How long should I wear a belly belt for a caesarean section? Is it good to use a belly belt for a caesarean section?

Women who have undergone cesarean section will have wounds on their abdomens. Is it good to use a belly belt to heal the wound? Will it cause inflammation of the wound? If you need to wear a belly belt, how long is it usually appropriate to wear it? Can a belly belt make you look better? Can a belly belt restore your slim waist?

How long after a cesarean section can I use a belly belt?

Regardless of whether the mother gave birth naturally or by cesarean section, their pelvis will become wider due to the increase in hormones in preparation for natural childbirth. Studies have found that within 42 days after delivery, female hormones have not yet decreased, and the pelvis still has good plasticity. Therefore, applying moderate external force to the pelvis in time within 42 days after delivery can effectively help the pelvis return to its pre-delivery state. In other words, unlike the recovery of the female abdomen, the pelvis can only be effectively restored during the confinement period.

Because everyone's body is different, when to use a belly band. For safety reasons, you should keep in touch with your doctor after giving birth!

Can I use a belly belt to lose weight 3 months after my caesarean section?

How long after a caesarean section can you use a belly band? Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to use it after a gynecological examination 42 days after delivery. However, some experts say that after delivery, the uterus begins to recover and can be lowered into the pelvis in about 10 days, but it takes 6 weeks to return to normal size. The ligaments that fix the uterus are slightly looser than before pregnancy due to excessive stretching during pregnancy.

Due to excessive stretching, expansion and damage during childbirth, the elasticity of the vagina and pelvic floor support tissues has decreased and cannot be fully restored to the pre-natal state. Affected by the expansion of the pregnant uterus, the abdominal wall relaxes after childbirth and it takes about 6-8 weeks to gradually recover. Normal abdominal wrapping during the postpartum period not only does not help to restore the tense state of the abdominal wall, but also increases abdominal pressure, resulting in a decrease in the support of the posterior pelvic floor support tissues and ligaments to the reproductive organs, leading to uterine prolapse, severe retroversion and retroflexion of the uterus, and bulging of the anterior and posterior walls of the vagina. Due to the change in the normal position of the reproductive organs, the blood flow in the pelvis is not smooth, the resistance is reduced, and various gynecological diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, and pelvic congestion syndrome are easily caused, which seriously affects the health of the mother.

How long should I use a belly belt for a caesarean section?

Regarding the question of how long to use a belly belt after a cesarean section, generally speaking, a belly belt can be used until 6 months after delivery, because these 6 months are the period of fat flow. If used reasonably, it will have a great impact on postpartum body shape recovery.

In addition, mothers who have undergone cesarean section should also pay attention to the time they wear the belly belt every day. Under normal circumstances, the belly belt should be worn 30 minutes after meals and after urination, and removed before going to bed.

It is worth noting that mothers who have undergone caesarean section should avoid using a belly belt for a long time, because long-term use of a belly belt may cause poor blood circulation, which may lead to postpartum diseases such as varicose veins in the lower limbs, lumbar muscle strain, and hemorrhoids. At the same time, the use of a belly belt should also vary from person to person. If the mother recovers well after a caesarean section, she can stop using a belly belt, especially after the stitches are removed from the abdomen, and it is not advisable to use a belly belt for a long time.

Benefits of using a belly band

After childbirth, due to the weakness of the body, the elasticity of the ligaments in the body cannot be restored immediately, which can easily cause visceral prolapse. The main organs are: stomach, kidney, uterus, liver. Gastric prolapse is mainly manifested in a feeling of fullness in the upper abdomen immediately after eating, and dull pain in the stomach; renal prolapse is mainly manifested in hematuria and proteinuria; uterine prolapse is mainly manifested in a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen; hepatic prolapse is mainly manifested in dull pain in the liver area. Therefore, it is recommended that postpartum mothers must wear a belly belt that suits them to help the body support the internal organs. For new mothers after cesarean section, timely use of a belly belt after delivery can also stop bleeding and promote wound healing.

In addition, fat is mobile within six months after delivery, and this period is the best time to reshape your body. Proper use of a belly belt has a huge impact on postpartum body recovery.

Check out the disadvantages of long-term use of belly band

Long-term use of the belly 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 waist is too tight after childbirth, it will also increase abdominal pressure, reduce the support of the reproductive organ ligaments, and cause uterine prolapse, uterine retroversion, vaginal anterior or posterior wall bulging, etc., and easily induce pelvic venous congestion, pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis and other gynecological diseases.

In order to nurture a new life, the mother's abdominal muscles are stretched, the abdominal skin is stretched, and the pelvis is widened. Some mothers do not control their abdomen during the confinement period and let it go, while others are eager to tighten their abdomen and use a belly belt a few days after giving birth. In fact, these two extreme practices are not conducive to the recovery of the abdomen after childbirth. To help the abdomen recover after childbirth, you must use a belly belt correctly.

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 after cesarean section, which will cause abdominal distension and increased abdominal pressure, which will not help recovery. Therefore, fasting should be done within 6 hours after surgery, and the food intake should be gradually increased afterwards. Cold and cough can affect wound healing, and severe coughing can even cause incision tearing. Pregnant women who have caught a cold should take medication in time.

Not too tight: If the waist is too tight, it will increase the abdominal pressure. So you must pay special attention when using it.

There is a big difference between natural birth and cesarean section: abdominal belts are suitable for women who undergo surgery to fix the wound and relieve pain. From the perspective of obstetricians and gynecologists, the wound of natural birth is located in the perineum, and there is no such problem. Of course, there is no need to deliberately use abdominal belts. Despite this, the proportion of natural births using abdominal belts is still very high. The process of pregnancy and childbirth will inevitably cause the pelvis and pelvic muscle groups and ligaments to be compressed and pulled. Before the pelvic joints, fascia, and ligaments recover their elastic tension, the mother is prone to a feeling of falling. At this time, the mother uses a abdominal belt, which can make the feeling of falling less obvious and more convenient to move, but the lower abdomen will not disappear.

As for the wrap-around abdominal belt that claims to follow ancient methods and can prevent displacement of internal organs and restore the size of the pelvic cavity, since damage to the pelvis is inevitable during pregnancy and childbirth, the physiological condition after childbirth cannot be compared with that before childbirth. The function of the abdominal belt is to fix the wound. Whether it can restore the pre-childbirth appearance through the abdominal belt remains to be discussed.