I have a maternity belt and I have got a postpartum girdle. I bought them both after realizing how painful it is to carry around this belly / baby and figure I would give them a try. While I was not pregnant long when the pain started to appear, I have found the maternity belt very helpful, but I still have no idea what the postpartum girdle is really supposed to do… yet… That is the purpose of this article.
This article will talk about what the postpartum girdle is used for. No one ever told me, so after some research I decided I should share what I have learned in order to help others… Now I know what a post partpartum girdle is for, but have yet to have the opportunity to use it. My baby is due next week, so I will find out soon enough.
A maternity belt is mainly worried about providing the actual support for your expecting body and the parts that have the most strain (the actual stomach, lung area, back again, hips etc… ).
The postpartum girdle is different and is put on quickly following the delivery, the hope is that it can help you to get to the form you had prior to your own stomach size increase by helping put pressure on your organs to go back in place. It also might help, via pressure, to alleviate soreness in the ‘shifting’ of the lately re-configured innards. Postpartum girdles in many cases are put on Twenty-four hours a day Seven days a week (excepting bathrooms obviously!).
Postpartum girdles will also help a person get back to their pre-pregnancy clothing size, assisting their loose belly through ‘pressure’. While executing your own exercise routine will help you firm up as mentioned before the postpartum girdle helps in the rearrangement of organs back to normal positions. There is also a belief the girdle may reduce postpartum blood loss, uterine cramps as well as lower back pain.
Postpartum girdles are available in two classes.
1. Actual girdles that seem like those your grandma once wore. It provides the most pressure.
2. Banded assistance that are elasticized sections put on round the stomach. Less pressure as the elastice has more give to it.
Should you prefer a large amount of ‘support’ then the grandma-style girdle is best for you. If you need something that will just help keep your form beneath your clothing, you will want the elastic band type (this is the type I have).
For ladies who’ve had a C-section, the actual girdle might help with healing through safeguarding the cut site and holding the bandages on and reducing the discomfort. Although I could not find any research on if this is a fact or not, but seems like it would help in this area. You should ask your physician to point out the best way to reduce pain and if a postpartum girdle is right for you.
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