What should I do if I can’t get out of bed after giving birth?

Many women will be very weak after giving birth, especially some women who may suffer from postpartum diseases. Because they have consumed too much energy, they need to rest in bed frequently and have no extra energy to get up and move around. How should they rest well after giving birth? How long does it take normally before you can get out of bed and move around? The editor has some insights on this issue.

How to rest well after giving birth

Half an hour after delivery: The mother should feed the baby for the first time half an hour after delivery. During this half hour, the mother can take the time to rest or take a short nap to get some initial rest.

Three days after delivery: Except for bowel movements, try to lie or sit in bed for the first three days after delivery, and do not get out of bed and walk around.

One week after delivery: Physical strength has recovered slightly, and the new mother can do some housework appropriately, but only those that require little activity.

Keep the same schedule as the baby: A newborn baby needs to feed about 20 times a day, which is also an important reason why the mother cannot rest well. Moreover, the baby's day and night are reversed, so the mother must adjust her biological clock and try to keep it consistent with the baby so that she can get more time to rest.

If you don’t get enough rest after childbirth, you will suffer from postpartum diseases such as back pain, leg pain, etc. It will also cause the mother to become depressed and have insufficient milk supply, which will slow down the body’s recovery and may even prevent it from returning to normal conditions before pregnancy. However, rest does not mean just sleeping or lying in bed. Appropriate activities are also beneficial to the expectant mother's physical recovery. The following activities are more suitable for postpartum mothers.

3 days after delivery: You can get out of bed and exercise at this time, but only walk slowly to stretch your muscles and bones. The activity time should be short, and go back to bed as soon as you feel tired.

Mothers must pay attention to rest. The editor would like to remind you at the end that it is easy to have problems with defecation. Try to eat light food. Keep the child and the mother's life rhythm the same and supplement enough milk to avoid insufficient milk. If you want your body to recover faster, you need to follow the editor's method slowly.