How many days does labor pain usually last?

After experiencing the ravages of childbirth, pregnant women are not completely relaxed and have to experience uterine contraction pain. The pain from uterine contractions is also very excruciating, not much more severe than the pain during childbirth. Every pregnant woman is afraid of uterine contraction pain and just hopes to end this torturous pain as soon as possible. So how long does the postpartum uterine contraction pain last? How long does the uterine contraction pain usually last for a pregnant woman?

Every pregnant woman must experience postpartum uterine contractions, because the uterus is stretched during pregnancy and needs to slowly recover after delivery. The duration of this pain varies from woman to woman, and the degree of pain is also different for each pregnant woman. Most pregnant women have to experience uterine contraction pain for about ten days, which will gradually subside after the lochia is completely discharged.

Pregnant women must not think that not having uterine contractions is a blessing. In fact, it is a tragedy. From another perspective, if there is no uterine contractions, the uterus cannot be repaired better. In order to help the pregnant woman's uterus repair, the pregnant woman must let the baby suck the breast as soon as possible, because the baby's sucking can promote the contraction of the uterus, which can also help the pregnant woman's uterus repair faster.

When pregnant women have severe uterine contractions, they can relieve the pain in some ways. The most direct and effective way is to massage the uterus. Pregnant women can ask their relatives to help massage the uterus, which can effectively relieve pain and help discharge postpartum lochia as soon as possible. You can also listen to music to distract yourself and make yourself forget the pain.

For first-time mothers, uterine contractions may not be noticeable for about a week after delivery, but may last for 4-6 weeks. Whether it is after a normal birth or a caesarean section, the uterus needs to recover from the state of pregnancy to the state of non-pregnancy, and this recovery process lasts 4-6 weeks. That is, during the 4-6 weeks after giving birth, the uterus needs to recover from its larger state during pregnancy to its smaller state before pregnancy.

During the 4-6 week period, the uterus will contract and pregnant women will feel uterine contraction pain. Especially when breastfeeding a newborn baby, as long as the child touches the nipple, the suction reflex will stimulate the uterine contraction, the uterine contraction will increase, and the uterine contraction pain will also increase. This type of uterine contraction pain is not very obvious in primiparas, but it increases with the number of babies born. The uterine contraction pain will be obvious and will become heavier. That is, the uterine contraction pain may not be obvious about 1 week after giving birth, but the uterine contraction pain may continue for 4-6 weeks for primiparas. And some time ago, for example, about a week after giving birth, the uterine contraction pain was still very severe and obvious. Some even require pain relief and other measures. However, this type of uterine contraction pain has no side effects. If you can bear it, you can still observe it without taking medicine.