The role of abdominal pressure after cesarean section

Many mothers who have given birth by caesarean section will find it strange and ask why such a heavy sandbag is placed on the wound after surgery? Isn’t it that reducing stimulation will help the wound heal? In fact, it means pressing the fundus of the uterus, because cesarean section is prone to poor uterine contractions, which can lead to blood accumulation in the uterine cavity, affect uterine contractions, and in severe cases cause heavy bleeding. The purpose of pressing the fundus of the uterus is to eliminate blood accumulation and observe uterine contractions, which is necessary. Let’s take a look together below.

One purpose

1 Before choosing a caesarean section, you must be mentally prepared and give yourself a "shot of heart". Before the operation, in some regular large hospitals, many doctors will usually have a preoperative conversation with the mother, allowing the mother to choose between a natural birth or a caesarean section. In fact, doctors often want to minimize the risks of childbirth, so most of them recommend a caesarean section. The editor believes that doctors usually say the ugly things first. In fact, the probability of various emergencies in the delivery room is still very small. However, the prerequisite is that mothers must be very clear about their physical condition before giving birth. Many mothers heard about the various disadvantages of natural childbirth before giving birth, so they chose caesarean section for safety. In fact, many caesarean sections are unnecessary.

2 The first step after surgery: press the abdomen every half hour

After giving birth and getting off the operating table, mothers will be carried onto the hospital bed. Before you can catch your breath, doctors and nurses come over and press on your stomach. Pressing the abdomen is actually pressing the fundus of the uterus. The purpose is to promote uterine contraction and quickly discharge lochia. Because cesarean section is prone to poor uterine contractions and blood accumulation in the uterine cavity, which affects uterine contractions, mothers in severe cases are prone to heavy bleeding. The purpose of pressing the fundus of the uterus is to remove blood accumulation and observe uterine contractions. Therefore, pressing the belly is a step that every mother who has a cesarean section must go through.

3 The pressing area is just above and below the navel, and a sandbag is pressed on the incision. This is done to reduce bleeding from the abdominal wound. Sometimes doctors and nurses will remove sandbags for pressing. Many mothers say that this is very helpful. At the moment when the sandbags are suddenly removed, they feel like they can’t breathe. Some mothers also said that every time they pressed the pressure, their faces would be distorted and their hands would tightly grasp the guardrail next to them. They would breathe a sigh of relief after each press.

When the baby is hungry, he always wants to breastfeed. As a new mother, of course I love my child very much. While the wound on your stomach is still painful, you have to endure the pain and feed your baby. Mothers can lie down first and let the baby eat on you, and the adults next to them can help. Alternatively, sit in a chair with a soft pillow on your lap and support your child on the pillow to avoid bending over and causing pain.