain. Walking to my doctor's appointments (located way inside of a busy hospital) is much easier, as the pressure from gravity feels much less. The contractions triggered by shifting movements are practically nonexistent with this band, since it holds things in place, and I believe that alone has helped us reach 36 weeks.

For women worried about these bands restricting their growth... I am no doctor, but was reassured by a team of MFM doctors in a teaching hospital that it was safe. I also had weekly BPPs and tri-weekly growth scans and despite the tendency of twins to drop centiles after 28 weeks (and my first daughter being born under 10 percent), the twins have remained 50th percentile and above throughout this pregnancy despite continuous wear. I realize this is anecdotal, so please always ask your own doctor first.

One last note... this band is not for postpartum use and would be absolutely ineffective for use as a belly binder. It is not a flat band that sits flush against a non-pregnant woman's body, but is curved outward at the mesh-like area to allow space for pregnant bellies. After birth, despite swelling and normal postpartum... stuff... the curvature is too much to provide any support, even when worn tightly. Hospital binders, the Belly Bandit, the Squeem... etc. are much stronger and provide the compression needed to hold things in place. (I used the Belly Bandit immediately postpartum, later moved into the Squeem and Shrinkx Hips, which is another story, but having used all of these, I can assure you that the AzMed will not help with these postpartum issues if that is what you are looking for).

I just entered the 9th month of my pregnancy and am realizing I should have tried something like this sooner for back pain.

I have found that it helps relieve some pressure and pain from my lower back, but nothing life changing. I definitely wouldn't wear it without having clothing under it, which makes it more difficult to wear out since it's summer and I don't want to wear two layers (and don't want everyone to see this when I'm in public, haha!) but other than that, it is comfortable!

I also don't love how it feels when I sit down, so I usually take it off every time I sit down and put it back on when I stand up.

Overall, I am happy with this purchase because I'm thankful for any kind of relief! I haven't tried others to compare it to, but I would say it is worth a shot and can help!

I bought this for my first pregnancy and never needed it much, didn't seem to notice much of a difference BUT I was also extremely fit and had a pretty compact belly until 30+ weeks.

I'm in week 7 of my second pregnancy and having so much low back, hip, and round ligament pain"¦ can barely sleep. I dug this band out of storage, slapped it on, and INSTANTLY feel SO MUCH RELIEF. I'm just basking in feeling pain free again and had to leave a review right now. I now understand what all the other reviewers were raving about. If you have pain, buy it.

This belly support belt is nice but in order for good support you gotta make it tight. After a while it did make my belly and back kinda hurt since it's tight. But if you make it loose than it doesn't do anything/ no support. Overall it's ok. Plus it does feel a little bulky on the body and really hard to bend over for something.