Should I take confinement after a miscarriage?

We know that after giving birth, we need to stay in confinement for a period of time to allow the body to gradually recover. But in daily life, many pregnant women face the choice of abortion during pregnancy, either due to human or other reasons. Although the child is not born, they have undergone surgery after all, and it is not clear whether they need to stay in confinement for a period of time. So, do you need to observe confinement period after miscarriage? Let’s take a look below.

You also need to take care of yourself after an abortion, and it’s best to do it for more than half a month. Otherwise, it’s easy to develop a chronic disease, and it will also affect future fertility.

What are the precautions after abortion?

1. Pay attention to rest and strengthen nutrition. After the abortion, you should rest in bed for 2 to 3 days, then you can get out of bed and move around, gradually increasing the time you spend active. Do not engage in heavy physical labor or work in cold water within half a month after the abortion to avoid catching cold. Pay attention to increasing nutrition, eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, eggs, bean products and fresh vegetables rich in vitamins to promote the repair of the endometrium.

2. Keep the vulva clean and strictly prohibit sexual intercourse. After an abortion, the cervix has not completely closed and the endometrium also has a repair process. During this period, special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic. The sanitary napkins and underwear used should be washed and changed frequently. Do not take a sitz bath within half a month after the operation to prevent dirty water from entering the vagina and causing infection. If you have sex too early after an abortion, it can easily cause acute endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and may also lead to secondary infertility. Therefore, sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited within one month after the abortion.

3. Observe the bleeding situation. If vaginal bleeding lasts for more than one week after an abortion, or is even accompanied by lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and smelly leucorrhea, and other abnormal symptoms, you should go to the hospital for a follow-up visit in time.

4. Adhere to contraception. After abortion, the ovarian and uterine functions gradually recover, and the ovaries ovulate on schedule. If you do not persist in contraception, you will get pregnant again soon. Therefore, after an abortion, you should choose reliable contraceptive measures as soon as possible, and you must insist on contraception as the main method. You cannot use abortion as a contraceptive measure.