Can I Wear Girdle 2 Weeks After C Section

It s recommended that you start using your girdle right after you give birth for the maximum benefit.

Can i wear girdle 2 weeks after c section. I had my baby a week ago october 24th and i ve been told to wear a girdle as soon as possible to tighten up the tummy area. The first week after your c section you can expect to feel some numbness and soreness at the incision site. It s normal for your scar to be slightly raised puffy and even darker than your normal skin tone so don t be alarmed. You should wear it as often as possible too.

Wearing an abdominal binder as soon as possible after childbirth no matter if you delivered vaginally or with a c section works wonders for your healing process. I posted about this a few days ago and i m not sure what the responses were but i spoke with my doctor and she said no lol and to wait til after 6 weeks give your body time to heal and not compress the surgical site it could cause further injury and take longer for healing she said wait til after the 6 weeks check up i also had a c section and want to wear a girdle so i asked my doc she. If you had a c section birth or other complications you might have nurses checking on you often which might make it a pain though. I would suggest the wrap around girdle like the one they give you in the hospital if you are talking about spanx type girdles i would probably wait until you are at least a month past the c.

You should feel like your lower back is supported even though your adbominal muscles are not yet able to do this job on their own.