What to do if you have uterine pain after childbirth

Postpartum uterine pain is a relatively common phenomenon. Many women will experience pain after giving birth because the uterus will contract. However, if the postpartum uterine pain lasts too long, it means that there is a problem. Therefore, some postpartum women who experience this symptom must pay attention to it. The following is a detailed introduction on what to do. You can find out as soon as possible.

Symptoms of uterine contraction pain are less common in primiparas but more common in multiparas. Multiple childbirth strains reduce the elastic smooth muscle contained in the uterine muscles, while increasing the connective tissue with poor elasticity, resulting in abnormal contraction of the uterine muscles. After delivery, the uterus often exhibits spasmodic contractions, which causes pain. For primiparas who are giving birth to their first child, their uterus will mostly show continuous contractions after delivery, so the pain they feel is not very significant.

Women who have a short delivery process may also experience uterine contraction pain after delivery. The so-called rapid labor means that the total time from the beginning of uterine contraction in the first stage of labor to the end of delivery does not exceed 3 hours. This short, rapid labor is usually caused by excessive uterine contractions. If the contraction force during delivery is too strong, the contraction of the uterus after delivery will cause obvious pain.

For some women, during the delivery process, there are still blood clots, residual placenta or fetal membranes in the vagina due to various reasons, which can also cause postpartum uterine contraction pain. Because there are residual blood clots or placenta or fetal membrane in the uterus, it will affect the involution of the uterus. If the uterus involution is not good, severe pain will occur during contraction. This pain is often accompanied by excessive bloody lochia.

When some mothers are breastfeeding their newborns, the stimulation of the breasts by the newborns sucking milk can reflexly cause the pituitary gland to release oxytocin, causing frequent uterine contractions. Therefore, mothers who experience uterine contraction pain will experience more obvious abdominal pain when breastfeeding.

For most women, uterine contraction pain after delivery is a normal phenomenon. There is no need to panic or worry too much. Postpartum uterine contraction pain is paroxysmal and generally tolerable. If the pain is really unbearable, you can take painkillers under the guidance of a doctor. To relieve pain. You can also apply a hot water bottle to your lower abdomen or perform self-massage to relieve pain. Breastfeeding mothers should not stop breastfeeding because of pain. Generally, uterine contraction pain will gradually decrease and disappear 3 to 4 days after delivery.

Postpartum uterine pain and postpartum uterine contraction are sometimes difficult to distinguish. So at this time, if you experience pain for a long time after giving birth, you should go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination to see what is causing it. After understanding the condition, you should receive correct treatment as soon as possible to recover as soon as possible.