Another ? Does anyone know if some recommend wearing a tummy tucking underwear of some kind in order to prevent the navel scar from straining and maybe to hold some of the tummy as the weight goes down and the loose skin flaps (?).

I already hate my question lol

I never used anything. It's up to you.

You just don't want anything to irritate it.

I don't even have a surgery date yet but I've been hanging on to an ad I found in a magazine, or maybe it was in one of the coupon inserts that are in Sunday's paper....can't remember, but it's called an Invisible Tummy Trimmer. It looks like a tube top you'd wear from just under your bust line to just past your waist. I have no idea how this product is. I'm not endorsing it, I'm just stating that I found this ad & I kept the paper from it thinking that I may want to wear one until I'm ready to hang free (haha)! You know how it is, some of these products are junk but it's just something I'm keeping as a sample & maybe I will look for something like this at a store to see if I can find something comparable even at a medical supply store. I'm thinking they may carry something like that for surgery patients. IDK.....but I just hate ordering anything thru the mail & then be dissappointed & have to return it (minus shipping & handling which sometimes is almost as much as the product!) Hope you find what you're looking for!

I personally did not want to we're anything binding right after surgery. It was not until the beginning of month two that I was ready for snug fitting clothing. Now At about 5 months out I do wear firm fitting underwear to hold up the extra skin.

I was fitted for an abdominal binder at my surgeon's office before surgery. Woke up in recovery with it on. Had to take it off though it didn't fit well. Going to start trying my Spanx again next week. I do at times feel like my incisions would feel better if they were supported.

I wore a compression camisole it helped hold all my jelly from giggling and it felt good to feel supported I had no issues with achy incisions

I'm pre-op, but for what it's worth, I used one after my csections. It helped with getting up and down and walking, but if I was just laying down is take it off.