The pelvic floor is the collection of muscles, ligaments and tissues that span the area between the pubic bone at the front of the pelvis and the coccyx (tailbone) at the back, and support pelvic organs such as the bladder, uterus and rectum it stretches during pregnancy and the birth process, and can become weak as a result of acute and prolonged strain. “Postpartum belly wraps can help support the lower back and pelvic floor, assisting with any discomfort and pressure you may feel after having a baby,” Sharma says. Just as an athlete or a marathoner needs to recover and tend to any aches, pains, soreness or swelling after their big game or race, so do new moms. Labor and delivery, be it a vaginal or cesarean birth, puts your body through the wringer-and that’s after an already demanding nine+ months of pregnancy.
“For example, if a new mom is suffering from diastasis recti,” a condition in which the vertical abdominal muscles remain separated at an abnormally wide distance following pregnancy, “a belly band can take the pressure off of the abdomen,” explains Sharma.
A postpartum belly wrap’s greatest superpower is providing support for new mothers as their bodies adjust to a new normal following birth.
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