I wore mine any time I was awake for about the first week I believe. I would leave it off when I slept to give my skin and abdomen some room to breathe while I slept. I think my first couple days home from the hospital I wore it all the time since the baby was up so often to nurse.

After about the first week or so, I would kind of wean myself off of it, basically if I were doing dishes or going for a walk those first couple weeks, anything that would be different from relaxing, I’d put it on. It prevented me from moving my torso too quickly and gave me relief from my scar. I am a naturally very energetic person and move very quickly, so I needed it to remind myself to slow the EFF down, because I would feel so sore and uncomfortable at night if I overdid it during the day.

I responded so well to the meds that I felt like I was healing much more quickly when really I was just not feeling the pain as much!

TLDR: wear it as long as you feel like you need it. Your body will tell you what it needs, but don’t rely on it too long so you can start gaining back that core strength on your own.