When to wear a abdominal support belt
Dec 17,2021
Mothers-to-be will get bigger and bigger every day since they are pregnant, so the burden on mothers-to-be is getting bigger and bigger, and they often need to walk on their waist, so they can use abdominal support belt to lighten the burden.
So, when do pregnant women use belly braces?
What are the things that need to be paid attention to in the abdomen support?
When to use a pregnancy back brace?
The time for pregnant women to use the pregnancy back brace is determined by each pregnant woman's own situation. Some pregnant women have a bigger belly earlier in the month, the time to use the belly brace will be earlier, and some pregnant women will be later.
Especially pregnant women with twins, the belly will appear to be relatively large, the time to use the abdominal support strap will be relatively forward.
Pregnant women with the increase of the month, the weight of the stomach will gradually increase, the pressure on the body will naturally increase.
With a big belly, the pregnant woman's body slowly feels the pressure from the stomach.
From the fourth month of pregnancy, the fetus grows up gradually, the pregnant woman's stomach begins to fall, and the spine is easy to feel uncomfortable. when the pregnancy enters 8 to 10 months, the abdominal wall expands and the so-called stretch marks appear, especially in the 10th month. the enlarged uterus will lean forward to make the abdomen more prominent.
Pregnant mothers can choose to wear abdominal braces in the later stage to give an external support to the abdominal wall.
The purpose of using the belly belt/back and belly support belt is to reduce the burden of pregnant women, can reduce the physical discomfort caused by fetal enlargement, but also can prevent the uterus from prolapse.
The fetus has amniotic fluid buffer in the belly, as long as the belly strap is not too tight, generally speaking, the impact on the fetus is relatively small.
Therefore, it is necessary to timely and correctly adjust the degree of tightness of the belly brace support, so as to avoid the strap too tight and bring discomfort to the fetus.
Things to pay attention to:
1. In order not to affect the development of the fetus, the maternity belly brace should not be wrapped too tightly and should be taken off when sleeping at night.
2. The stretching elasticity of the maternity back support belt should be relatively strong, which can lift the enlarged abdomen from the lower abdomen, so as to prevent uterine prolapse, protect the fetal position and reduce the pressure on the waist.
3, should choose can increase with the increase of the abdomen, easy to remove and wear, strong air permeability will not sultry abdominal belt.
4. Wear time except sleep time, all other activities can be worn.
It is recommended to use abdominal straps under the guidance of a doctor.
When using it for the first time, be sure to let the doctor instruct your husband or family to study next to you, and then go home to use it after learning it.
In addition, pregnant women need to pay attention to the degree of tightness of the belly support, which is constantly changing with the increase of the uterus.
In addition, the washing method of the belly support also needs to be paid attention to.
The washing of the belly belt is also a work that cannot be done carelessly. before washing, soak in warm water below 30 degrees for about 10 minutes; then wash it by pressing by hand and wash it two or three times until the water is clear; after washing, put it in the sun to dry, can play the role of disinfection.
Do not bleach the belly belt, do not wring, can not be ironed, can not be dried, can be dry-cleaned.