What should I do if I have difficulty urinating during a normal delivery?

Whether it is a natural birth or a caesarean section, women will more or less experience difficulty urinating after childbirth. Although they will feel bloating, it is difficult to excrete urine smoothly. This feeling is very uncomfortable and will directly affect the mother's psychology. In severe cases, it will cause the mother to become irritable and restless. So what methods are there to help solve this problem?

What should I do if I have difficulty urinating during a normal delivery?

If you have difficulty urinating during a normal delivery, don't worry too much. Is the difficulty urinating due to other organic diseases? However, I personally think that even if you can't defecate, you still need to drink more water.

Be mentally prepared in advance

Mothers must be fully prepared mentally before giving birth. Pregnancy is hard, but giving birth is not as easy as you imagine. In addition to the hard work of taking care of the baby, mothers also have to face various physical discomforts. Urination, which seems simple and daily, can also become a distress for mothers after giving birth. This is a normal phenomenon that many mothers will experience. Before giving birth, you should first understand the relevant knowledge and have a psychological foundation to avoid a large psychological gap caused by postpartum physical discomfort symptoms.

Relieve wound pain

Generally speaking, first-time mothers who undergo episiotomy during normal delivery are most likely to experience dysuria. In addition to the difficulty in urination caused by bladder compression during pregnancy and delivery, the episiotomy wound will also affect urination after delivery. After an episiotomy, the vaginal opening will swell severely. When urinating, the tension on the wound skin tissue will increase the pain. When urinating, the wound will be stained with urine, which will also increase the pain, and naturally, symptoms of difficulty urinating will occur.

To relieve urination difficulties caused by vaginal swelling, you can start by eliminating the swelling. If the vaginal wound has not healed and the stitches have not been removed, it is recommended that mothers try not to get wet. You can apply ice to relieve the swelling and urination will also be much smoother.

Urine drainage

When going to the toilet, you can close the door and turn on the faucet in the bathroom, but don't turn it on too wide. Just enough to hear the rhythmic sound of running water. This will stimulate the mother to urinate automatically. If the first urination is smooth, there is no need to worry about the second and third times.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and massage are the safest and most effective ways to promote urination. You can massage the diuretic point (located between the navel and the pubic symphysis) appropriately, and push down in the direction of the pubic symphysis while pressing this point. First of all, the movement should not be too heavy. Massage in this way three or four times a day, each time lasting about fifteen minutes.