How to clean the stomach after childbirth at home
We will tell you whether it is possible to completely remove the stomach after childbirth at home, as well as when you cannot do without a gym or even plastic surgery.

Very rare lucky women manage to boast a chiseled figure and a flat stomach a few months after giving birth. Even after six months, your belly usually looks like you are in your fifth or even sixth month of pregnancy. The situation is aggravated if the child was large or the pregnancy was multiple, and also if the woman had diastasis (divergence of the rectus abdominis muscles).

It would seem that there is only one option – active sports in a fitness club, proper nutrition, long walks in the fresh air, but many women simply do not have enough time for this. Either the child has colic, or teeth are being cut, where can I find time for the gym? And the woman begins to study the Internet in search of quick and effective ways to remove the stomach at home. It’s worth noting right away that a simple diet, scrubs and body wraps, as well as half an hour of exercise may not be enough. Only a fitness instructor will help you restore your former beauty and a flat stomach, who will suggest a really effective set of exercises, or even a plastic surgeon (for example, with severe diastasis). However, do not despair. And diets (or rather, proper nutrition), and scrubs, and massages, and body wraps are not useless – they really help to reduce waist size, as well as tighten skin and smooth out stretch marks. The main thing is not to stop at one method, but to act in a complex way.

Why can a big belly remain after childbirth

There are several reasons why, even after a few months, the belly of a woman who has given birth does not want to leave at all. Firstly, this is a change in the hormonal background of a woman. It is no secret that during pregnancy, a complete hormonal restructuring occurs in the body of the expectant mother, which can greatly affect weight. As a result, even after the birth of the baby, fat deposits do not disappear anywhere. In this case, you should visit an endocrinologist and take tests for hormones.

The second and most common cause of a protruding belly is malnutrition. Especially when, during pregnancy, the mother does not lean on fresh vegetables and fruits, but on pastries and sweets, and also eats for two. As a result, after childbirth, a woman is faced with excess weight and fat deposits on her stomach, sides and hips.

The third reason is the weakened and stretched abdominal muscles during pregnancy. This is especially often faced by women who, even before pregnancy, were not particularly friends with sports, and even during the bearing of the baby, they preferred to lie down or sleep at all than do gymnastics or go for a walk. And if a woman has diastasis, in which the rectus abdominis muscles diverge along the white line, then even after a glass of water, the stomach will greatly increase in size.

What to do to remove the stomach

Bandage and shapewear

One of the very effective ways to hide a sagging tummy and maintain muscles is to wear a postpartum bandage and shapewear. By the way, you need to start wearing a bandage even during pregnancy, especially in the later stages: it does not allow the muscles to stretch much. The main thing to remember is that the bandage should not be abused: internal organs may suffer, which descend along with weak muscles, and the muscles themselves relax even more. Shapewear will help visually make the figure more slender and toned, and the stomach – flat.

Proper nutrition

Proper nutrition is not only a guarantee of a slim and fit figure, but also health in general. If you eat not buns and fast food, but vegetables, herbs, fruits, meat, fish, cereals, then the fat deposits will begin to melt right before your eyes, and the protruding stomach will tighten up and become flat. The main thing is not to confuse healthy eating with diets, and even more so to abandon fasting. At the same time, remember that it is better to boil, stew, bake or steam food, and not fry in a huge amount of oil, seasoning with salt and store sauces. If you choke on dry buckwheat and boiled chicken breast, there is a chance that you will break loose, and your waist will increase by another couple of centimeters. In addition, if you are breastfeeding, proper nutrition will save your baby from colic and allergies.

A set of exercises to get rid of the stomach

To get rid of a bulging belly and return the figure to normal, sports exercises are also necessary. This does not mean that you immediately need to pull dumbbells or sweat for hours on the treadmill. Start at least with gymnastics: there are many exercises that will help tighten your stomach after childbirth. Important: before starting classes, be sure to consult a doctor, especially if you have had a caesarean section or have diastasis.

The following exercises produce a noticeable effect:

  • Pull in your stomach and stay in this position for 20 seconds, then relax. Repeat the exercise several times.
  • Lie on your back, lean on your legs, bent at the knees. Then lift the pelvis and stay in this position for 20 seconds, and then return to the starting position. Repeat the exercise several times.
  • Lying on your back, lift straight legs up. Repeat 15-20 times.
  • Lying on your side, lift the straightened leg up. Then roll over to the other side and repeat the exercise.

The main thing to remember is that the exercises must be performed at least 3-4 times a week, and the training should be given at least half an hour. Each exercise should be performed in 1-3 sets with 15-20 repetitions. Between exercises, you need to give yourself a short break. Movements should be smooth, breathing measured. Also, during exercise, keep your stomach pulled in, and your abs in tension. And remember that you can not play sports for an hour before and after eating.

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Creams, wraps and scrubs

Of course, there is no magic cream that removes extra centimeters from the waist. All cosmetic products, such as cream, scrub, body wrap, are aimed primarily at restoring skin tone, which can become flabby and sagging after childbirth. All these products have a lifting effect, due to hyaluronic acid, collagen, extracts of medicinal plants and vitamins, they improve blood circulation in the tissues, making the skin of the abdomen smooth and toned, reduce and brighten stretch marks. There are many rave reviews on the Internet regarding hot body wraps with clay, citrus essential oils and warming creams, but it is better to consult a doctor before such a procedure, as there are contraindications. There are also folk methods for getting rid of the abdomen after childbirth: compresses from nettle decoction, masks with olive oil, but again, this affects the condition of the skin, and not fat deposits, and certainly will not affect weakened muscles. And, of course, any positive effect is worth waiting for, if you do not forget about proper nutrition and sports.

Massage

Another effective way to get rid of the postpartum tummy is massage. It helps restore muscle tone, restore skin tone, normalize blood circulation, break down fat deposits. It is important that the massage is performed by a qualified specialist, and also remember that this method also has contraindications: neoplasms, infectious and skin diseases, and massage is also performed with great care if the woman gave birth by caesarean section.

Cosmetology salon procedures

Some salon cosmetic procedures will also help women get rid of the tummy: mesotherapy, cryolipolysis (fat deposits are affected by low temperatures), electromyostimulation (fat deposits are affected by low-frequency current). Again: before the procedure, you need to consult a specialist, and you should not forget about sports and proper nutrition.

Plastic surgery

As a rule, abdominoplasty is resorted to in extreme cases, for example, with a severe form of diastasis, or the skin is very stretched and hanging in ugly folds, or when other methods of losing weight and recovery do not give the desired effect. Pros: tightened flat stomach in a short time. Cons: long recovery, high price, postoperative risks.

– If a woman has poor skin elasticity or she went on some kind of super-diet and lost a lot of weight, and the skin did not have time to stretch in this short period of time, then the only way to remove this “apron” is plastic surgery. Again, do not rush, but give the skin time to recover naturally. Diastasis is also an indication for surgery: if the discrepancy is large, the doctor can send the muscles for stitching. You should immediately warn that the operation does not guarantee that the diastasis will not return, explains fitness trainer Alexandra Vydrina.

Popular questions and answers

Is it possible to get rid of the stomach after childbirth at home, or is it still better to seek help from a trainer at the gym?

– First of all, it is necessary to determine the true reason why the stomach protrudes after childbirth. These can be stretched muscles, in addition, during the period of fetal growth, adipose tissue begins to grow to protect the muscles from mechanical stress, so the accumulation of fat in the abdomen is simply inevitable. When a woman has given birth, she needs to check if she has diastasis. Diastasis is a divergence of the abdominal muscles, due to which the internal organs begin to press and bulge, and the stomach cannot keep its shape.

You can start with the fact that a woman begins to adjust her diet. Nutrition correction begins with the calculation of KBZhU (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates). These calculations are made individually for each person and are calculated from height, weight, age and other physical parameters, and activity. If this is a mother who is breastfeeding, her calorie expenditure during the day is much higher due to milk production. Of course, the shortest way is to contact a trainer who will calculate the correct ratio of calories, proteins, fats and carbohydrates and help you establish proper nutrition, explains Alexandra Vydrina, a fitness trainer..

What physical exercises are contraindicated for a woman after childbirth (for example, with diastasis or after a cesarean section)?

– First of all, exercises that create pressure in the abdominal cavity are contraindicated. Before starting training, the trainer will first determine whether the woman has a muscle divergence. If there is a discrepancy, it is necessary to avoid straining – squats with weight, vacuum, any twisting of the press, push-ups from the floor, etc.

It’s worth starting with light gymnastics, and training should be carried out under the supervision of a trainer who will tell you which exercises can be performed and which not, the specialist explains.

Do I need to be examined by doctors after childbirth before starting training?

– Any woman after childbirth should start playing sports and visit a trainer only after the approval of the doctor. Many mothers, bypassing a specialist, go to a fitness club, where a trainer, not knowing the history and physical condition of this woman, can only do harm. Therefore, it is imperative to visit a doctor and get permission to train, especially when it comes to caesarean section, says Alexandra Vydrina.

How soon after giving birth can I start removing the abdomen?

– If this is a caesarean section, then within 2-3 months you need to be examined by a doctor (after all, this is a serious abdominal operation, after which there is a long process of healing and recovery). So first of all we go to the doctor, check how the scar has healed, and get permission to play sports. With natural childbirth, sports can be done with light gymnastics and exercises already 7-10 days after childbirth (again, it depends on the condition of the woman), lists fitness trainer Alexandra Vydrina.

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