How long after giving birth can I take a shower?

Many women choose to have a cesarean section. One of the great advantages of a cesarean section is that it can reduce trauma to the vagina. However, it also has obvious disadvantages. For example, after a cesarean section, obvious wounds will be left on the abdomen. Therefore, during the subsequent confinement period, the mother must take good care of the wound and must not get wet for a short period of time, otherwise it will easily cause infection. So how long does it take to take a bath after a cesarean section?

How soon can I take a shower after a caesarean section?

Generally speaking, you can take a bath with warm water after about fifteen days! It's best not to touch the wound.

Tell me some precautions after caesarean section

▲Get up early and move around. It is an important part of preventing intestinal adhesion, helping uterine contraction and promoting wound healing. Because the abdominal cavity is opened during surgery, some air enters the abdominal cavity and is discharged through the intestines. However, there is often less activity after surgery, which weakens intestinal motility and causes intestinal bloating and adhesions. Patients are required to move after the anesthesia period.

▲Pay attention to your diet. Proper nutrition is also an important aspect of maternal recovery.

▲After a cesarean section, mothers can and should breastfeed their babies. Because breastfeeding can stimulate uterine contraction, accelerate uterine recovery and reduce bleeding. This is beneficial to the recovery of the mother. Breast milk nutrition is important for infants as it contains immune antibodies that are not found in other milks.

▲Patients who have undergone cesarean section should pay attention to hygiene during the recovery period. Due to excessive sweating, continuous discharge of vaginal lochia, milk secretion and abdominal wounds, the body's resistance is low after delivery. If hygiene is not paid attention to, it is easy to cause infection and affect recovery.

▲After a caesarean section, you need to pay attention to rest, especially to get enough sleep, and combine movement and rest to achieve the goal of early recovery and feeding the baby well.

With the development of the times and the improvement of technology, there is no need to wait until the end of the month, that is, 30 days or even 40 days after delivery, to take a bath and wash your hair like the older generation did, because the technology at that time was not so advanced, and there were no electrical appliances such as heaters and hair dryers to keep warm and avoid the invasion of cold air.

Now it is recommended that you can clean it ten days after caesarean section, but you should also pay attention to the following points:

1. You can take a bath only after the water has been boiled and cooled to room temperature;

2. The wound from a caesarean section heals in about a week, so it is more appropriate to wait ten days before washing it. However, be careful not to move too much to avoid tearing the wound.

3. Also pay attention to keeping warm when taking a bath, and it is best to turn on the heating. And be sure to blow dry your hair immediately after washing it!

4. It is best to drink a cup of hot brown sugar ginger tea after taking a bath to drive away the cold;

Of course, the above time is just a general suggestion. Mothers should still judge whether it is suitable to take a bath based on their body's recovery. If you feel unwell, it is recommended to take it slow and not rush.