How long after a normal birth can I swim

Natural childbirth has always been the most common mode of delivery chosen by Chinese women. Medically, the degree of pain that humans can endure is divided into twelve levels, and normal childbirth is classified as the highest level of pain. Although natural childbirth causes women to endure twelve levels of physical pain, the recovery period is shorter than other methods of childbirth. Many new mothers have raised questions, how long should they rest after giving birth before they can go swimming in the swimming pool?

How long after giving birth can I swim?

42 days after delivery, all organs except the breasts have returned to their non-pregnant state, so you are now 3 months postpartum and can live and work according to the same schedule as non-pregnant people, do some exercise appropriately, and of course you can swim.

1. Exercise is a gradual process, so when swimming, you should limit yourself to your own endurance.

2. Pay attention to the hygiene and safety of the swimming pool to avoid infecting your baby with any disease.

3. Clean your breasts before feeding to avoid your baby inhaling unsanitary water from the swimming pool.

Precautions for swimming after childbirth

After the lochia stops, you can start to relax your body that has been loosened due to childbirth, prevent back pain, and not put a burden on fragile joints. Like walking, it is the most effective exercise to help postpartum recovery. During the postpartum period, it is most appropriate to have sex 3 to 4 times a week, each time lasting about 40 minutes.

If you start losing weight right after giving birth, the wounds left by childbirth will worsen, fatigue will increase, and this will be detrimental to your health. Through simple exercises such as postpartum gymnastics, you can observe the body's recovery status and persist in doing this for 6 months.

The above article has carefully introduced the question of how long you can swim after giving birth. Do all postpartum mothers understand it? Swimming can help the body quickly consume energy and eliminate excess fat. If you can swim regularly after giving birth, it will undoubtedly be of great help to your body's recovery and improvement of your body's immunity. Postpartum mothers may wish to refer to the editor's method, insist on swimming regularly, and adopt the correct swimming posture, so that their bodies can recover better.