Does Your Belly Button Go Back To Normal After Pregnancy?
It’s common for women to experience physical change to their body after pregnancies, one of them being the shape and size of their belly button. After delivery, the belly button may take on an outie or “O” shape. This is because of the stretching of the abdominal muscles and uterus during pregnancy.
How Does Pregnancy Affect Your Belly Button?
During pregnancy, the baby grows inside a sac filled with fluid. The fluid makes the baby’s abdomen grow and the navel then pushes outwards. As the abdomen grows, the connection between the navel and the surrounding abdominal wall muscles become weak and the belly button pops outwards. This protruding effect of the belly button is known as an outie.
Will My Belly Button Return To Normal After Pregnancy?
The good news is that in most cases with time, the abdominal muscles will return to their original shape and the belly button will resume its inward appearance or innie appearance.
Although it may take some time, in most cases, the belly button will return to its original shape and size. Some women, however, may find that the belly button does not return to its exact innie shape, or that it is a bit more stretched or larger than before. The type of belly button each person has is generally based on genetics and is usually set before pregnancy.
Tips For Returning Your Belly Button To Normal
There are a few tips that can help you return your belly button to its original innie shape:
- Do The Right Exercises: Post-pregnancy, it is important to do the right exercises to get the abdominal muscles back in shape. Exercising the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles can also help in making the belly button more elastic.
- Maintain A Healthy Diet: Eating a healthy and nutritious diet and keeping a healthy weight can help your abdomen return to its normal shape and size over time.
- Massage or Acupressure: Massaging the belly button with coconut or baby oil helps to improve the elasticity and to restore the navel to its original shape.
- Opt For Surgery: If the shape of the belly button does not return to normal after trying the aforementioned methods, you could consider a cosmetic surgery to fix it.
Conclusion
In most cases, the belly button will return to normal after pregnancy, but it may take some time. If it does not, there are various methods to help it go back to its original innie shape, such as doing the right exercises, maintaining a healthy diet, massaging the belly button, or even opting for surgery.
It is important to note that the shape of the belly button is usually determined by genetics, so it is normal if the belly button does not completely return to its original shape after pregnancy.
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