FEEL SPECIAL WITH CORSETS

Women in the Victorian era were big corset-wearers Victorian women were always corseted, even during pregnancy. It was considered indecent to go out without a corset at any time in one’s adult life especially during pregnancy.  However, pregnant women used specialized maternity corsets that had laced panels which expanded as their bellies grew. Ultimately these corsets were not used for waist reduction nor to achieve an hourglass shape, but rather they were used for support for the back and core.

Not only women Victorian age even women of today use corsets even during pregnancy and after pregnancy. Today, it’s true that in the first trimester you don’t tend to show a baby bump, and many women can still do crunches and sit-ups without harming the fetus. Many women in the Victorian era still laced with their normal corsets in their first trimester of pregnancy, but its strongly recommend to wear a flexible corset at any point during pregnancy. These flexible corsets are specially designed corsets for pregnant women. Just as any responsible woman would immediately stop drinking and smoking once she discovered she’s pregnant, a woman of today should immediately remove the iron corset normally to appear slimmer upon realizing she’s pregnant and use the one that is flexible and expandable. If you are pregnant and find you have a weak core or experience back pain, back support still exists in the form of more flexible maternity support belts or “belly bands” which won’t harm the baby. Many women of the past wear compression gear to help their organs move back into position. Although compression gear is not necessary, it can help quicken the process. In fact it’s nothing new. Civilizations have been using it for centuries before tight lacing corsets appeared in the west.

Check with your doctor before wearing compression gear after labor. Your doctor may or may not recommend compression gear for you, depending on your size, your level of health, the difficulty of your delivery. However, if you get the go ahead from your doctor to use compression gear to hasten the process of recovery after childbirth, it should be okay to lace down lightly (2 inches or so) in a well-fitted corset. Please talk to your doctor if you’d like to start wearing a corset for any reason.

The concept isn’t new, especially in Latin American where women bind themselves in “fajas” which are similar to corsets, but the trend is catching on in Hollywood. Even former Playboy playmate Holly Madison allegedly used similar corset pregnancy to help her achieve a smaller midsection six weeks after giving birth.

Forget celebrity trainers. Even you can get the figure of your dream after your delivery that will make others envy you. When svelte star Jessica Alba wanted to get her famous figure back after her two pregnancies, she turned to a certain binding technique and that was the use of corset for weight loss.