What should I do if my first menstrual period is light after childbirth?

I believe that in our daily lives, many new mothers must have experienced a small amount of menstrual flow for the first time after giving birth. What should you do if the amount of menstrual flow is small for the first time after giving birth? I believe that many people want to know, let’s learn about it together today.

1. Develop good living habits, avoid eating spicy food often after delivery, keep warm during menstruation, avoid cold water, and pay attention to personal hygiene.

2. Adjust your mentality. A small amount of menstrual flow after childbirth may also be caused by mental frustration or stress, so it is very important to maintain a good mentality.

3. Eat more iron-containing and nutritious foods. At the same time, you should also have a reasonable diet during the confinement period, avoid excessive weight loss, and supplement enough iron to avoid iron deficiency anemia.

4. Maintain good living habits, avoid staying up late, overwork, irregular life, etc.

5. To relieve mental stress, you can engage in some whole-body exercise, such as swimming and running, once or twice a week, 30 minutes each time.

6. Eat more dishes that have a stress-relieving effect, such as bananas, cabbage, potatoes, shrimps, chocolate, ham, corn, tomatoes, etc.

Things to note when having your first menstrual period after childbirth

After giving birth, the timing of a new mother's menstruation will vary depending on whether she breastfeeds. For mothers who do not breastfeed, their menstruation will come and they will ovulate on average 6-10 weeks after giving birth, that is, within two months after giving birth. For mothers who breastfeed, ovulation can be delayed to around 24-27 weeks, or even later. Therefore, the amount and timing of the first menstrual period will depend on individual physical condition.

Therefore, after giving birth, sanitary napkins should be prepared in time. When going out, you should also prepare two sanitary napkins in your bag just in case. Pay attention to hygiene, change underwear and sanitary napkins frequently to prevent infection. Keep warm, avoid cold stimulation, and avoid overwork. Drink more boiled water to keep bowel movements smooth.

The above content is an introduction to what to do if the amount of menstruation is light for the first time after childbirth. New mothers who encounter this situation can try the above methods. However, if the amount of menstruation does not improve and continues to decrease, you must go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.