Bengkung Belly Binding

Honoring your postpartum body with gentle support, grounding, and sacred tradition.

Bengkung Belly Binding is a traditional Malaysian practice that offers the postpartum body a sense of stability, warmth, and deep physical support during the early weeks after birth. This method uses a long, handcrafted wrap that is gently tied from your hips to just below your chest, providing a full-body embrace that supports your core, pelvic floor, and overall healing.

At Haley’s Holistic Birth, this offering is approached with care, intention, and respect for the cultural lineage it comes from. Each session is designed to help you feel held, nurtured, and reconnected to your center during a time of immense transformation.

What Is Bengkung Belly Binding?

Bengkung binding is traditionally used during the first 1–6 weeks postpartum to help the body recover after pregnancy. Unlike modern Velcro wraps, Bengkung provides fully customizable support that molds gently to your changing body and can be adjusted for comfort each day.

This practice may support:

  • Core and abdominal muscle recovery

  • Posture and spinal alignment

  • Pelvic floor support

  • Feeling of stability and grounding

  • Comfort after a vaginal or cesarean birth (once cleared to bind)

  • Emotional wellbeing and a sense of being held

The process is slow, intentional, and deeply comforting, offering both physical and emotional nourishment.

What’s Included in Your Belly Binding Service: $150

✨ In-Home Belly Binding Session

I come to your home for a full belly binding appointment that includes education, grounding care, and the full binding experience. Together, we create a calm, nurturing environment where you can relax and feel supported.

✨ Personalized Instruction

You will learn how to bind yourself (or have a partner learn) so you can continue the practice daily. I walk you through step-by-step guidance to ensure you feel confident and comfortable continuing after our session.

✨ High-Quality Unbleached Organic Cotton Wrap

You will receive your own binding wrap to keep. Each wrap is long, breathable, and made for gentle but effective support of your postpartum body.

When Can I Start Belly Binding?

Belly binding can begin as early as 24–48 hours after a vaginal birth.

For cesarean births, binding is typically recommended once your incision has healed enough and your care provider gives the go ahead.

This practice can continue daily for several weeks, or even months supporting your body as it slowly reconnects and strengthens.

Why Families Love Bengkung Belly Binding

This practice is not just physical—it is deeply emotional and symbolic. Many birthing people describe belly binding as:

  • Feeling “put back together”

  • A soothing ritual during the early days

  • A grounding way to reconnect with their body

  • A gentle support for posture, movement, and recovery

  • A cherished part of their postpartum healing

It is a moment of care, stillness, and remembrance of your strength.

A Grounded, Heart-Led Postpartum Ritual

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Your body has carried and birthed life! it deserves to be honored, wrapped, and supported as it heals. Belly Binding brings warmth, presence, and intention into your postpartum experience, helping you feel held from the inside out.