I ordered this without really reading the reviews and thinking that it was more of a support/compression band than a layering article, but I'm very pleased regardless. One of the reviews I did happen to go back and read once I received the product was that it didn't keep pants from falling down, which I wholeheartedly disagree with. The reason I love it so much is because it keeps everything in place- I can still wear my pre-pregnancy pants and feel comfortable. The only negative I have about the belly band is that the top stretches out during use and begins to slip. To combat this, I have taken to having my husband pull the top section up under my bra band, which kind of pulls double duty because it helps smooth everything out and gives me a little better shape. That being said, I would definitely recommend this product.