I got suckered into this waist binding thing and really believed that I could look awesome right after having a baby. My abdominals are split, and this is designed to help them heal. Yet it provides very little pressure over the affected area and focuses most of its torture on the sides of my body. I bought this after using a binder from La Leche League that wasn't tight enough. I am left wondering how in the world something can be so tight without making one iota of difference.

It looks abominable under clothes because it squeezes everything up or down. Without it, I look like I still have a postpartum gut. With it, I look like I still have a postpartum gut - with the added bonus of a roll of sausage under my breasts.

It doesn't look good or do what it's intended to do, so the only purpose I can see is to make myself feel so uncomfortable that I am compelled to start my weight loss regime faster. I guess that earns a couple of stars.