How to restore postpartum abdominal relaxation and stretch marks?

Giving birth is a happy thing for every female friend, but when you see a loose belly and stretch marks after giving birth, you will be hit hard. In fact, new mothers don’t need to worry too much. You can tighten your abdomen through exercise, massage your abdomen with essential oils, and use a waist belt. The effect will be very good after persisting for a period of time.

1. Exercise to tighten your abdomen

The most effective way to improve belly flab without rebound is to exercise, train your lower abdominal muscles, eliminate abdominal fat, and make it firm and elastic. After the mother has finished her confinement, she can start exercising once her physical fitness has recovered. In addition to aerobic exercises such as running, swimming, aerobics, yoga, and dancing, doing 50 sit-ups every day and walking with your abdomen tucked in are also effective; the following mainly introduces a simple and effective abdominal slimming exercise that is the most popular nowadays:

Plank is a muscle training method similar to push-ups. The exercise is mainly in a prone position, which can effectively exercise the transverse abdominal muscles. If you persist in doing it every day, you can effectively tighten the abdomen, lose the loose belly, and shape the waist, abdomen and buttocks. Try to maintain each set for 60 seconds, 4 sets each time, 5 minutes a day.

Method: Lie prone with your elbows bent and supported on the ground, shoulders and elbows perpendicular to the ground, feet on the ground, body off the ground, torso straight, keep in the same plane, tighten abdominal muscles, tighten pelvic floor muscles, eyes looking at the ground, and maintain even breathing.

2. Essential oil massage abdomen

Starting from the second or third week after delivery, you can use some mild massage oil, such as almond oil, olive oil, etc., to massage your abdomen. Gently massage in circular motions from bottom to top for about 15 minutes until you feel a slight warmth. It can accelerate blood circulation in the abdomen, tighten the skin, and help improve abdominal sagging and stretch marks.

When taking a bath, you can also apply bath salt on your abdomen, massage it for 10 minutes, and then take a shower. Coarse salt has a sweating effect. It can excrete waste and excess water from the body, promote skin metabolism, soften dirt, and make the skin delicate and tight.

3. Use a belly belt on the abdomen

The abdominal wall is stretched after childbirth, and it is not enough to rely solely on exercise to train the abdominal muscles. You also need to use the tightening function of the belly belt to reduce skin sagging, help the uterus return to its original shape, promote abdominal muscle recovery, and drive away the fat accumulated in the belly. You should buy a belly belt specially for postpartum women. It is recommended to use it promptly after delivery. If you had a caesarean section, you should wait until the wound is completely healed before using it. If you have been using it for more than 2 months, you should choose a reinforced type. Generally, you can return to your pre-pregnancy state after two months of use. It only needs to be worn for about 8 hours a day. The tightness should be moderate. It is best not to use it when sleeping at night to avoid affecting blood circulation.