Celebrity moms like Angelina Jolie and Gwen Stefani have used the Cinch girdle to get back in shape after giving birth and it’s slowly gaining popularity amongst well-to-do moms who shop in upscale maternity shops and are in the know. The Cinch belt belly band adjustable tummy wrap JFM package, which is supposedly safe to use a day after giving birth, is a wraparound belt that is a foot long and the makers of the contraption claim that moms regain their figure,

“by tightening all the abdominal muscles with the dual front panels and further cinching with double side wings.”

However, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in the UK say that it is not safe to use because the uterus is still going down after birth and the girdle could hide any internal bleeding if the uterus is not deflating naturally. The manufacturer claims they have had no complaints but the RCM says that alignment and posture can’t be corrected with binding clothing and what women should do instead is visit obstetrician physiotherapists if they are working on slimming down after pregnancy.

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Claims that this device “tightens” abd muscles are ridiculous. If anything a wrap would lead to muscle atrophy since it promotes immobilization. Your best bet to slim down your belly is to eat right and exercise.

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It was just a month ago that the media reported Angelina Jolie was on a special diet in order to prepare for yet another pregnancy.  It seems now that has all changed as she is currently trying to lose 21 pounds in 21 days to prepare for her role in the upcoming film, Salt.  In the movie she plays a woman CIA assassin who is forced to disguise herself as a man.  A source said,

“To play a man convincingly Angelina is adamant she needs to lose her curves.”

Some friends are saying that Angelina wants to lose these 21 pounds so quickly that she is sticking to the Martha’s Vineyard Detox Diet where practitioners are encouraged to drink liquids every two hours to cleanse the body and not even a morsel of solid food is allowed.  In Grazia magazine, one source reported,

“She has been trying to go for the full 21 days but it’s tough. She’s lost around eight pounds but is now introducing a couple of small meals in between shakes as she was starting to feel weak.”

Obviously, she looks too thin and it’s sad to think that Angelina Jolie, just like Katie Holmes, is jumping on the detox bandwagon which makes one look as gaunt and ghostly as possible. However, husband Brad Pitt isn’t taking the matter as lightly as Katie’s husband, Tom.  One source said that Brad was so upset about it over the weekend that he stormed out of the house.  A supposed friend said,

“Brad told her that if she was staying on the diet, he was getting out of the way. Then she started screaming at him about a chore.  He felt that what he did or said would be wrong, so he went to Los Angeles to let off steam with some buddies. He thinks the diet is dangerous and unnecessary.”

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It was just a few months ago that Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins making a grand total of six children in this mother’s nest. However, the obviously maternal Hollywood star is already aiming for baby number seven and is doing everything possible to prepare her body for yet another pregnancy. Being that she and husband Brad Pitt appear to want a super-sized family, it’s no surprise that Angelina has reportedly been paying visits to her obstetrician in Los Angeles.

Most obstetricians claim that it is best to wait a year after delivery before having another baby, especially once a woman is in her 30s and 40s, but this advice has not stopped Angelina. A close source claims that Angelina has started a strict fertility diet where she is taking pre-natal vitamins and has cut all junk food out of her diet. In addition, she has limited both refined carbohydrates such as white bread and pasta and caffeine. She has also increased her consumption of iron, the omega-three fatty acids and of course fruit and vegetables.

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