The bamboo bandit is definitely the most comfortable of the belly bandits.  But in your first few days/weeks after birth, it is definitely not comfortable enough to forget you have it on- especially when you are gettin gup in the middle of the nigth every hour and a half like i was and overheating and sweating.  I chose not to wear my belly bandit at night.  I only wore it for 6 weeks after the pregnancy, then couldn't bear to do it any longer.  But, my stomach did shrink- I just think it was more so due to my uterus shrinking and all the breastfeeding I was doing.  I would suggest buying and if anything, having it help you psychologically deal with the fact that you still have a tummy and baby is born.  Put it this way, it doesnt hurt to wear if you can.  Just don't expect miracles...