During week 34 of my TWIN pregnancy, I got pre eclampsia. I put on 20 pounds of water weight in 1 week! I ended up having an emergency c section at 35.5 weeks and was 219 that morning! (I'm typically 125-130 and 5'7".) I had gotten so swollen and held so much water I couldn't recognize myself.
Kelsey-P
During week 34 of my TWIN pregnancy, I got pre eclampsia. I put on 20 pounds of water weight in 1 week!
I ended up having an emergency c section at 35.5 weeks and was 219 that morning! (I'm typically 125-130 and 5'7".)
I had gotten so swollen and held so much water I couldn't recognize myself.
To make matters worse I got pumped full of more fluids during the surgery.
I ordered a size medium but was unable to get it on until I was 1 week pp. Even then I couldn't do it up.
After 3 days I could wear it on the loose setting and after a week I went to the tight setting.
I wore it every night when I slept and would also put it on during the day when I was walking or holding my babies.
It gave tremendous support and made my abs feel strong again and helped with c section recovery.
At 4 weeks pp I ordered a small. Again it took a few days to be able to wear it on the tight setting.
I wore it consistently until 8 weeks pp. I am now 11 weeks pp and still wear it when I work out however it's loose now!
I will be wearing this for all of my future pregnancies, it helped me bounce back fast!"