Many moms ask me, “Tahtahme, is it too late to start?” You will find people who claim that there is no evidence belly binding works, or that it is a waste of time to do after the first 40 days postpartum. From my own experience and others I have witnessed, as well as thousands of years of indigenous historical evidence, I would say that is not true. Women at all stages of their journey have found postpartum belly binding and waist training to be useful to themselves, even beyond the fourth trimester.
I started binding at almost 90 days postpartum, and saw drastic results the first day I tried it. Women who get cesarean sections are often encouraged to wait anywhere from a few days to a few weeks postpartum to begin binding–allowing their incision to heal–and they still express relief, comfort, and healing from belly binding. In addition, many women begin belly binding several years and several babies later. They, too, experience positive results with their “mommy tummy” (which is often simply undiagnosed diastasis recti).
What you need to do for fitness might vary depending on how recently you had a baby, but binding can still aid you on your journey! Waist training should never (and could never) replace healthy eating and exercising, but nothing can replace those things. Belly binding is a useful aid for repairing your abdominal muscles, working on your posture, strengthening your core, suppressing a large appetite, bringing saggy skin back up to the body, and realigning your womb. You will never know if this could work for you until you try!
Many women find that even though they had originally assumed they would need thousands of dollars worth of reconstructive surgery, all that they needed were the correct tools to assist their healing!
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