- Not getting enough sleep
The newly born baby sleeps irregularly and always wakes up at night. Usually, the mother needs to be dispatched at this time. When you’re tired, the last thing you want to do is prepare yourself a healthy meal and exercise. So to avoid excessive fatigue and keep enough energy for yourself, you should give yourself some time. That is, because you are a mother, you have a lot of things to do, and you have to let yourself have the right to rest. You can save yourself some time for a massage or a bubble bath. You can also grab your BB to supplement your sleep while you sleep.
- Physiological structure changes
(1) Endocrine changes: During pregnancy, female hypothalamic gonadal function is temporarily disturbed, resulting in an imbalance of fat metabolism and obesity.
(2) Pregnancy: The weight gain from the fetus, placenta and amniotic fluid accounts for about half of the total postpartum weight gain in women, which means that the more weight gain during pregnancy, the more fat may be left behind after delivery.
(3) Edema: During pregnancy, the increasing enlargement of the uterus produces a force, which leads to the obstruction of venous return in the body’s circulatory system, resulting in different degrees of pregnancy edema; a large amount of blood returns to the circulatory system during childbirth and postpartum, causing postpartum body swelling.
- Postpartum abdominal muscle relaxation
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the biggest cause of postpartum obesity is abdominal muscle relaxation. During the tenth month of pregnancy, the weight of the abdominal cavity continues to increase. With liver deficiency, the fascia becomes weak. Therefore, after giving birth, the stomach will be like a rubber band with no elasticity, and it is difficult to return to its original shape. Not only does it cause abdominal swelling, but the uterus and vagina also lose their original toughness and elasticity.
