The best time to lose weight by caesarean section

There is a big difference between cesarean section and natural birth. Cesarean section causes greater damage to the body and takes longer to recover. Many women's figures will be out of shape after giving birth, so many mothers will lose weight as soon as possible after giving birth to ensure a perfect figure. For mothers who give birth naturally, it will usually be fine after one month, but it is different for mothers who give birth by caesarean section. Because the body is damaged, it will take relatively longer.

How long it takes to lose weight after a cesarean section depends mainly on the recovery of the mother's postpartum wound and whether her physical fitness improves after delivery. If you want to achieve the best effect of weight loss after cesarean section, you must have a clear grasp of the timing of weight loss after cesarean section. Generally speaking, as long as the laparotomy wound has recovered and there are no adverse reactions, you can do some light exercise. How to understand and reduce weight after cesarean section? The content is as follows.

1. Appropriate weight loss 2 months after cesarean section

The mother's body will recover to a certain extent two months after cesarean section. During this period, in addition to checking breastfeeding, she can increase the amount of exercise appropriately, reduce the amount of food, and improve the diet structure. However, all diet and exercise must be based on the healthy growth of the baby.

2. Increase weight loss efforts 4 months after cesarean section

At this time, you can reduce your food intake and increase exercise moderately, just like you did before when you lost weight. It is recommended that mothers who have undergone cesarean section use a strong abdominal binder during the day. The strong tightening force can stick to the abdominal wall, eliminate fat accumulated in the lower abdomen, and help the rectus abdominis and left and right pelvis return to their original state.

3. Six months after cesarean section is the best time to exercise and lose weight

The six months after a cesarean section is the golden period for mothers to control their weight. At this time, fitness and weight loss will be more effective. Mothers can reduce their food intake appropriately, but they should pay attention to nutritional balance and eat more high-nutrition and low-calorie foods, but they should not reduce liquid intake. At the same time, effective exercise methods should be adopted to lose weight, such as swimming, yoga, etc.

After all, more attention should be paid to wound care after a cesarean section, so mothers should not lose weight at a time when the wound is recovering and prone to infection. Not only will it fail to lose weight, it will also affect the recovery of the postpartum wound! It is best to lose weight step by step after a caesarean section. It is not good to be greedy.