5 Things Every Postpartum Mom Should Know About Their Mom Pooch

#1Your Mom Pooch Was Never Fat

Your 2 ab muscles are held together down the middle by a thin band. Pregnancy stretches that band so your baby has room to grow.

For a lot of moms, it never snaps back. Think of a hair tie you've worn every day for 9 months. It still goes around, but it can't hold anything tight anymore.

With nothing holding your belly in at the front, it pushes forward. That's the pooch. It has a name: “Diastasis recti”.

#2The Diets and Crunches Were Working Against You

You can lose fat everywhere. You can't diet away a stretched band. That's why your face and arms got thinner and your belly stayed right where it was.

The crunches were worse. Every crunch pushes your belly straight out through the gap between your abs. You're not closing it. You're pushing on it.

#3Your Abs Need to Be Brought Back Together, Not Squeezed Flat

Here's what nobody tells you. Your 2 ab muscles need to be pulled back toward the middle, where they belong, so they can recover.

Belly wraps can't do that. They squeeze flat from the front, roll down within the hour, and the pooch pops right back out. The Velcro gives out. You rip them off by lunch.

And support only helps while it's on.

#4Avella’s 360º Cross Bands Pull Them Back Together All Day

That's exactly what Avella's cross bands were made to do.

2 bands start at your lower back, wrap around your sides, and cross in an X over the front of your belly. Instead of squeezing flat, the X draws your abs in toward the middle and holds them there.

Because they wrap all the way around, they're anchored. No rolling when you sit down. No riding up when you pick up your baby. The high waistband sits above your scar, so nothing presses on it.

#5Not All “Cross-Band” Briefs Are the Same

Cheap copies on Amazon can look the same in the photos. Before you buy anything, check for these:

• Bands that only cover the front. Nothing anchors them, so they roll, just like the wraps.
• Thin elastic. It stretches out after a few washes.
• A waistband that sits right on your scar.
• Stiff fabric that digs in. If you take them off by noon, they can't help you.

Avella's bands wrap all the way to your back, the waistband sits above the scar, and the fabric is soft and breathable. Not too loose, not too tight.

It holds and supports you, it doesn't squeeze you.

You’ll Stop Dreading Getting Dressed

No more living in black leggings and baggy t-shirts.

No more trying on 3 outfits and settling for the one that hides the most.

No more sideways check in the mirror before you leave the house. No more “When are you due?”

Just tucking in a shirt. Buttoning your pre-pregnancy jeans. Being in the photos instead of behind them.

Your body did something powerful. You’re allowed to want to feel like yourself again.