How long should I wear a belly belt after giving birth? Do I need to wear a belly belt after giving birth?

Many female friends who have no childbirth experience think that their belly will become smaller and return to its original state immediately after giving birth. In fact, it may take a long time to return to its original state after giving birth. Generally, few people can return to their figure before giving birth. How long should they wear a belly band after giving birth? This has always been a concern of people.

Do I need to use a belly belt after giving birth?

Tips for using a maternity belt

From a medical point of view, the role of the belly band has two sides and must be used reasonably to achieve good results.

Because women's abdominal muscles overstretch during pregnancy and childbirth, their waist muscles will become loose after delivery. If the loose abdominal muscles cannot be restored well, excess fat is most likely to accumulate, forming a bulging and sagging abdomen, commonly known as a "sandbag belly". Therefore, the abdomen is the part of the body that is most likely to deform after childbirth.

Benefits of using a belly band

After delivery, the mother is weak and the elasticity of the ligaments in her body cannot be restored immediately, which can easily lead to visceral prolapse. The main organs are: stomach, kidneys, uterus, and liver. The main manifestations of gastric ptosis are a feeling of fullness in the upper abdomen and a dull pain in the stomach immediately after eating; the main manifestations of renal ptosis are hematuria and proteinuria; the main manifestation of uterine ptosis is a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen; the main manifestation of hepatic ptosis is a dull pain in the liver area. Therefore, it is recommended that postpartum mothers must wear a belly belt that suits them to help the body support internal organs. For new mothers who have undergone cesarean section, using a belly belt promptly after delivery can also help stop bleeding and promote wound healing.

In addition, fat is mobile within six months after delivery, and this period is the best time to reshape your body. Proper use of a belly belt has a huge impact on postpartum body recovery.

Simple abdominal exercises

Sit on the edge of the bed or stool, using the edge of the bed or stool as a support point, stretch your legs straight up, sit up straight, stretch your arms straight up and close to your ears, and make your whole body at a 45-degree angle. Practice for 1 minute every day.

Disadvantages of long-term use of belly band

Long-term use of an abdominal belt can lead to poor blood circulation, causing varicose veins in the lower limbs, hemorrhoids, lumbar muscle strain, etc. In addition, if the mother wears a too tight waistband, it will increase abdominal pressure and reduce the supporting force of the reproductive organ ligaments, thereby causing uterine prolapse, retroversion and retroflexion of the uterus, bulging of the anterior or posterior wall of the vagina, etc., and easily induce gynecological diseases such as pelvic venous congestion, pelvic inflammatory disease, and adnexitis.

When new mothers use belly bands, they should use them early, intermittently, and with appropriate tightness so that they can play their most effective role.

How to use the belly belt correctly

The belly band should be worn half an hour after meals and after urination, and removed before going to bed. At the same time, the use of belly bands should vary from person to person. Mothers who have given birth normally should strengthen their exercise, regularly do leg lifts, sit-ups and some maternity exercises, and should not rely on belly belts for a long time. Women who have undergone caesarean section should not use belly belts for a long time after the stitches are removed from their abdomen. If you are too thin or have sagging internal organs, you should remove the abdominal belt after the organs are lifted and restored.