Christine,

Read this article on use of wraps.

https://www.elitefts.com/coaching-logs/theyre-called-wrist-wraps-how-to-wrap-your-wrists-properly-for-bigger-lifts/

Most people who bench heavy use wraps.
If you are a beginner, I suggest going without on your lighter sets and adding them as you need them.

If your wrists are weak you can add in wrist/forearm exercises to strengthen them.

We are planning on getting some videos up for those.

I prefer either the Metal All Blacks wraps from Elitefts AND
the SpudInc wraps we sell at the front desk are equally as good, but much less expensive.

Try the XRV or the Yellow ones.

Those are fine.

I get some pretty awful pain in my wrists, thumb and palm of my hand if I do not use wraps for pretty much all pressing movements. There is general discomfort all the time but If I do not use wraps I can not open or close my hand without intense pain. I use elitefts heavy wraps. I think its from typing on a computer for 12 hours a day for the past 17 years for work

Brian,

Try banded hand extensions.
They help A LOT!

will do