Maternity Support Belt – Pregnancy Without Back Pain

Help to reduce lower and middle back pain during pregnancy with a maternity support belt. Various styles and designs to suit all shapes and sizes.

Back pain is a real cause for concern for many women during pregnancy, especially the later months when the lower back is put under a lot of pressure.

A maternity support belt can provide the extra support and relief when it’s needed the most and is more often than not, recommended by doctors for these very reasons.

When a woman is heavily pregnant, the natural thing to do in order to relieve the pressure from the lower back is to hold the belly with her hands clasped underneath. A maternity support belt is designed to mimic this action and lift the belly for you.

It is not designed to be a replacement for stretches and exercises that a pregnant woman should be undertaking regularly, but it can provide a number of additional benefits such as:

• A better posture resulting in a reduction in lower and middle back pain

• Reduced pressure on the bladder

• Decreased varicosities and swelling especially in the feet

• Improved circulation in the pelvic region

• Prevention of pre-term contractions

• Greater degree of comfort during stretching and exercise

Pre-natal exercise and stretching is seen as an important part of a healthy pregnancy, and the technology used to design maternity support belts has improved over the years. These product designs are based on medical research with the goal of improving the comfort of women during the late stages of pregnancy.

A maternity support belt is usually made of elastic with velcro straps for easy adjustments throughout pregnancy. They can be used as early as three months and become especially helpful during the second and third trimesters as the pregnant belly grows and begins to weigh more, putting further stress on a woman’s body.

Pregnant women come in a variety of shapes and sizes and luckily there is a range of support belts to meet the diverse needs of women. Most are designed to be worn discreetly under clothing without weird lines showing through.

The latest style now however, is to wear them over the clothing as a fashion accessory. Wearing a maternity support belt outside the clothes is becoming a lot more popular with the introduction of ‘designer’ maternity support belts, like the fashionable ‘Daisy-Chain’ products. But this is purely a fashion decision and does not make them any better than a regular belt.

Support belts come in a variety of sizes, colors and prices ranging from around $20 up to $100+ for some of the more designer styles. There are many, popular online stores that stock them, so you shouldn’t have any problems finding the one for you.

Here’s a really quick video of the maternity support belt in action: