With pregnancy and birth, your body does fantastic things. Your uterus enlarges about tenfold to create the necessary space for your baby to grow. With birth comes a hormonal shift that initiates various remodeling processes. Your uterus will almost magically return to its original size in the first three to four weeks. 

After birth, the uterus can be felt again directly at the navel. You should be able to feel the upper edge of your uterus about a finger's width further down than the day before. If you have a midwife in the postpartum period, she will observe this very closely. With an abdominal massage, you can promote her involution from the very first day in the postpartum period and support your digestion at the same time. In addition, it helps to drain the postpartum flow, nourishes and tightens your abdominal skin and abdominal muscles - and, as befits a massage, has a relaxing and balancing effect.

Ideally, your partner, a friend or even your midwife can pamper you. You can also massage yourself, for example after a warm shower directly on your damp skin. Or you can schedule the massage as a daily moment of self-care in your mommy routine. Make sure that you feel comfortable and can let go - a postpartum belly massage is very intimate, you can enjoy it fully. Settle into this moment of calm, come into appreciation and appreciation for your beautiful mama belly where a life has grown. Feel into yourself. Free yourself from thoughts and images of what your belly should look like after birth. We want to invite you to accept yourself and be grateful for what you have accomplished. This may take a little practice, but the result will be all the more precious.

There is no right or wrong way to give a postpartum belly massage. It is only important that you feel well inside yourself, what feels pleasant and beneficial for you. Start gently and carefully - the uterus can still be very sensitive to touch in the beginning. Therefore, start with gentle pressure, which you can increase daily.

Take the postpartum belly massage oil according to Ingeborg Stadelmann. It is ideally suited to the needs of your belly and uterus. Here you can find a great example of a postpartum belly massage. Just see what you can take away from it:

By the way, the duration of involution varies from woman to woman. It depends on several factors, such as your mode of birth and the size of your child. However, it is important that your uterus becomes a little smaller every day.