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Why belly binding is effective for postpartum recovery

It is recommended to be worn immediately after normal delivery for at least 14 hours for the first 40 days for effective result.

For C-sect, please wait at least 3 weeks or upon clearance from doctor.

When you’re pregnant, your body grows and stretches to accommodate your baby. Organs move out of their normal position, and even your abdominal muscles separate to make space.

But after giving birth, your body needs to move those muscles and organs back to their original position. When done properly, belly binding applied to the abdomen and around the hips can provide support to your pelvic floor. It also offers gentle compression that holds muscle and ligaments safely in place as your body heals.

This belly binder is traditionally used to bind the tummy post delivery to tighten back the tummy muscles, gain skin elasticity and minimizing diastasis recti post delivery.

Benefits of Postpartum Belly Binding:

It helps to slim the ribcage, abdomen and hips.
Pulls in the separated abdominal muscles (diastasis recti) back together.
Encourages healing from pelvic/pubic separation (a partial bind during pregnancy can be especially beneficial for pelvic support).
Supports relaxed and stretched out muscles.
Reduce fluid and air retention in bowels/abdomen.
Gets rid of the “empty” feeling after childbirth.
Nurtures the mother in a time of vulnerability and healing.
Prevents back pain. While wearing it, you are reminded to sit and walk straight, a good antidote to the “nursing-slouch”.
Decreases postpartum bleeding time by speeding up the process of getting rid of waste blood in a natural way.
It’s an ancient traditional natural way of healing after birth.
In the case of a miscarriage or still-birth, belly binding can improve emotional healing as it speeds physical healing.
It feels good!

FAQ:

Why choose Bengkung Belly Binding?

For many reasons! The biggest is that it assists the body in healing faster by providing the abdomen and torso with constant pressure. This encourages the abdominals to come back together to heal and/or prevent diastasis recti. It helps to support and realign the spine and hips and prevents back pain. While wearing the wrap, you are reminded to sit and walk straight, a good antidote to the “nursing-slouch”. Due to water + air retention, pelvic expansion, and larger organs (such as the uterus returning to its original size), belly binding supports the body in returning to its previous state. It also decreases postpartum bleeding time by supporting the womb and keeping the unterus in a contracted position.

What is bengkung belly binding?

Bengkung belly binding is the art of wrapping a postpartum women’s belly for physical support and to help hasten the recovery process after childbirth. This belly binding technique uses a long strip of cloth to wrap around around the abdomen from the hips to the ribcage.

How long should i wear bengkung belly binding?

The bind should be worn daily for 8-10 hours a day for 30 days or longer. Often women who use a belly bind after birth return to their own pre-pregnancy size in 6-8 weeks.

What length is the bengkung belly binding?

We provide various length of bengkung: 10m, 15m, 20m, 15m, 20m, 25m, etc.

Can I still belly bind if I have a c-section?

You can still use belly binding if you have a c-section. Please wait until 4 – 6 weeks postpartum, based on your healing and recovery. The belly bind still has many benefits within the first three months.

How do I go to the bathroom while wearing the belly bind?

The most effective belly bind stretches from just below your bust to about mid-hip, near your pelvic bone. It is still easy enough to pull your underwear out from under the bind the first time you use the bathroom and when you’re finished, simply pull them up over the bind or tuck them back underneath. .

My belly bind bunches, rolls, or moves during the day. How can I keep it from doing that?

The belly bind moves because you move! This is also what helps to keep it soft and comfortable. Realize, the cultures that do this also practice postpartum “lying-in” which is a period after birth where the woman rests while she heals. If you are up and moving around constantly postpartum, the belly bind is going to shift, bunch, and roll. The only way to prevent this is to move less. Part of what belly binding does is encourage you to be down (whether lying, reclining, or sitting) and resting while letting others care for you!

Am I too late to belly bind if I’m x-number of months/years postpartum?

The short answer is no. You can still receive benefits belly binding after 6 weeks postpartum. However the outward appearance benefits may not be noticeable at this point. But the feeling of being held, secure and supported will always remain!

How to Wear Bengkung Belly Binding?

There are many ways to wear bengkung belly binding, it is just one of them: