How to restore the uterus after childbirth

Pregnancy and childbirth are watershed moments for women. After giving birth, all body functions need a repair process. The uterus is the important place for pregnancy. After giving birth, the uterus will have a gentle process in order to return to its original state. Regardless of whether it is a natural birth or a cesarean section, it takes more than 40 days for the uterus to recover to its original state. Proper care during the confinement period will be beneficial to the recovery of the uterus after delivery. So, what are the methods to restore the uterus after childbirth?

1. Don’t hold your urine

After delivery, new mothers usually experience symptoms such as bladder pressure, mucosal congestion, decreased muscle tension, and pain in the perineal wound. In addition, they are not used to urinating in bed, which makes them more likely to have urinary retention, causing the bladder to expand, hindering uterine contraction, and causing postpartum hemorrhage or cystitis. Therefore, you must urinate in time after giving birth, and go to the bathroom as soon as you feel the urge to urinate.

2. Massage the uterus

To speed up uterine contractions, doctors usually perform uterine massage on new mothers in the delivery room and use uterine contraction drugs. New mothers can also massage the uterus when they return home. Place your hands around your belly button and massage in a clockwise circular motion to help and promote uterine contraction.

3. Breast massage and nipple stimulation

Letting your baby suckle breast milk will also stimulate uterine contractions. According to the physiological principle of uterine contraction, stimulating the nipples will also cause the body to produce uterine contraction hormone. Therefore, massaging the breasts or applying hot compresses to the breasts will produce the same effect. This is a physical way to promote uterine contraction.

4. Avoid abdominal strain

New mothers should avoid exerting force on the lower body, such as lifting heavy objects and squatting. You should also prevent constipation and keep your abdomen warm. You can do some postpartum exercises, such as deep abdominal breathing, and lying on a hard bed to lift your legs and hips, or do knee-chest lying exercises one week after delivery, which can effectively contract and recover the uterus and lower abdomen.

5. Take Shenghua Tang for conditioning

Shenghua Tang has the effect of removing blood stasis and replenishing blood. After the blood stasis is removed and flows out, the uterus will naturally contract. Therefore, Shenghua Tang is more suitable for taking during the postpartum period, and it has a significant effect on helping the uterus recover. Please follow the doctor's advice on how to take it.

6. Exercise appropriately during the postpartum period

6 to 8 hours after delivery, the new mother can sit up after her fatigue is eliminated, and should get out of bed and move around the next day to facilitate the recovery of the body's physiological functions and physical strength, and help the uterus recover and discharge lochia.

7. Do pelvic floor exercises early in the morning

The so-called anal lifting mainly means contracting the anus. For mothers who give birth naturally, it is best to start doing pelvic floor exercises on the same day. After each anal lifting, hold it for 20 to 30 seconds, then relax, and do 3 to 5 times per set. You can also adjust the length of time you hold your anus each time according to your physical condition.

After understanding the methods of uterine recovery after childbirth, new mothers can gradually restore the various functions of the uterus as long as they can follow the above methods. In addition to doing the above points, diet is also important. Do not eat anything cold. Drinking two bowls of brown sugar water every day in the first half month after delivery is beneficial for the discharge of lochia and the recovery of the uterus.