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After giving birth, all women want to get back in shape, but many people are too impatient to do it incorrectly when applying heat to their abdomen after giving birth. The methods of cinnamon, herbal, and hot wrapping methods also work, but the effect cannot be as fast and as much as advertised.1. Is hot compresses good?
After pregnancy, the skin of a woman's abdomen will show signs of being stretched quickly. Poor skin elasticity leads to stretch marks that can occur.
The nature of stretch marks is because the subcutaneous tissue layer is torn to form a scar, at first this stretch mark may be red, then the color of the stretch mark fades to the same color as the skin, so it is difficult to see.
Stretch marks are unlikely to disappear even if you do exercises to help firm your belly. It also only makes the stretch marks smaller as well as the color fades, so it is difficult to see but cannot completely disappear.
However, some women often self-medicate with creams, massages and especially hot compresses after giving birth.
Sau khi mang thai, việc da đàn hồi kém kéo theo tình trạng rạn da ở phụ nữ
2. Why is hot compressing the abdomen after birth not good?
After a woman gives birth, the uterus contracts to stop bleeding. Initially, the uterus shrinks to the level of the navel, then every day it shrinks 1cm, two weeks after birth, the uterus drops below the scapula.
6 weeks later the sex organs return to normal. Therefore, within six weeks of giving birth, if a woman uses hot compresses, cinnamon wraps, and hot herbs, the uterus will not contract, causing bleeding, also known as postpartum hemorrhage.
3. When is it appropriate to do a hot compress after giving birth?
If mothers want to use cinnamon, herbal or hot compresses, hot wraps must be done after 6 weeks postpartum, not too soon.
The methods of cinnamon, herbal, and hot wraps also work, but the effect cannot be as fast and as much as advertised.
Besides, it is difficult to give a timeline for a mother to get back in shape as well as the second round before giving birth because it depends on many factors such as location, diet, exercise...
Chườm nóng sau sinh không nên thực hiện quá sớm
4. Note when applying heat to the abdomen
Currently on the market, there are many types of medicinal salts and herbs that will help regain shape for women after giving birth, especially helping to reduce wrinkles and reduce measurements significantly.
Hot roasted salt, belly massage, belly banding all work to reduce the second round after birth. Combining all three of these methods will work well.
However, postpartum mothers should note a few points when applying salt:
Need to choose a clean salt as well as quality assurance to avoid causing allergies. Burning pain may appear when salt is applied to the wound. Especially in cases where there is a cesarean section, if you are not careful, it can cause an infection of the incision, it is best to wait for the wound to heal and then apply it. Do not apply too hot as it can burn the skin. Therefore, mothers should line or wrap around the abdomen a thick cotton towel. Besides applying salt and massaging the abdomen, mothers do not forget to combine exercise, a diet rich in vegetables, reduce fat, reduce sweets and drink a lot of water to lose weight. Exclusive breastfeeding is not only good for the baby, but it is also one of the ways to help a mother reduce her waistline and lose weight effectively.
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