I had an emergency c-section birth after a healthy and relatively problem free pregnancy, at the age of 41. Cesarean Surgery and  vaginal birth both require abdominal support. Most 2nd time mom's buy the product before birth as they know firsthand the importance of functioning and pain relief a binder offers. I was unprepared for my c-section and it was more painful getting out of bed than pushing for 5 hours. The Hospital did not provide a Post Natal binder, just pain medicine. When I got home, I quickly began wrapping an ace bandage around my abdomen. It made such a difference to bind when moving or getting out of bed, but it was difficult to remove and put on. Using my 20+ years of massage, bodywork and healing education, I began an intuitive program of self care for my cesarean incision. Then just a few months later, I was caring for my dying mother who had undergone abdominal surgery for misdiagnosed ovarian cancer.  From these life changing experiences, I learned first hand the scarcity of knowledge and tools to help in post cesarean and abdominal surgery care. The ideas for the AbdoMend™ healing products grew out of these experiences. Now it's my wish that every woman and abdominal surgery patient enjoy the benefits of the Abdomend™ binding belts and the Massage Therapy program. Our long attachments and soft fabric make it easy to get out of bed, function and enjoy baby after surgery.If you are pregnant do yourself a favor and buy a binder to help your body recover.

- Christina Hemming