Pregnancy Support Bands: Are There Benefits?

Pregnancy is a wonderful time in your life, full of joy and anticipation. But it’s also full of discomfort for many mothers-to-be. The good news is, there are plenty of products on the market that can safely help ease your aches and pains. One of these products is the pregnancy support band.

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No matter what you call it, there are some key similarities all pregnancy support bands share:

Pain and discomfort. The primary reason moms turn to the support of a pregnancy support band is to relieve aches and pain. As your baby grows bigger, he puts more pressure on your body. You may begin to walk and stand differently to compensate for the extra weight, causing pain in your muscles and joints.

Additionally, during the second trimester, your ligaments loosen to accommodate your growing baby. You may feel increasing aches in your hip, groin, and legs as your pregnancy progresses.

Physical activities. If you enjoy being active, a pregnancy support band is a great addition to your workout. Even if you don’t need extra support on a daily basis, having it during exercise may help you maintain a more effective workout.

It can also prevent you from getting hurt during a workout by providing some compression to your abdomen. You should always take it slow working out while you’re pregnant and take extra precautions to stay safe.

Outfit hacks. Even though your belly is growing, your hips and legs may not be. So you can pull your favorite pants up, but not fasten them. A pregnancy band can act as a buffer between your pants and your tops – covering your belly and the upper band of your pants. 

Plus, if you bend over, your band will spare you the embarrassment of showing your back or belly as your clothes get smaller.

Pregnancy pain is very common, but it can often have negative effects on everyday life.  Pregnancy belts can be very effective for the management of lower back pain, hip pain, and stomach pain during pregnancy. They are often simple supports that wrap around the back and belly to provide compression, pressure distribution and support of the joints and growing belly. They are usually secured in place with Velcro to offer adjustments throughout the pregnancy.

How do they work?

• Compression to increase support and proprioception
• Reduced forces on ligaments and joints
• Stability of the pelvis and spine
• Support muscles around the abdomen, spine and pelvic floor.

What do they do?

1. Reduce Lower Back Pain: Lower back pain in pregnancy is common and is usually accompanied by painful limitations in movement and activity. Back pain in pregnancy can happen for a number of reasons, weight gain, postural changes and hormonal changes. A pregnancy support belt can help to distribute the additional weight in your abdomen and improve your posture to reduce pain.

Maternity Belt | Total Body Orthotics

2. Reduce Sacroiliac Joint (SI) Pain: During pregnancy a hormone called relaxin is increased. This can reduce the stability around the hip joints resulting in sharp lower back pain. A SI Pregnancy belt can help to stabilise this joint and therefore reduce pain.

Smartspine SI Support | Total Body Orthotics

3. Reduce Round Ligament Pain: The Ligaments responsible for supporting the belly are required to support more weight and pressure as it grows. This increased pressure on the ligaments can cause a pain across the front of the hips. A pregnancy belt is designed to spread this pressure across your back and abdominals to reduce pain.

Lombamum’ Maternity Lumbar Belt | Total Body Orthotics

Ortel P Pelvic Maternity Belt | Total Body Orthotics

Key Points:

• Pregnancy support belts should only be worn for short periods at a time (up to 3 hours), as they may become less effective if worn repeatedly over long periods.
• Pregnancy support belts should not be pulled too tight which can impact blood flow.

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