What Happens To The Abs After C Section Surgery?
The damage and injury caused to the abs after c section surgery isn’t as bad as most people think because the incision used during a c section doesn’t normally cut through the muscles, only the sheath covering the muscles (the aponeurosis) is affected, then the two sides of the muscles are pulled apart. After the baby has been taken out, the sheath is repaired, muscles realigned and the skin stitched. From this point onwards the recovery of the abdominals is exactly the same as for a vaginal birth. Within a few days the muscles will start to realign or pull back together, it is during this time that pelvic tilting exercises should be performed which will help to further tighten and strengthen the muscles. Within about six weeks the stomach muscles should have fully recovered although this may take considerably longer if they were either very weak before or the pelvic tilting exercises have not been done regularly. Pelvic tilting exercises are gentle movements which can be done seated,
