This was my fourth child and I had never tried anything like this Bellefit with the first three. I was teaching kickboxing after my third child (largest one at birth), and noticed I had a split in my abdominals. From reading your site, I found out more about that and how to fix it. That is why I decided to go with the dual closure. I was thankful I read the reviews, because I had the same experience of thinking it would not possibly fit right away, but with my husbands muscle power we got it on!