Experts tell you what to pay attention to during the confinement period after a caesarean section!

For various reasons, more and more women choose to have babies by caesarean section. This has many benefits, but recovery during the confinement period is also very important. There are many things to pay attention to after a caesarean section. In order to help the mother recover as soon as possible, the following measures must be taken.

1. Get out of bed and move around as soon as possible

After giving birth, mothers should move around as soon as possible. After giving birth to little Wenxin by caesarean section, the doctor repeatedly advised that the mothers should pass gas as soon as possible to prevent intestinal adhesions. Getting out of bed and moving around as soon as possible will help with postpartum gas discharge. After the caesarean section, Lao Wang accompanied her to walk lightly in the aisle three or four times a day, which was also helpful for the early recovery of intestinal peristalsis. If the pain from the wound is so severe that you cannot get up, you should still do some exercise in bed. Turning over more often can also help to expel gas and prevent adhesion of internal organs.

2. Do more abdominal massage

After the caesarean section, the wound hurt so much that I didn’t want to move at all. But there was no other way. I had to get out of bed and walk around in order to recover faster. During the days of hospitalization, the nurse came to the room every day to help massage the abdomen, saying that massaging the abdomen more can help the uterus and vagina expel residual blood. When I got home, my mother and husband also helped me to gently massage from top to bottom. Because I had just given birth, the force cannot be too strong. Sometimes I massage in circles around the belly button, and sometimes I gently rub up and down. I hope that continuous massage will help to tighten the abdomen after delivery and accelerate the contraction of the uterus.

3. Don’t forget fruits and vegetables

Many people of the older generation believe that postpartum women should not eat fruit. Some say it is bad for their teeth, some say it makes them prone to cold, and some say it is bad for their spleen and stomach. In fact, some fruits can be eaten during the confinement period, but cool fruits such as oranges, persimmons, and watermelons cannot be eaten. During the confinement period, my mother gave me an apple every day. She would cut it into small pieces and soak it in boiling water before giving it to me. It is recommended that postpartum mothers should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, firstly to prevent constipation, and secondly to achieve nutritional balance.

4. Be careful with your diet after childbirth

In traditional concepts, mothers should take a lot of nourishing food during the confinement period. But in fact, overeating is not good for the recovery of postpartum women. Diet is very important for caesarean section. The mother should not have excessive nutrition during the confinement period, otherwise she will easily suffer from obesity and cause other diseases. Some mothers also consume a lot of Chinese medicinal herbs for nourishment, which eventually causes excessive bleeding and hemorrhage. It is best to use any food or medicine based on your own constitution and physical condition, and also under the advice of a doctor. Generally speaking, if there is a lot of bleeding after childbirth, you can replenish qi and blood appropriately, but not excessively.

5. Breastfeed your baby as early as possible

Breast milk is still okay during the confinement period, mainly because the baby starts sucking early after the caesarean section. Children need proper feeding as soon as they are born, and breast milk is the most natural nutrition. Breastfeeding should be started as soon as possible after delivery. Gold, mercury and silver are not as good as mother's milk. Breastfeeding can ensure the child's nutritional health and help the child's development and absorption; breastfeeding can be beneficial to the mother's uterus recovery and reduce postpartum bleeding; breastfeeding can also increase the emotional connection between the child and the mother, making the baby feel more secure.

6. Pay special attention to personal hygiene

After giving birth, I sweat a lot and have to change two or three sets of clothes a day. Xiao Wenxin was born in October, when the weather was quite hot and humid. After waking up, she was covered in sweat and felt very uncomfortable. When she gets up in the morning, my mother often lets me go to the living room to rest and opens the windows for ventilation. You will sweat after giving birth, so try not to cover yourself too thickly in the summer. Before and after breastfeeding, mothers should pay more attention to cleaning their hands, nipples, and breasts to avoid intestinal infections or the risk of breast infections in their children.