After my c-section I could not raise myself up and lift myself out of bed without help. There was pain.  The hospital got me a binder. Basically it is just a Velcro tube. Well my postpartum body wasn't tube shaped. I got this binder and guess what it fits a body the way a body is shaped. I recovered from my c-section so much quicker with this binder. I was off pain meds within one week and driving by week two. No trouble lifting my baby with this on or getting out of bed. This is a must have purchase for c-section recovery.