Hello, today I begin to talk to you about how to prevent stretch marks but first I need to close my door. Today we have the meeting of the clans in our lounge again; by this I mean my daughter and her friends, all in the early stages of pregnancy, who meet together once a week for their club “exercise during pregnancy.” You might have heard me previously mention that most exercise involves their tongue and lifting their teacups. There is always a great deal of talk about their pregnancy, skin, dry skin, skin care product, instructions for exercise, stretch marks during pregnancy and tips to remove, reduce and prevent stretch marks.
Well they have sure come up with a strange one today. Men of my senior will probably either remember wearing braces or at least their fathers wearing them to hold up trousers and even socks and I believe there was some sort of revival some years back but a maternity brace, what is that?
Well remembering that this article is pertaining to how to prevent stretch marks. A patent was submitted for a maternity brace to provide support for the stomach and vulval regions of a woman during her pregnancy. This brace has a middle vulval panel and a pair of rear and front straps attached to it. It is the stomach panel positioned between the two front straps, which hold up the stomach. The straps both rear and front are not linear to add support and comfort. It is assumed that wearing this type of maternity brace during pregnancy helps to prevent stretch marks.
I have not actually seen this brace in production anywhere and if you have perhaps you will be good enough to correct me. Not only is this brace designed to prevent stretch marks but also varicose veins, back pain hemorrhoids, reduced blood circulation, increased wear on hip and knee joint and overall fatigue.
Another patent applied for is an adjustable maternity brace including an elastic portion, which adjusts with the heat of the body, rigid support member. It also has a removable front panel connected to the ends of the elastic member. The front panel is adapted to lie against the abdominal portion so the woman can wear during pregnancy to help support the weight of the baby. There is no mention whether this is to prevent stretch marks or not. This sounds similar to the type on sale at the moment but once again I am more interested in the first version as are the “exercise during pregnancy” group so if you have any information contact us. Part two shortly.
