Pregnancy talk about bras, maternity supports and sacroiliac belts
Wear a supportive bra
Your breasts are naturally getting larger during pregnancy and will continue if you are breastfeeding. Now is not the time for stretchy, lacy bras! Choose non-elastic straps and bras that give you good support. Your back and neck will thank you for it. Nursing bras work well in that last trimester and then you get extended use of your purchase.
Try a maternity support, sacroiliac belt or compression shorts
Your muscles, tendons and ligaments are stretching during the growth of your baby (or babies!) and even afterward take a while to resume their normal, you may feel "loose" or "not held together." That is the purpose of the core and hip exercises that are in my book "Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy and Postpartum." In addition, many women enjoy the compression of a maternity support, sacroiliac belt or compression short during their pregnancy and postpartum period.
How do you know which to choose?
If you are pregnant and walking around always giving your lower abdomen support, it is a good indication that a maternity support or maternity compression short/legging that does just that . . . give those abdominals extra support . . . will feel WONDERFUL!
Other women during pregnancy and postpartum feel they need the compression lower around their sacroiliac and pubic joints. If that is you, make sure the support you select does that. Not all maternity or postpartum supports provide that compression. You can get that compression from a sacroiliac belt, maternity compression short or legging or postpartum compression short or legging that does provide that sacroiliac compression as the one pictured below.
If compression does not feel good, you may need some special exercises that are in my book "Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy and Postpartum." You are guided step by step to determine the correct exercises for you.
For more great information, exercises and tips and a step-by-step approach to your pain:
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