My mil said I need a waist trainer??

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My mil has told me several times I need to get a waist trainer for after I give birth or else my body won’t go back to normal and/or I’ll stay with the baby weight. I’m pretty small, 5’2, 130lbs before pregnancy (I had a good amount of muscle) and all she talks to me about is losing weight after the baby is born. Did any one use one after birth and think it helped? Or did your body just do it’s thing naturally?

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Tell her to worry about her own body.

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For is Hispanics/latinos it is common yo have some sort of post partum belly wraps we call fajas. For me it made me feel alot better after having my son. It just felt like it gave me lots of support. To each their own.. do what makes you feel best after giving birth.

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Your body will heal itself. Waist trainers are absolutely not necessary and can actually cause internal issues.

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It depends some people need them some people pop back in . I am Mexican so we do the whole nine yards . It won’t hurt . Don’t take it the wrong way ; i know some people can be rude about it but filter it and use it for your benefit if you want to . 
I use my girdle for 40 days with my last son and it help my lower abs not to sag . My mom kept on telling me to use it daily and she made sure she put an alcohol mixture with herbs before putting it on for inflammation. 
I was injected vitamin B and was not allowed to drive for 60 days . 😳 she said “””your young now and won’t feel the after effects but wait until your older everything will start hurting if you don’t take care of your self”””😂 ... back then it was nagging to me but now I am so thankful for it bc it help my body heal so much .

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I never used one and went back to normal just fine.

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Tell her she needs a muzzle

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I tried but I hated being squeezed lol

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They aren’t waist trainers. I can’t think if the name, but they help your stomach muscles tighten back up and help your insides to contract back to how you were before pregnancy.

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I never used one and the day my baby came out my body was right back even smaller then when I found out but I also only gained 8 pounds. I’m 33 weeks 1 day with my second and won’t use one

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This is probably a cultural/tradition thing- assuming but tell me if I’m wrong- many say a belly band helps to shrink it. Not exactly a waist trainer but a girdle type thing! My Mexican family cultural/tradition is that we wear it for 40 days 🤷🏻‍♀️ I know my cousins wife who is from Philippines, says she would have to wear it 50 days and that for the first 2 (I think she said 2) weeks postpartum to put a pot on the belly while she lays flat. 
She’s not saying it to be rude, but that’s your decision to do stuff or not. But it’s definitely not a waist trainer thing, but a girdle/faja..

My mil said I need a waist trainer??

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