How long does it take for the belly to go down after a caesarean section?

For women who love beauty, the most terrifying thing about giving birth is not the ten months of hard work before pregnancy or the twelve levels of pain during childbirth, but the problems that they will face after giving birth, such as body shape loss, aging appearance, and sagging private parts. I am even more afraid that I will have to carry a big belly for a long time and won’t be able to wear beautiful dresses and high heels. So, how long will it take for the pregnant belly to go away after giving birth by caesarean section?

1. The best time to lose weight after cesarean section

1. Start losing weight 6 weeks after delivery

Don’t start losing weight immediately after the confinement period, because a month of rest cannot fully restore your body to its pre-pregnancy condition, so you need to continue to recover your physical strength. It’s about 6 weeks after delivery that you can consider a weight loss plan based on your own situation.

2. Gradually lose weight 2 months after delivery

When it has been 2 months since the birth and the body has recovered, you can start to lose weight gradually even if you are breastfeeding. You can increase your exercise appropriately, reduce your food intake, and improve your diet. However, women who are breastfeeding should pay attention to ensuring a certain amount of nutritional intake, as long as they do not consume high-calorie foods.

3. You can increase your weight loss efforts 4 months after delivery

Women who do not need to breastfeed can lose weight like they did before giving birth after 4 months after giving birth. However, for mothers who are still breastfeeding, the control method after 2 months after giving birth is still only suitable during breastfeeding: reduce food intake appropriately and increase exercise moderately.

4. You must lose weight 6 months after giving birth

No matter what the situation is, you should lose weight after 6 months of delivery. Otherwise, once the fat has settled down, it will be very difficult to lose weight in the future. Even if you are still breastfeeding, you can reduce your food intake appropriately, but you must pay attention to balanced nutrition and eat more high-nutrition and low-calorie foods, but do not reduce fluid intake. At the same time, effective exercise methods should be adopted to lose weight, such as swimming, yoga, etc.

2. Principles for weight loss after cesarean section

1. Reasonable adjustment of diet and postpartum diet play a vital role in the smooth progress of waist slimming. To ensure that babies and new mothers get adequate nutrition, their diet must contain rich protein, vitamins, and minerals, such as fish, lean meat, eggs, milk, fruits, and vegetables.

2. Establish correct concepts. Six months after giving birth is the golden period for new mothers to lose weight. However, new mothers who have just given birth should not blindly go on a diet to lose weight, because their bodies have not yet fully recovered to their pre-pregnancy level. In addition, some new mothers still have the heavy task of breastfeeding, so this is the time when they need to supplement their nutrition.

3. Do appropriate aerobic exercise. New mothers can get out of bed and walk on the second day after giving birth. For new mothers who have lost a lot of blood, have low blood pressure, or have undergone caesarean section, it is better to get out of bed and walk on the third day.