What should I pay attention to when bathing after caesarean section?

Nowadays, many women choose to have a cesarean section. Regarding cesarean section, there are certain things we need to pay attention to after it. For example, in terms of bathing, we generally cannot take a bath immediately after cesarean section. We have to wait for a while before we can take a bath. Now I will introduce to you the basic knowledge about bathing after cesarean section. I hope you can understand it.

Generally speaking, you can take a bath with warm water after 15 days. It is best not to touch the wound.

Tell you some precautions after caesarean section

▲Get up early and move around. It is an important part of preventing intestinal adhesion, helping uterine contraction and promoting wound healing. Because the abdominal cavity is opened during surgery, some air enters the abdominal cavity and is discharged through the intestines. However, there is often less activity after surgery, which weakens intestinal motility and causes intestinal bloating and adhesions. Patients are required to move after the anesthesia period.

▲Pay attention to your diet. Proper nutrition is also an important aspect of maternal recovery.

▲After a cesarean section, mothers can and should breastfeed their babies. Because breastfeeding can stimulate uterine contraction, accelerate uterine recovery and reduce bleeding. This is beneficial to the recovery of the mother. Breast milk nutrition is important for infants as it contains immune antibodies that are not found in other milks.

▲Patients who have undergone cesarean section should pay attention to hygiene during the recovery period. Due to excessive sweating, continuous discharge of vaginal lochia, milk secretion and abdominal wounds, the body's resistance is low after delivery. If hygiene is not paid attention to, it is easy to cause infection and affect recovery.

▲After a caesarean section, you need to pay attention to rest, especially to get enough sleep, and combine movement and rest to achieve the goal of early recovery and feeding the baby well.

Things to note after cesarean section

It is not advisable to lie flat: After the operation, the effect of the anesthetic disappears and the mother feels pain in the wound. The lying position is most sensitive to the pain of uterine contraction, so she should adopt a side-lying position with the body and the bed at an angle of 20o to 30o, and put a quilt or blanket behind her to reduce the vibration and pulling pain of the incision when the body moves.

It is not advisable to lie still: After consciousness is restored after the operation, limb activities should be carried out. After 24 hours, you should practice turning over, sitting up, and getting out of bed and moving slowly. This can enhance gastrointestinal motility, expel gas as soon as possible, and prevent intestinal adhesion and thrombosis from causing embolism in other parts of the body.

Do not eat too much: eating too much after cesarean section will cause abdominal distension and increased abdominal pressure, which will hinder recovery. Therefore, you should fast within 6 hours after surgery, and then gradually increase your food intake.

Timely bowel movements: After a cesarean section, due to the pain, the mother is afraid to exert force on the abdomen, and urination and defecation cannot be excreted in time, which can easily cause urinary retention and constipation. Therefore, after the operation, the mother should urinate and defecate in time according to her usual habits.

Prevent colds: Colds and coughs can affect wound healing, and severe coughs can even cause wound tears. Pregnant women who have caught a cold should take medication promptly.

In addition, make sure the abdominal incision and perineum are clean. Do not scratch when it itches, and do not scrub with unclean items.

The above introduces some basic information about bathing after caesarean section. From the above introduction, we can know that generally speaking, you can take a bath 15 days after caesarean section. This is what we need to pay attention to. I hope it can help everyone in life. I wish you all a happy life.