The more painful the contractions are after the second child is born, the better

Because the baby has been delivered by the pregnant woman and the embryo has been removed, the enlarged uterus should gradually return to normal and be repaired to a size close to its previous size. During this period, not only will the uterus shrink, but the organs that were originally pressed to the point of departure will also gradually return to their original position. This is also the reason why some mothers feel pain in their entire waist, because some internal organs that were pushed upwards begin to sink.

Let me tell you a piece of data, and mothers will know how amazing their uterus is. The uterus of a pregnant woman before giving birth is about 1000 grams, and after the uterus is repaired, it becomes 50 grams. These 950 grams is equivalent to 1.9 jin. Where did it go? That is lochia after delivery. Lochia after delivery refers to the pieces of decidua detached from the inner wall of the uterus, as well as some necrotic tissue, bleeding from the wound after the embryo falls off, etc. Every time the uterus contracts, it is painful, and some lochia will naturally be discharged.

The source of this frequent uterine contraction energy is firstly from the adjustment of the pregnant mother herself, and secondly from the stimulation when the baby drinks milk. Because the baby's sucking will stimulate the pregnant mother to secrete oxytocin, which is the same as the hormone that promotes frequent uterine contractions during childbirth, thus stimulating uterine contractions. Therefore, the mother will feel more abdominal pain when breastfeeding. This is the reason, and it is normal. This is the only way to discharge postpartum lochia as quickly as possible.

Postpartum uterine contractions usually last for 2-3 days. Pregnant women who have just given birth will feel the same pain as menstrual cramps, but pregnant women who have their second child will feel more pain, and breastfeeding will be more painful.

This is also a point of curiosity among mothers: Why is the uterine contraction pain after the second child much more painful than that after the first child?

In fact, we can compare the uterus to a balloon. When we blow up a balloon, it is a bit difficult when we blow it for the first time. Although the shape cannot be restored to its original state after deflation, it is still acceptable. When we blew it again, we found it was easy to blow, but after deflation, it was very difficult to restore its shape, and it took a long time to restore to its original state.

After blowing it up three or four more times, the balloon became bigger and harder to repair each time after the air was deflated. Because the elasticity of the balloon was consumed again and again.

The purpose of postpartum contractions is to allow the uterus to return to its original state. When the first child is born, the uterine muscles are more elastic and it is not difficult for the uterus to expand or shrink, so it feels similar to menstrual cramps. However, when giving birth to the second child, the elastic fibers in the uterine muscles have already been stretched once when pregnant with the first child. Therefore, the elasticity of the uterine muscles has weakened a lot. It takes a lot of energy to restore them to their original state, so the pain will immediately increase.

For pregnant women who have cesarean section, some of them have given birth before the start of uterine contractions. Therefore, nurses need to press the belly to stimulate uterine contractions and expel lochia. This naturally depends on their own conditions. Some pregnant women need it, while others do not. This is all to help the uterus recover.

Generally, the uterine repair stage is exactly the confinement period, which is 6 weeks. During this period, observe the lochia after delivery. After the confinement period, you should go to the hospital for examination to check the condition of the uterine repair.