How to care for your private parts after a normal birth

Nowadays, as long as their physical condition allows, many pregnant mothers will choose natural childbirth. Because everyone believes that natural birth will be more helpful to the baby's health. However, many postpartum mothers do not know that they need to take care of their private parts after giving birth. Because no matter what, after a normal birth, mothers' bodies will be affected to a certain extent, especially their private parts. So, how to take care of your private parts after a normal birth?

Experts say that some time after giving birth, some blood mixed with necrotic and detached endometrium will be discharged from the mother's body through the vagina. This is what we call "lochia." The position of the female vagina is very special, with the urethra in front and the rectum behind. It is easy to contaminate the vagina when urinating or defecating.

Therefore, the wounds in your vagina or reproductive tract are extremely vulnerable to invasion by various pathogens and cause infection. At the same time, childbirth will consume a lot of your physical energy, which often leads to a decrease in your body's resistance and causes inflammation in a certain part of the body or even the whole body.

Therefore, in order to prevent postpartum infection, you should clean your private parts frequently during the confinement period. Keep the vulva clean and replace clean perineal pads or sanitary napkins and underwear in time to prevent infection.

At the same time, mothers should clean their vulva regularly 2 to 3 times a day starting from the first day after delivery. If you don't have a perineal wound, each time you flush, you should wipe off the secretions with clean toilet paper first, then use running water to rinse the vulva first, and then wash the anus. If you have a perineal wound, you can use 0.01%~0.02% potassium permanganate solution (which can be purchased at a pharmacy and then mixed) to rinse the vulva. The number of rinses should also be increased. It is best to rinse once after each bowel movement.

During flushing, pay attention to observe the healing of the perineal wound and check whether the wound has bleeding, hematoma, nodules, abnormal secretions, etc. If the wound is swollen and painful, you can apply a wet compress with 50% magnesium sulfate gauze (a doctor's prescription is required), or when the vaginal lochia decreases (usually 2 weeks after delivery), you can also use 0.01%~0.02% potassium permanganate water for a sitz bath, twice a day, each time for 20 minutes.

How to take care of the genitals after childbirth What should be paid attention to in postpartum care? Postpartum care methods for women

1. Remember the time for postpartum activities.

You can sit in bed for a while 8 hours after delivery. If the delivery goes smoothly, you can get out of bed and go to the toilet 12 hours after delivery. You can move freely within 24 hours after delivery, but avoid standing, squatting or doing heavy work for long periods of time to prevent uterine prolapse.

2. The mother needs to urinate every 4 to 6 hours.

Women who give birth naturally can urinate 4 hours after giving birth. A small number of mothers have difficulty urinating and develop urinary retention. The cause may be related to long-term pressure on the bladder and perineal pain reflex. Mothers should be encouraged to get up and urinate as much as possible. If it is really difficult, you can ask a doctor for help. If you still cannot urinate, catheterization should be performed.

3. Except for family members, relatives and friends should not visit the mother and baby too early.

Since mothers who have just given birth need to rest to recover their strength, it is best for relatives and friends not to visit at this time. If you come to visit, the time should not exceed half an hour, and you should give the mother as much time as possible to rest. It is best for relatives and friends with chronic diseases or colds not to visit the mother and newborn to avoid cross infection.

Although my country has always had the habit of eating eggs to increase milk production, medical research shows that it is best for mothers not to eat the whole egg within a few hours after giving birth. Because during the delivery process, the mother consumes a lot of physical energy, sweats a lot, and lacks body fluids, her digestive ability will also decrease. If you eat eggs immediately after giving birth, they will be difficult to digest and will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, semi-liquid or liquid food should be eaten within a few hours after delivery.

5. Drink vegetable soup after giving birth.

Many mothers drink whole soup to stimulate lactation immediately after giving birth, which leads to blockage of the mammary ducts, aggravated breast pain, and is not conducive to milk production. Postpartum tonic should be based on physical condition. Most mothers are not lacking in nutrition. It is best to drink some light vegetable soup first, and then drink full soup after 5 days. The following is an introduction to a vegetable soup - original vegetable soup, for reference by postpartum mothers.

Ingredients: soybean sprouts, broccoli, peppers (green, yellow, or red), purple cabbage, loofah, edamame, and zucchini. Choose 4 or more types each time.

Preparation: Put various vegetables into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook until they are soft, and then take the soup to drink.

Efficacy: Cook all kinds of vegetables, mainly roots, stems, flowers and fruits, without adding any seasoning. The soup has a fragrant taste and can be drunk as tea. Drinking it on the day after delivery (the day after cesarean section) has an excellent effect on producing milk.

Note: Drinking pig's trotter soup, crucian carp soup, chicken soup, etc. at the same time as original vegetable soup will affect the milk-producing effect.

6. Postpartum dietary precautions .

Within three days after delivery: It is best for mothers to eat liquid or semi-liquid food within three days after delivery. Experts recommend eating fish porridge, and for the sake of bowel movements, you can add a plate of refreshing and delicious stir-fried vegetables; in addition, millet porridge, rice porridge, egg soup, and noodles are also good choices.

Three days after delivery: After three days, your appetite will gradually increase and you can start taking other nourishing foods. But don't eat too greasy food when your appetite is poor. Depending on your personal physical condition, you can drink hot milk in the morning and evening, eat 1 to 2 eggs a day, and then slowly add chicken, fish, shrimp, meat, etc. Vegetables and meat should be evenly distributed, and balanced supplementation of nutrients and fiber such as iron, calcium, protein, etc., in addition to restoring physical strength, it also helps the secretion of milk.

Be careful not to eat milk, soy milk, large amounts of sucrose and other bloating foods within one week after delivery