Returning
This is a torture device<br /><br />The back support portion kept riding up no matter what I did so I was always pulling it back down as it made the sides gape out all the time. I have heard women rave maternity bands help alleviate back pressure/pain, I actually felt the same if not worse with this on in that area.<br /><br />The elastic band around the belly is very hard. If you put it on how shown in the picture its next to impossible to sit down, if you move it up it compresses your stomach and eventually because the back band slips up all the time it goes sliding up your belly. I ended up with gouges on my stomach and groin from where this cut in after only a few hours of trying to wear it.<br /><br />The straps did absolutely nothing but cause serious pain. I believe the intention is that they help hold the weight up of the pregnant belly but they do not. I tried tightening the straps as much as possible. All this did was cause the straps to cut in under my breasts more and more and apply extreme pressure to the sternum which made it very difficult to breath. I could still pull the straps up and feel how it would feel if they actually helped lift any weight of the pregnant belly up but they did nothing. Also, if they did anything how do you hide them? Even a running tank with a very high neck line didn't cover the straps the only thing that would cover these is a turtle neck as they do not sit over on the shoulder where your bra strap normally sits they actually sit up higher toward the neck so are visible when you wear anything but a turtle neck.<br /><br />No instructions or suggestions came with the product either so if some how I was wearing it wrong I had no way to judge but by the 1 image on the label.
Rating: 1 stars