How to recover your pelvis after cesarean section

Because a woman's pelvis expands during pregnancy, her pelvis will become larger after delivery regardless of the method of delivery she chooses. If pelvic recovery is not performed in time after delivery, it will cause many adverse symptoms and affect normal life and work in the future, so pelvic recovery activities must be performed after delivery. It is best to take exercises to restore the pelvis as soon as possible after delivery, and the effect will be better if you persist for a few months.

Do I need to do pelvic recovery after a cesarean section?

Whether it is a natural birth or a caesarean section, the mother's pelvis will become larger after giving birth. Big butt after giving birth. There has long been a misunderstanding about preventing various adverse symptoms caused by pelvic relaxation. Many expectant mothers think that a caesarean section can better maintain their figure and prevent the appearance of a big buttocks after childbirth. In fact, this is wrong.

Mothers who have undergone caesarean sections always tend to think that their pelvis is less likely to have problems. In fact, the pelvis after caesarean section is also open and relaxed. Therefore, mothers who have caesarean sections, like mothers who give birth naturally, must tighten their pelvis in a timely manner after delivery.

How to recover your pelvis after cesarean section

(1) Standing exercise: Stand with your legs slightly apart, contract the buttocks muscles on both sides to clamp them together, bring the thighs together, turn the knees outward, and move the vagina upward, improving the vaginal relaxation and enhancing the vaginal clamping function.

(2) Horizontal exercise: Lie on your back with your buttocks on the edge of the bed. Straighten your legs and stretch them out in the air, not touching the ground. Close your legs and slowly lift them up, close to your upper body, and straighten your knees. When your legs are raised above your torso, hold your legs with both hands and bring them toward your abdomen, keeping your knees straight. Then, slowly lower them. Repeat this six times.

Why Pelvic Rehabilitation?

The effect of hormones during pregnancy causes the pelvis to expand. After the baby is born, the pelvis reaches its most relaxed state and the uterus also sags. If it is not tightened effectively and in a timely manner, in serious cases, symptoms such as inability to walk, symphysis pubis separation, and continuous bleeding may occur. Negative symptoms such as urinary incontinence, constipation, and low back pain are also common after delivery.

If possible, it is ideal to tighten the pelvis within 2 months. Because it takes 2 months for the ligament to return to its original hardness. Some mothers continue to tighten their pelvis until six months after delivery, which is also very good. It depends on your own situation, mom.