How can I regain my body shape after C-sections?

Question

Hello doctor,

I had two children with cesarean delivery at two years' difference. In both cases, l had not gotten my earlier physique and stomach, as well as the navel, is in its previous place. So please help me get my physical touch as soon as possible. Is there any problem?

Kindly help.

Answer 1

Hi,

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Pregnancy causes havoc in a woman's body due to loads of hormones flowing in the blood for nine long months. With an increasing girth of your bump, your abdominal skin and underlying muscles also get stretched and weakened, often leading to diastasis recti, which is not observed at first.

Now, once the pregnancy is over, those weakened and overstretched muscles are noticed as a lax abdomen and saggy belly. During pregnancy itself, we need to work on our posture alignment, and some regular exercises (walking, swimming, yoga, belly breathing, squatting, abdominal bracing) to keep the core muscles strengthened.

Physiotherapists can give the best idea. The same exercises need to be continued, immediately after delivery, too, to help regain the abdominal muscle tone. In your case, though it is not too late, you can meet an experienced trainer who can guide you to regain your inner core strength and tone. Otherwise, abdominoplasty or tummy tuck is a surgical method to get things right.

I hope this helps.

Thanks.