How long does the uterus contract after childbirth?

If you choose a caesarean section when giving birth, a scar will be left on your abdomen after the operation, and it will be difficult to remove this scar. But if you choose a natural birth, the period of childbirth is the most difficult because it requires a long period of work. Some people have good physical constitutions and work quickly, so they can give birth smoothly soon. Some people have slow uterine contractions, so it takes a long time. So how long does it take for the uterus to contract after delivery?

When the postpartum uterus contracts poorly, the first thing to do is to actively find the cause, mainly from the following aspects:

1. Residual tissue in the uterine cavity. After delivery, part of the placenta and fetal membrane tissue is not discharged from the body in time, or a large amount of blood clots accumulate in the uterine cavity, affecting uterine contraction.

2. Infection. After childbirth, the body's immunity is low, and vulvar and vaginal bacteria can ascend to the uterine cavity and posterior pelvic cavity, causing pelvic inflammatory disease or endometrial inflammation, affecting uterine contraction.

3. Overwork and lack of rest. After delivery, taking care of the baby day and night or engaging in other physical or mental labor will lead to lack of sleep and excessive fatigue, which will affect the contraction of the uterus. However, it is not advisable to lack necessary activities. Staying in bed for a long time will affect the discharge of blood stasis in the uterus and thus affect the contraction of the uterus.

4. Malnutrition. If the necessary protein and energy are not supplemented in time after delivery, it will affect the healing of uterine wounds and thus affect uterine contraction.

5. The mother herself suffers from systemic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, anemia and other underlying diseases.

6. Other reasons. Such as uterine malformation, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, etc.

After finding out the cause, active and targeted treatment should be given. When there is residual tissue, drugs or instruments are used to remove the tissue in the uterine cavity depending on the amount of residue.

If the poor uterine contraction is caused by inflammation, active anti-inflammatory measures should be taken. In short, the cause should be actively found and targeted treatment should be given according to the cause. Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine such as Motherwort Granules and Shenghua Tang that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis should be taken to promote uterine recovery. Antibiotics should be taken appropriately to prevent infection and the nipples should be stimulated to promote uterine contractions.

In addition, you should pay attention to rest, increase nutrition, replenish sufficient energy, help your body recover as soon as possible, avoid fatigue, exercise moderately, and abstain from sexual intercourse within 42 days after delivery.

How to relieve postpartum uterine contraction pain

The postpartum uterus is a gradual process of recovery. Uterine contraction can promote the discharge of blood accumulated in the uterine cavity and promote the recovery of the uterus. The postpartum uterus is level and will return to the pelvic cavity ten days after delivery, so it descends very quickly.

Uterine contraction pain, especially the contraction pain after the second child is more painful. In this case, you can use symptomatic painkillers, such as intravenous diclofenac, intravenous cefotaxime analgesia, or oral diclofenac potassium. This series of painkillers has no effect on uterine contraction and has no effect on breastfeeding and postpartum babies. In other words, you can breastfeed normally with these drugs, and it does not affect the contraction of the uterus or the involution of the uterus. You can use this type of drug.