After giving birth, the most serious part of the body is out of shape, if it is the stomach, everyone should have no objection. The postpartum belly is deflated and wrinkled like an inflated balloon. Women who are slightly obese will also form fat accumulation and form a small belly. How to restore your stomach after giving birth? Practicing a charming vest line?
Causes of postpartum sagging abdomen:
The causes of postpartum belly loose can be roughly divided into three aspects, namely weight, number of fetuses and physique. If you use the analogy of a balloon, once the balloon is blown very large and then released, the balloon will become very wrinkled and different from the original smooth appearance; if you gain too much weight during pregnancy, or if you are pregnant with multiples For expectant mothers, the belly will be stretched very large in a short period of time. After unloading, the skin will become very loose, and after the collagen fibers are broken, stretch marks will appear. The last reason is related to the constitution. Some mothers have good skin elasticity, or because of their usual exercise habits, so the blood circulation is good and the skin water content is sufficient; Wrinkles appear due to insufficient water content.
How to restore the stomach after childbirth:
- Do some simple housework to lose belly fat
During the confinement period, in addition to paying attention to proper rest, proper exercise is also essential, which is not only conducive to the recovery of the postpartum body, but also is very beneficial to the recovery of the body. However, some excessively strenuous exercise is expressly prohibited for mothers, so some light housework at this time is called the best way to exercise for mothers. For example, sweeping the floor, wiping the table, etc., these exercises can fully burn fat, thus playing the role of firming abdominal muscles. However, when doing these housework, you should also pay special attention, that is, you should try to avoid bending, squatting and other actions, especially for some women who have episiotomy. Maintaining these positions for a long time is not only detrimental to the healing of the wound, but may even cause the uterus to prolapse. Therefore, the problem of how to do postpartum belly relaxation, housework is also essential.
- Control your diet and have a balanced diet
After giving birth, don’t eat uncontrollably like you did before with a baby, control your diet, eat less and eat more meals, and don’t be superstitious about various fast-acting weight loss meals. Short-term dieting mostly loses water and muscle. When the body is hungry, it will reduce the basal metabolic rate protectively, and it is more inclined to reduce energy consumption and store fat as much as possible. Therefore, once the normal diet is restored, it will definitely cause a rebound.
- Do more abdominal massage
Relaxed abdomen with massage can promote gastrointestinal motility and at the same time achieve the effect of burning belly fat. However, since the baby has just been born, the strength of the massage should be mastered, not too hard, just do a circular massage around the belly button or gently rub the belly up and down. Put the fingers of both hands together and naturally straighten, with one palm on the back of the other palm, the right hand on the bottom and the left hand on the top. The palm and fingers on the bottom are flat against the abdomen, push forward and press firmly, and then press the palm on the top back, pushing back and forth, moving slowly from top to bottom. Postpartum body has not fully recovered, so it is not suitable to do excessively intense exercise, and you should not be impatient to restore your body. Blindly adopt incorrect weight loss methods, as long as you have a balanced diet, combined with some milder abdominal exercises, and use some pregnant women. Use lotion or massage cream to reduce the growth of stretch marks, and your belly will gradually shrink.
