SRC Recovery Shorts - Do they work?

About 2-3 years ago, I was working in my store (Maternity Revolution) one Saturday and I had 3 women come in and ask for SRC Recovery Shorts. At that time, I had no idea what they were talking about. When they told me that they were shorts you wore after giving birth that cost $189 I was shocked to think so many people could be interested in such an expensive product. When I gave birth 15 years ago there was no such product and if I didn't need recovery shorts then I was pretty sure no one else did and that this product must be a scam but I never like to pass judgement without knowing the facts, so I started to look into what they were all about.

I must say that after 12 years in the maternity wear industry I had received a lot of requests from ladies for girdles and step-ins that could be worn post partum. Many of these requests were from ladies whose Mum's had suggested that they must have such a girdle and many of these women were of Asian or Middle Eastern heritage. My first reaction was; " Why would women want to do that to themselves? A wrap or girdle must be so uncomfortable and all because they want to look good." I had no idea of the physical and health benefits.

It turns out that women have been wrapping their bellies post partum in many countries for 100's of years and not just to make themselves look good but to aid in their recovery after giving birth and help prevent many of the not so pleasant side effects of giving birth such as weak pelvic floor muscles and permanently pregnant looking bellies.

I recently came across a wonderful website that I suggest you all visit called My Postpartum Wellness where Valerie McDonough has some very interesting blogs but one specifically about the benefit of post partum wraps and garments.

There are many products out there for the purpose of getting your pre-baby belly back as quickly as possible, including all manner of wraps and girdles but at Maternity Revolution we stock the SRC Recovery shorts and we love them!

Over the years that I have been selling them I have never had any bad feedback and plenty of amazing feedback.

SRC Recovery Shorts may look like a high waisted cyclist pant but they are a sophisticated body pressure garment approved by the Therapeutic Goods Association deisgned to give gentle resistance to the abdominal muscles, while helping to support your pelvis and lower back, reduce swelling and fluid retention and to give gentle compression to any wounds while reducing wound tension. They won't make you sweat and they are so comfortable you will be happy wearing them 24 hours a day. (Of course you will have to take them off to wash them every few days).

I would recommend that if you can get into our store to be measured up professionally then do so around 36 weeks. While you can't try the Recovery Shorts on while pregnant, you can try the Pregnancy Shorts to make sure you are happy with the size and fit. We will send you away with the size we think appropriate but of course if this turns out to be the wrong size once you have given birth, we will happily swap them for another size, providing of course that you have only tried them on and not worn them around.

If you can't get into the store then we will help as best we can via phone or email and again we are happy to exchange the garment if you choose the wrong size. POSTAGE IS FREE and we don't even charge postage to send out exchanges.

Also, remember that if you have private medical insurance extras cover you might be able to claim some of the cost back and as it is a medical product you may also be able to claim it as an out of pocket medical expense in your tax but you'd need to check this out with your accountant.

Hope to see you soon at Maternity Revolution 1/124 South Pine Rd, Brendale, QLD, 4500 or visit our website www.maternityrevolution.com.au

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Email: lisa@maternityrevolution.com.au
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