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4.5
I received my girdle, size XS, and immediately tried it on. For reference, I am 5 ft tall and weigh 107 pounds. I am 8 weeks post partum but I couldn't stand my uncomfortable abdominal splint anymore so I decided to shop around for a girdle. This is the 5th brand I try and so far Bellefit is the best girdle. It provides support for my lower back and my c-section incition without compromising on supporting my entire transverse muscle, which should help with my diastasis recti. The only thing that I would change is that I would ask is for a slightly shorter version for short women like me. All the girdles I have tried on are too long for me and I end up needing to wear my bra on top of the edge of it. It's no different with Bellefit and it's the only part of the girdle that is uncomfortable because naturally, my waist is not that high, so the edge of the girdle ends up sitting on the part of my back that begins broadening out, so I had to use the included extender to make it broader, but this means I can't zip it up all the way. I will keep it because no one makes a petite sizing girdle, but I believe if Bellefit made one, they would hit the spot with an underserved part of the market. For reference, I tried Body by Sienna, which did not provide any support at all, the Brabic Postpartum Girdle (this one was the worse, it was tight but without any support; I don't even know how that's possible), I also tried the Belly Bandit girdle which came close to the Bellefit girdle but was even longer on me and had no zipper, which makes a whole lot of difference, especially when you wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or when your baby allows limited time for bathroom breaks. I also tried the Upspring C-panty C-section high waist recovery underwear which provided nowhere near the amount of support but I kept for when I want to take a break from wearing this support girdle. Overall, I am glad I found this girdle and if it weren't because it's over $100, I would buy another one in black.