Effective Ways To Reduce Tummy After A C-Section

Pregnancy is certainly an extremely challenging phase in every woman’s life.

It is a major surgery, as a horizontal incision is made right through the abdominal wall and uterus.So, as a result of cutting through this tissue and sewing it back together, scarring occurs which affects the ability of the muscles to contract properly and resuls in a loss of abdominal stability for mother.

Most women end up carrying that slight pouch post c-section all their life because they never believe that they can actually lose it. Your stomach can go back to being flat only if you follow the right post c-section belly workout.

The first step to getting a flat tummy post c-section is actually believing that you will fit into your old pair of jeans again.

We present you few ways to reduce tummy after a C – section:

You need to act early: Usually at the 6 week mark, you can start massaging the area to break up the tissue, encourage oxygen flow in, and toxin flow out. Use your fingertips to move the tissue up and down, side to side and also little circles.You can do this lying down on your back, or seated in good posture.

Once you have massaged your scar for several minutes, then you can progress to some light abdominal training to bring awareness to the are.But do not do crunches, because this wil not help you to regain intrinsic core stability.

Heel Slides : Begin lying on your back with knees bent.Extend one leg by sliding the heel out along the floor and then back in to the starting position.

Ball Rollouts: Begin lying on your back with feet up on a stability ball with bent knees.As you press the ball away from you engage your abdominal and maintain a stable neutral spine and then pull the ball back into the starting position.

During the exercise you need to drink plenty of water, because drinking water during the post c-section phase is not only helpful for maintaining the fluid balance of the physical system, but it also plays a key role in melting away the excess body fat.

Breastfeeding your baby is also known to be one of the most effective ways to get rid of additional belly fat. So, make sure that you breastfeed your newborn at least for the first 6 months after going through the c-section.