What to do if you have back pain after giving birth Why do you have back pain after giving birth

Many mothers experience back pain after giving birth, especially those who have undergone caesarean section. This is actually a normal phenomenon. However, it should not be underestimated. Active measures should be taken to relieve the symptoms of back pain. Let's learn more about it.

What to do if you have back pain after giving birth

Get enough rest + exercise

Within three weeks after delivery, you should try to stay in bed and rest, avoid bending over and overexerting, and do not run too early;

At the same time, you can also supplement some calcium and protein in your diet to promote waist recovery (such as eggs, animal offal, soy products, etc.);

During this period, it is necessary to perform appropriate functional exercises for the back muscles and pelvic floor muscles, which can effectively promote the involution of the uterus and the recovery of the pelvic and back muscles.

Avoid bad posture

Avoid standing, squatting, or excessive bending after childbirth;

In particular, you should pay attention to adopting the correct breastfeeding posture: sit as much as possible and keep your back straight. You can sit in a chair with armrests and put a pillow on your knees to raise the baby to avoid pulling the back muscles. Don't get used to sleeping and breastfeeding on one side at night.

Why does my back hurt after giving birth to a baby?

First of all, after giving birth, the mother's hormone secretion changes, the uterus has not yet fully returned to its original position, and the pelvic cavity is congested, causing the pelvic ligaments to be in a relaxed state, the fascia around the lumbar spine and the abdominal muscles to be in a relaxed state, thus causing low back pain.

Secondly, after the baby is born, incorrect feeding posture or repeated bending over to work or hold the baby, as well as lack of adequate rest and proper exercise after delivery, will aggravate the low back pain and may even cause pathological low back pain. At this time, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.

In addition, cesarean section anesthesia is also possible. Many mothers did not have any symptoms of low back pain before delivery, but experienced low back pain after cesarean section. The pain was located near the second and third lumbar vertebrae. At this time, the low back pain caused by anesthesia should be considered. The recovery period is uncertain and may take several years!

Why do I have back pain after a caesarean section?

Postpartum low back pain is mainly caused by the fact that the endocrine system has not yet recovered, the pelvic ligaments of the mother are still in a relaxed state, the spinal deformation still needs time to recover, the waist muscles are also relatively loose, and coupled with improper postpartum breastfeeding or care, you will feel varying degrees of low back pain during the postpartum recovery period.

The tissue and organ trauma caused by cesarean section stimulates the body's cells to release a large amount of inflammatory pain substances. These pain substances activate the body's receptors, making the human central nervous system more sensitive and enhancing the response to pain stimuli.

If a parturient chooses a time to have a cesarean section, the degree of back pain after delivery is much more severe than that of a parturient who has a natural birth. This is because if a parturient chooses a time to have a cesarean section before regular uterine contractions occur, the formation of the lower uterine segment is significantly worse than that of a parturient who has a natural birth or a cesarean section with surgical indications. At the same time, such pregnant women are overly afraid of and overly concerned about childbirth, and often only emphasize rest, ignoring all aspects of postpartum recovery and exercise.