What to do if your belly sags after childbirth

Many women face a problem after giving birth, which is the phenomenon of a big belly after childbirth. Everyone knows that the 6 months after giving birth is the golden period for women to recover after childbirth. If they can return to their previous weight within 6 months after childbirth, there will generally be no rebound. If the weight cannot be reduced after childbirth, it will affect their future life. Therefore, as long as you seize the best recovery time of 6 months after childbirth, it is easy to become beautiful.

Causes of abdominal enlargement after childbirth:

1. Affected by the expansion of the uterus, the elastic fibers of the abdominal wall are broken. During pregnancy, the skin around the abdominal wall is affected by the expansion of the uterus and the elastic fibers are broken, so it will be obviously loose after delivery and there will be a lot of fat accumulation.

2. During pregnancy, the body's center of gravity moves forward and the spine naturally arches. At the same time, because the belly protrudes forward during pregnancy, the body's center of gravity also moves forward. In order to support the big and heavy belly, the spine naturally arches back. Over time, the original upright figure no longer exists.

3. Overnutrition and fat accumulation during pregnancy. Today's expectant mothers are always afraid that the baby in their belly is not getting enough nutrition, so they eat a lot every day without restraint, and lack of exercise, which causes overnutrition and fat naturally grows on their bodies. If you continue to eat a lot of meat and do no exercise during the confinement period, you can imagine the fat on your belly.

7 tips to reduce your belly fat

1. Edema and constipation are the culprits

Postpartum mothers will have varying degrees of edema in their bodies, so it is important to know how to eliminate the edema. The best way to eliminate edema is to eat coix seed. Barley water and barley porridge are both good choices.

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Postpartum mothers are prone to constipation, and constipation makes it more difficult to eliminate fat in the body, so constipation must be cured. There are 5 magic weapons to deal with constipation, and they are listed in no particular order. They are oatmeal and banana, which are best eaten with some dip for better results; walnuts can be bought in bags at the supermarket and can be used to make drinks; oatmeal comes in shells or without shells. The ones with shells can be used to make porridge, and the ones without shells can be added to soy milk to drink; red dates are good for beauty, blood, and qi, and with qi, it is easier to have a bowel movement; and the main thing about dragon fruit is that its black seeds have a powerful laxative function, and the effect is immediate.

2. Balanced Diet

During breastfeeding, mothers should not diet to reduce belly fat. After you stop breastfeeding, you should also pay attention to a balanced diet. Since the baby's nutrition basically comes from breast milk during breastfeeding, the mother's nutrition must keep up at this time. However, after stopping feeding, many mothers are unable to adjust their appetite in time and continue to eat and drink a lot. Originally, all the nutrition that exceeded the mother's own needs was supplied to the baby through breast milk, but now the excess can only be transferred to the mother, and if you are not careful, it may become fat. Therefore, once breastfeeding is stopped, new mothers should pay attention to their diet, eat more vegetables, fruits and milk, and less French fries and cola.

3. Get enough sleep

Poor sleep is not only unhelpful for losing belly fat after childbirth, but harmful. Lack of sleep can easily cause accumulation of toxins in the body, affect the quality of breast milk, and be harmful to the baby. In addition, the accumulation of toxins will affect the metabolism of fat and hinder weight loss. Therefore, mothers should ensure adequate sleep. High-quality sleep can also help maintain a good mood and aid in postpartum recovery.

4. Don’t be lazy after giving birth

Do not lie down for too long after giving birth. Get up and move around as soon as possible, especially move your waist and stretch your waist muscles. Participating in swimming, jogging, mountain climbing, gymnastics and targeted abdominal muscle exercises more often are also effective ways to reduce waist and abdominal fat and enhance abdominal muscle strength. In addition, the mattress should not be too soft and you should change your sleeping position frequently.

5. Abdominal massage

Do more abdominal massage after taking a bath. Since you have just given birth, you need to control the strength of the massage and not use too much force. Massaging in circles around the navel, or gently rubbing the belly up and down, can all help to lose belly fat after childbirth.

6. Do appropriate aerobic exercise.

Appropriate exercise: Many traditional ideas believe that women should not exercise during pregnancy and confinement period to avoid affecting the growth of the fetus and the health of the mother herself. Therefore, many mothers basically sleep at home and do not move for a few months before and after giving birth, which causes them to gain weight all over their bodies, especially their abdomens. This is caused by the expansion of the uterus and fat accumulation after delivery.

For postpartum mothers, it is recommended that you do some leg and abdominal stretching exercises. After the confinement period (42 days), we can start with housework, such as wiping the table, and then gradually add postpartum slimming exercises, brisk walking, jogging and other exercises. Researchers found that both high-intensity and moderate-intensity exercise did not affect a mother's ability to breastfeed and could help her lose weight and maintain the results.

After the body has basically recovered, the mother can do sit-ups to lose belly fat. The correct way is: lift your body 10 to 20 centimeters off the ground, tighten your abdominal muscles and pause for a moment, then slowly lower your body back to its original position. When your back touches the ground, you can start the next cycle of movement. This exercise can eliminate belly fat and give you beautiful abdominal muscles.

7. Prevent uterine prolapse in time

Uterine prolapse not only affects the mothers' body appearance, but more importantly, it affects their health. After giving birth, mothers will find that there is a lot of fat on their belly, and it is difficult to feel confident when looking at themselves in the mirror. The longer this body shape is maintained, the more difficult it will be to recover, so you should pay attention to restoring your body shape from the beginning of the confinement period. And timely tightening of the abdomen can help you eliminate the visual obesity caused by these "holes" in time. If you want to restore your pre-pregnancy flatness, you cannot rely solely on the body's self-recovery. You need the external force of a belly bra. Therefore, whether it is for physical recovery or body shape recovery, abdominal slimming products are very necessary. They can shrink the abdomen, and the most important thing is to prevent the internal organs from sagging.

The human uterus is in the shape of an inverted triangle. During pregnancy, pregnant women need to take in corresponding nutrients to supplement the baby's nutrition. Eating too much causes the stomach to enlarge. At the same time, as the baby continues to grow in the mother's uterus, the liver and intestines move upward. Once the pregnant woman gives birth to the baby, the various organs of the body will move downward, but they cannot find the most solid support point, that is, to return to their original position. The uterus is empty, which leads to the common symptoms of pregnant women such as belly fat, gynecological diseases, gastrointestinal discomfort, premature aging, etc.

For new mothers after childbirth, postpartum abdominal binding can prevent sagging of internal organs, help the uterus recover, and can also help restore body shape. However, it must be professional, preferably made of cotton and elastic material. But please note that if the material is not breathable, it may cause abdominal eczema, and even cause the abdomen to become damp and cold, resulting in "women's diseases". Women must love themselves.

8. Take a walk after dinner

Don’t sit down to rest immediately after dinner. You can take a walk after dinner, which is very helpful for losing belly fat after childbirth. The correct way to walk is to keep your head and chest up, take big steps, and walk approximately 60 to 80 meters per minute. The upper limbs should swing with the rhythm of the steps, and the walking line should be straight, without turning left or right. Walk for half an hour to one hour every day. The intensity varies according to your physical condition, and it is generally appropriate to walk until you sweat slightly. As long as you stick to it for 3 weeks, you can see obvious belly slimming results.

9. Do not take diet pills

Diet pills have adverse effects on the child and the secretion of milk. If you want to lose weight, you can take them after stopping breastfeeding to avoid the adverse effects. Nowadays, there are many types of weight-loss drugs. Mothers must not take weight-loss drugs blindly, as this will only bring greater harm to the body.