How long after a normal birth can I take a shower and wash my hair

Modern people love cleanliness very much. After a woman gives birth, because there are wounds on the body and the body has not recovered yet, she cannot take a bath or wash her hair for a long time, but the woman hopes to take a bath and wash her hair as soon as possible. So, after a natural birth, on how many days can you take a bath and wash your hair?

Seven days after a natural birth, women can take a bath and wash their hair. However, it should be noted that you must shower when taking a bath. Don't take a shower while sitting in a basin, otherwise the bacteria may take the opportunity to enter the female vagina and make her sick. You need to use boiling water for bathing and washing your hair, and the temperature of the water should not be too hot. For women who choose natural childbirth, there may only be a side incision wound on their body, which is relatively small and will not affect women from bending down to wash their hair. After about a week, the wound of the episiotomy has basically healed, so you can take a shower and wash your hair.

Women who have had a caesarean section need to wait more than ten days before taking a bath or washing their hair, because there is a wound on their abdomen. However, the wound is relatively large compared to the episiotomy wound, so if you want to take a bath and wash your hair, you must protect the wound well. You can take a bath and wash your hair only after the wound has healed.

Women can take a bath and wash their hair during the confinement period. Women who choose to give birth naturally can take a bath and wash their hair one week after giving birth, but it should be noted that bathing and washing hair should not be too frequent. If accidentally exposed to the wind, it will cause abnormalities in the body or even symptoms. Therefore, women who choose to give birth naturally, if they want to take a bath and wash their hair after giving birth, must avoid being blown down by the wind and do a good job of keeping warm.

How long does it take for a normal delivery woman to have lochia?

Lochia in normal delivery refers to the tissue discharged through the vagina with the shedding of the uterine decidua, especially the decidua at the embryonic appendages, containing blood, necrotic decidua, etc. after delivery. For mothers who choose to give birth naturally, the lochia of normal delivery women will generally be completely emptied in 4-6 weeks, with a total output of about 500-100b250l. Normal postpartum lochia has a fishy smell, but no peculiar smell, but there are great individual differences, and the amount of postpartum lochia also presents a "staged" excretion.

The amount of lochia in normal delivery women is cleared in three steps

By observing the lochia after delivery, paying attention to the changes in its quality and quantity, color and smell, as well as the state of uterine repair, we can understand whether the uterine repair is normal.

Lochia discharge stage 1: Stubborn postpartum lochia

In the first few days after giving birth, the amount of lochia (i.e. the amount of blood) is relatively large, the color is bright red, and sometimes contains small blood clots. At this time, there is a small amount of fetal membranes and necrotic decidual tissue. Stubborn lochia lasts for 3-5 days (sometimes up to 7 days), the amount of abnormal uterine bleeding gradually decreases, the serum increases, and it turns into serous lochia.

Lochia discharge step 2: postpartum lochia

After 3-5 days, the amount of blood contained is small, in a slurry form with a light red color, but there is a large amount of necrotic decidual tissue, cervical mucus, intrauterine exudate, and pathogens.

Lochia discharge step 3: White lochia

After about 10 days, the plasma volume gradually decreases, the number of white blood cells increases, and it turns into white lochia. Thick, white in tone. The secretions at this time contain a large number of white blood cells, necrotic tissue, decidua, epidermal cells and bacteria.

Here, the editor would like to remind all mothers that the duration of lochia after a normal delivery varies from person to person and there is no standard time. As long as it lasts within 4-6 weeks, it is normal and there is no need to worry too much!