Is it good to use a belly belt for cesarean section?

The belly belt used for cesarean section is to help postpartum and body recovery and prevent sagging of internal organs. Using a belly band can support the organs in the body and achieve the effect of body building and weight loss. After a cesarean section, you should choose a good quality belly belt. It is usually used after the incision heals and can be used continuously for about six months. When using a belly belt, you should pay attention to the usage time and tightness, but if you don’t use the belly belt excessively for a long time, it will easily cause other gynecological diseases.

How to use the belly belt correctly

1. The belly belt should be put on half an hour after meals and after urination, and taken off before going to bed. At the same time, the use of belly bands should vary from person to person. After a normal delivery, you should strengthen your exercise, do leg lifts, sit-ups and some postpartum exercises regularly, and avoid relying on a belly belt for a long time. After a caesarean section, it is not advisable to use a belly belt for a long time after the stitches are removed from the abdomen. If you are too thin or have sagging internal organs, you should remove the abdominal belt after the organs are lifted and restored.

2 There are many types of belly bands, including elastic band type, underwear type, and belt type, but the basic principles are the same. They are all made of highly elastic rubber bands and compress abdominal fat in a small area to maintain the body's curves. The main function of the belt-type belly belt is to tighten the abdomen, while the underwear-type one also has the function of lifting the buttocks.

Precautions for using a belly belt after cesarean section

It is not advisable to lie flat: After the operation, the effect of the anesthetic disappears and the mother feels pain in the wound. The lying position is most sensitive to the pain of uterine contraction, so she should lie on her side with the body at an angle of 20-30 degrees to the bed, and put a quilt or blanket behind her to reduce the vibration and pulling pain of the incision when the body moves.

Do not eat too much: eating too much after cesarean section will cause abdominal distension and increased abdominal pressure, which will hinder recovery. Therefore, you should fast within 6 hours after surgery, and then gradually increase your food intake. Colds and coughs can affect wound healing, and severe coughing can even cause wound tears. Pregnant women who have caught a cold should take medication promptly.

Not too tight: If the mother's waist is too tight, it will cause increased abdominal pressure. So you must pay special attention when using it.

Disadvantages of long-term use of belly band

Do not use an abdominal belt for a long time: Long-term use of an abdominal belt will lead to poor blood circulation, which can cause varicose veins in the lower limbs, hemorrhoids, lumbar muscle strain, etc. In addition, if the corset is too tight after childbirth, 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.