Belly sling?

[Merie]

I'm 17 wks and would like to gradually resume some kind of fitness regimen. I've been off since I first discovered I was pregnant. I remember years ago reading about a sling for the growing belly but can't find anything about it now. Does anyone know where I can get one?

Thanks.

 

[JamminX3]

Hi Merie, I got mine at one of those maternity boutiques. I got 2 of them. One is just the belt and the other is a belt/panty/girdle type thing. The one with the panty thing attached is much more comfortable. HTH. Robin.

 

[Merie]

Thanks,Robin. I'm fast walking to my nearest maternity store

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Hi Merie! Congratulations. I bought a couple of these online myself for the last trimester during my last pregnancy but I can't seem to locate the company. In any case I did come across this belly cradle while looking for it. Scroll down the page of this link a bit and you will find a smaller belt if you do not want something this elaborate. Good Luck

http://www.bareware.net/support.htm#precradle

 

[Hazel]

fitmaternity.com

I got a pregnancy belt from them that was my best friend in the last four or five months of my pregnancy. It's wide in the back,then comes around the front and fastens under your belly with velcro. Really helped both my belly and back feel much more supported. You also don't have to take it off to use the bathroom, which seemed like the problem to me with most of the slings I looked at (they all seemed to have a strap that came up between the legs). Plus, it was only about $15, so much cheaper (I bought one for exercising and one for every day).

 

[tchersue]

Hi Merie,

I didn't use one (didn't need it) during my first pregnancy. Ideally, you won't need one, as the tendency is to be a little lazy with holding in your abs... BUT, that being said...

This pregnancy, I have really painful varicose veins in my groin area. I seem to be carrying this little guy very low, and the pressure on my pelvis is very painful. I'm 24 weeks now, and I finally gave in and bought an elastic belly belt at Motherhood Maternity. It was all of $14, and I get immediate relief when I put it on. It's just an elastic belt with elastic that goes around your lower back and down under your growing belly... sort of the same feeling as when you cradle your tummy and lift it with your arms. I wear mine if I'm out shopping or if I'm going to be on my feet for a long time. So far, I don't need it for exercise class (the exercise by itself helps the pressure in my veins because of the added circulation)... but that may come later.

One of the moms in the prenatal/postpartum exercise class that I teach is in her 3rd trimester. She is also carrying low (and I believe that she is 33 weeks or so), and she was having really uncomfortable round ligament pain during the cardio portion of class until she started using a belt. She's worn the belt the last 2 weeks, and she is visibly more energetic and comfortable in class.
Hope this helps!
Susan