Our Belly Binder
April 3, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
This video demonstrates our postpartum Hem It In Belt. It can be worn immediately after vaginal birth or 2-3 weeks after cesarean birth. Wearing the binder helps your tummy shrink and protects your incision.
Using belly binding supports your organs to go back to their original size and location. Bladder, intestinal and reproductive complications can arise from a c-section or other abdominal surgeries. The support of binding means less tearing, which means less scar tissue, inside and out. Less scar tissue means more comfort and fewer secondary complications and a better looking scar.
With belly binding you can avoid the tearing and infections that lead to possible abdominal adhesions, painful periods, and a lumpy c section scar.
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Putting on the C Section Recovery Belt in the Hospital
April 1, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
We were very fortunate to have Maria to work with to make our videos, this is the day after her cesarean delivery. In this video, Christina puts the bikini belt on Maria and helps her out of bed for the first time. Just in case you are wondering Maria is not an actress, she is a regular working mom. This was not her first c section, but it was her first time wearing the belly binder belt, her face says it all!
Our C Section Recovery Bikini Belt
March 27, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
This video displays our uniquely designed C Section Recovery Bikini Belt and how easy it is to put on, even in the hospital as we see here. With our soft comfy belly binder you will move with ease and comfort, reduce your pain and swelling and heal faster. If you know you are having a c section delivery, do the smart thing and get your recovery belt in advance so you can take it with you to the hospital.
After Your C Section, Use Binding for Pain Control & Support
February 19, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
When the decision was made to have a C-Section birth with your obstetrician, your health and the baby’s health are paramount. The cesarean surgery recovery process involves many things which may include: abdominal pain from the surgery, a hard time getting out of bed, the new incision and c section scar healing process, and avoiding infections! Support and protect your fresh incision so that it does not tear, or open from the extra pregnancy weight. The most important thing is to be prepared, and one way is to have the C section recovery belt with you in the Hospital, because before you get up and move around, you need the support of binding. Without abdominal binding it can feel as if your insides are going to fall out! The c section recovery belt will also reduce your pain. Focus on the baby, not the pain! You may feel some pain, but it will be so much less than if you had nothing at all to support your freshly cut abdomen.
While your Obstetrician may have done the operation and provide needed medication, C Section Recovery Kits provide that extra support, protection and education about the recovery process and scar healing therapy for a softer healthier scar. Created by a Professional Massage therapist who experienced an emergency C Section, the guide gives you many simple and effective tools to assist you in a faster and better recovery. Don’t tear your fresh incision and end up with a big scar!
Our kit works in conjunction with your doctor’s advise. Please discuss any questions you may have with your doctor, including where the incision will be placed, what kind of stitching they may use to close you up, the pros and cons of staples, stitches or glue, and possibly double stitching your uterus. This helps to create a stronger incision so that a possible VBAC could happen next pregnancy.
Don’t think that just because you have been through this before that its going to be any easier or harder than the first time. There is no telling how your body wil respond to anaesthesia or other issues that may come up during your surgery and recovery. Sometimes there are issues with the incision reopening, swelling with blood coming out, or infections occuring either with the incision, kidneys, bladder or breast. We have provided a checklist and warning signs for infections in our book to help you take better care of yourself.
We want you recover quickly so you can feel wonderful and be more available to your new baby and family. Please don’t let your tissue be unsupported, just hanging out there, as the scarring and chance for complications increases with unsupported and freshly cut skin. They cut 6 layers in all, so it was a significant surgery!
Tearing and bleeding can occur, so avoid an incision that opens because of gravity on your abdomen.
Be prepared, and wrap yourself in comfort and protection using the ancient secrets of abdominal binding, self massage and dry skin brushing for a fast and easy recovery and small flat c section scar.
New C Section Mom Tells It Like It Is
February 8, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
C section pain is something your doctor is unlikely to talk much about. The modern medical way is to give you powerful pharmaceutical pain killers so it won’t be an issue. That may be fine if you are recovery from another form of surgery and can rest and recuperate, with a c section you also just had a baby.
You see it’s the side effects of those pain killers that are the issue. The first weeks after birth are an important time for your bonding with baby, and baby with you. It is one of the most intimate relationships possible.Will it be the best it can be if you are numbed out? New c section mom Emily Dickey wrote about her experience, here’s what she said.
"I had an unplanned c-section December 27, 2009, with the birth of my first. I am still recovering and ask anyone who has gone through this–it’s hard. Especially with a newborn! I was told not to take the stairs, not lift anything heavier than my baby, no physical activity, etc. Pain is better now (4 wk pp), but especially at the beginning it was very hard to get out of bed or off the couch. I routinely took pain meds that made me fall asleep sitting up.. mid-sentence even! And at the same time took care of baby Ryan. There had to be something out there to help, right?!
The belts help reduce pain and accelerate your recovery. I feel like it also helps take in my belly! They really are comfortable to wear. A couple days ago I asked on twitter if sharp pain in the belly was normal with certain movements. It is, but… the pain is basically gone if I’m wearing the Abdomend. I can laugh without worrying about the pain! The skin brush reduces swelling and ingrown hairs. The guide shows you techniques on how to use the brush to move fluids to reduce swelling and ways to compress your belly to minimize scar appearance.
The belt can also be used for support during pregnancy (& to help lessen stretch marks), after a vaginal birth to support your uterus and tighten your belly, or after any abdominal surgery!
Having a c-section, especially an unplanned one, can be stressful and traumatizing. Having the Abdomend can help make recovery a bit easier on you. You can buy the belts individually or as a kit."
This is exactly why we produced our c section binder and belt, to give you a chance to reduce cesarean pain, be physically supported to be fully present with your newborn, and also have a faster c section recovery with a trouble free scar.
C Section Recovery Thank You Notes
January 15, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
The unsought inspiration for the Abdomend™ c section recovery belts was my own emergency cesarean. Starting and running the business of making and selling them has been more work than I ever imagined. Some of you probably know just what hard work it is to begin a business and then run it yourself, many times I feel completely overwhelmed.
So when I hear from women who have received grateful benefit from wearing the belts and following the recovery, it makes it worthwhile. Here’s one we received recently with a picture of Pia and her beautiful newborn baby.
It gives me so much satisfaction to hear from women like Pia, so please if you have benefited from our c section recovery products, I’d love to hear from you, it really does mean a lot to me.
"I cannot even begin to tell you how much the C-Section Recovery Belt has helped me recover from my c-section last month! I wore the belt during the last 2 months of my pregnancy as well and it helped so much in lessening back pain and soreness in my pelvic and tummy areas.
I wore it two days after my c-section and it made a HUGE difference in my recovery! The extra support that the belts provided was awesome. I was able to stand, walk, and get up from bed with a significantly less amount of pain and fear of ripping my stitches apart – which I really needed since I have a 3-year old to look after too. Plus, the material is soft, washable, and non-irritating so it was comfortable to wear it almost 24 hours a day. At 2 1/2 weeks post-partum, the belt was getting too big for me, despite washing it in hot water to shrink it down so I just moved on to the Hem-It-In Belt.
Thank you for coming up with this product… it really is the key to a better recovery from a c-section! Your belts do not disappoint and I will be recommending this to friends who will be giving birth!"
Pia Rivera
Vancouver, BC
Elective & Emergency C-Section
December 11, 2009 by · 1 Comment
There are basically two ways of arriving at a C-section birth. They are if it is planned or as an emergency.
Emergency C-section happens when a woman’s pregnancy or labor requires medical intervention, when she had planned a vaginal birth. These are common reasons why a woman might need an emergency C-section.
- The baby becomes distressed during labor. For example if the baby’s heart rate drops too low, or is too fast, an emergency C-section can be done to ensure the health of the baby. • If labor is either very hard or stops completely, many doctors will order an emergency C-section.
- If the mother has a genital herpes outbreak while in labor, a c-section is necessary because the infection can be deadly to the baby.
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In the event of a prolapsed cord (the umbilical cord coming out of the cervix), a C-section is performed immediately because the supply of oxygen to the baby can be cut off.
- The baby is just too big to deliver vaginally. • Other health concerns that may warrant an emergency C-section are low amniotic fluid, placental abruption (Placenta abruption is, separation of the placenta from the site of uterine implantation, before delivery of the baby.), and meconium (faeces from the baby) in the amniotic fluid.
There are a multitude of reasons for a planned c-section, these are five of the most common
• The baby is in a breech or transverse position, meaning the head is upwards, rather than downward near the cervix. If this is the case at around 38 weeks, and the baby seems unlikely to turn the doctor will schedule the surgery usually somewhere between 39-40 weeks.
• Multiple births. Twins can prove difficult to deliver vaginally and in such cases a C-section is chosen. Any more than twins from Triplets onwards will almost always be delivered by cesarean.
• If you have delivered before by c-section (particularly a classical c-section) some doctors don’t feel comfortable allowing you to deliver vaginally because your old scar on the uterus may tear (uterine rupture).
• Placenta prevail, which is when the placenta covers all or part of the cervix, making a vaginal delivery dangerous.
• The mother or the baby has a health condition that may make the stress of the vaginal birth a risky option.
Whether arriving at a cesarean delivery by way of choice or necessity, you will need support after the surgery. You need physical support to assist with the healing process, and to manage the pain. You can get physical binding support and self massage instruction from day one until total recovery in our deluxe C-Section Recovery Kit.
Your C Section Scar Needs Massage
October 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
After Pregnancy, your abdomen has just undergone tremendous change and it needs all the support it can get. Massaging your c section scar for even a few minutes a day can have a huge benefit. Discuss with your Doctor the different options of closing your incision, with staples, glue or suturing with a disintegrating material.
As you heal, your skin and scar will change, and the feelings around your scar will shift. Many women say they feel afraid to touch their scar and that it feels numb. In fact touching your abdomen after the surgery will help speed healing and reduce the size, feel and look of your scar. Because massaging stimulates the nerve endings it will bring the feelings and the numbness will disappear.
Massaging your c section scar can also help avoid incontinence as well as reduce pain. Massaging your scar helps it to heal faster, and becasue it softens the scar tissue to create a flat smooth scar. Massaging your c section incision helps organize the scar tissue because regular massage provides compression which increases circulation and connection, stimulating the healing process. Self massage of your healing scar reduces the potential for c section scar adhesions, so consistent touch and massage will help the look and feel of your scar, as well as promote circulation and awareness.
When you avoid touching your incision the tissue can end up being lumpy and discolored. If you feel lumps, chords, numb areas, and have bladder issues, then adhesions may be forming, through the disorganized scar tissue. Tissue fibers a like little pick up sticks, they need to be rolled and organized to optimize cohesion and healing. Consistent massage and dry skin brushing for as little as 2-5 minutes a day will make a big difference in your healing. Massage gently and always hold below your scar to avoid it opening.
The actual scar is much deeper than what you can see, so massage is key, and the longer you massage, the softer the scar and the deeper you can penetrate the abdomen to organize and help deeper levels internally. If you keloid easily, purchase silica strips or gel to aid in discoloration and scar texture on the surface
Abdominal Binding And Massage: Healing Secrets for Cesarean Birth Recovery
October 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
"Roll to your side and get out of bed." Dreaded words to hear for the C-Section mom or abdominal surgery patient. Without support around the abdomen, you can feel like your insides are going to fall out! You can be proactive in your recovery without doing anything more complicated than compressing the abdomen and massaging yourself.
Cesarean section birth is major abdominal surgery as they cut 6 layers. Surgeons no longer cut the muscles, but stretch the muscles open and cut layers around those muscles and organs in order to deliver the baby.
C Section recovery needs for women are very real and you deserve the best care so you can focus on baby, and heal without the additional burdens of fear and pain.
Vaginal birth mothers also need support to promote faster healing. The use of binding for post-partem mothers is common to many cultures and has a long and proven history of effectively speeding healing and recovery.
Binding of abdomen reduces pain & promotes faster healing. Abdominal cinding is as ancient as childbirth itself. When your pain level is decreased, you can take a deep breath and relax. Reducing your stress and pain levels makes it easier to move around and speeds healing. Reduce lower back pain and protect yourself while breastfeeding and handeling baby, simply by binding your abdomen.
For any type of childbirth, binding the abdomen supports your organs and helps you to get your shape back more quickly. Post surgery binding reduces pain and hold things together.
Why is compression so important during pregnancy, after abdominal surgery, cesarean section birth, or vaginal birth?
Compression helps to reduce swelling, stabilizes the skin,muscles and internal organs to shrink back. Basically compression presses tissue together, it makes the space in between the fibers smaller through pressure. Compression is done through binding, massage or holding of the area.
Some hospitals provide post surgery binders, but they are generally stiff and not very soft. When I had my emergency c sestion the hospital gave me… a bandage. Can you imagine, with an incision like the one above what it would feel like to wrap a bandage around your tummy over and over to create the effect of a cesarean binding belt?
It was from this experience that I decided other women deserved a better option and with the help and advice of the midwife I had hoped would birth my son and other women, the C Section Recovery Bikini Belt and Abdomend™ products were designed.
How Dry Skin Brushing Aids C Section Recovery
October 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
After a Cesarean birth, you are going to have a scar, it is after all surgery that cuts through six layers, which cuts superficial nerves and disrupts the lymphatic flow. Many people feel afraid to touch their incision and some want to ignore that it is there altogether. In part this is from a lack of information. The truth is there are many things you can do to ensure a speedy recovery, minimize complications and create a small smooth scar. One of them is dry skin brushing.
Dry skin brushing is an ancient techniques used to decrease infection, remove dead skin, increase circulation and eliminate ingrown hairs in an incision as it heals. Here are seven ways that you can benefit from doing dry skin brushing as part of your c section recovery.
1: Dry skin brushing moves the lymph, which lies in the deep skin layer. Lymph is a major part of our immune system and contains white blood cells called lymphocytes and the interstitial fluid that bathe our cells, bringing our cells nutrients and removing their waste. Our bodies contain more lymph than blood, which demonstrates how important lymph is.
Dry skin brushing moves the lymph containing large proteins and particulate matter that cannot be transported in any other way back into circulatory system. When these proteins are not removed, they attract other fluid, leading to swelling. This is called lymphedema.
2: Dry skin brushing helps reduce ingrown hairs on or around the incision. Ingrown hairs can create more scarring and unsightly blemishes. Consistent skin brushing will reduce and eliminate the ingrown hairs. Many people’s scars feel numb. These numb feelings can also helped by dry skin brushing through increasing the proprioceptive response. ( pro·pri·o·cep·tor – A sensory receptor, found chiefly in muscles, tendons, joints, and the inner ear, that detects the motion or position of the body or a limb by responding to stimuli arising within the organism.)
3: Dry brushing stimulates the skins oil glands, helping the skin stay healthy and perform one o fit’s main functions. The skin is your body’s largest organ. When improperly maintained, the elimination duties of the skin are forced upon the kidneys.
4: Dry Brushing tightens the skin by increasing the flow of blood which, in turn moves toxins and accelerates healing. Our bodies make a new top layer of skin every 24 hours – skin brushing removes the old top layer, allowing the clean new layer to come to the surface, resulting in softer, smoother skin and therefore a softer smoother scar. Dry skin brushing flakes off the outer layer of skin, which has been tested and found to contain uric acid, which is highly toxic.
5: Dry Brushing tones the muscles. Dry skin brushing helps muscle tone by stimulating the nerve endings which causes the individual muscle fibers to activate and move. Obviously this is of great benefit to the recovery muscles of your abdomen.
6: Dry brushing stimulates circulation. Did you know your skin breathes? And yet, in most people, this vital route of detoxification is operating far below its capacity, because it is clogged with dead skin cells and the un-removed waste excreted through perspiration. Dry skin brushing increases circulation to skin, encouraging your body’s discharge of metabolic wastes. Increased blood flow begins entering the areas brushed.
7: Dry brushing improves the function of the nervous system–Dry skin brushing rejuvenates the nervous system by stimulating nerve endings in the skin.
Because of all these benefits we include a dry skin brush with both our C Section Recovery Kit and our Deluxe C section Recovery Kit as well as the self care Hemming Scar Therapy Guide. Remember to follow our guide, and only skin brush on the incision line after the 2nd or 3rd month post surgery. It feels great, and remember - Brush when you are DRY.
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