As with all health-related products, the key to making the right decision for yourself, especially during the period of pregnancy, is knowledge and understanding. We strongly recommend consulting a Women’s Health Care professional like a physiotherapist that specializes in pelvic health who can provide an individually tailored approach to your pregnancy and postpartum needs.
Here are a number of good reasons to wear pregnancy belts during your pregnancy:
- Relieving pain in joints, muscles and lower back
- Assisting with the sacroiliac joint pain and hip joint pain
- Decrease the discomfort and provide support to the pelvic area during various activities by stabilising the pelvis and relieving pressure from the lower back.
- Help improve your posture
Research has shown that approx.
70% of all pregnant women suffer low back pain and up to 45% complain of Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP).
Women with one or both conditions can find it difficult to cope with or participate in everyday activities.
The primary purpose of a pregnancy belt is aimed at stabilising painful pelvic and back joints.
However, if you use a pregnancy belt for several hours per day to help with low back and pelvic girdle pain you need to be aware that the belt has the potential to weaken the muscles that it covers as it is generally pulled tight to stabilise the underlying joints.
With the arrival of good weather, we always feel like traveling and going out more, although with the limitations of the moment.
In this article from the belly bandit blog we are going to teach the correct way to put on the seat belt when traveling by car.When it is time to travel and we are pregnant, especially we are several months old and our gut shows, doubts arise about how to fasten the seat belt in the car.
It is important to use this safety device that saves thousands of lives every year, but not all forms are worth especially when we carry a baby inside us and therefore, another life.The use of the belt is mandatory for everyoneThe use of the seat belt has been in place for many years and is mandatory since 1975, however it was not from 2016 when it was also mandatory for pregnant women as well.
From that moment on, this obligation was included in the general traffic regulations, since numerous studies showed that its correct use considerably reduced the number of deaths and injuries to the fetus and the mother after an accident.So, after this it is not surprising that the belt is mandatory for anyone who travels in the car regardless of position, size and age.
All must be well secured by means of a belt or the seat belts or the cuckoo.So, how should a pregnant woman wear the belt?You always have to have clear premises so that the belt becomes our ally in the event of an accident.
This is so because in the event of an accident the belt will tighten strongly to support the body until it dissipates the kinetic energy of the vehicle in the event of an accident.Nor should we forget the diagonal band that makes up the seat belt, its correct position is to fit over the shoulder bone and sternum without rubbing the neck or breasts.For the position of the belt to be correct, there should be no slack with contact with the body, although pressure should not be felt and we must maintain a correct posture on the seat, not putting our feet on the dashboard.Do not disconnect the passenger airbag.If you are the one who is driving pregnant, it is advisable not to make very long journeys.
