How long will it take for the postpartum feeling to heal?

During pregnancy, the baby will always make the mother's uterus bulge. When the body finally relaxes after delivery, there will be more problems to face. The first is the feeling of sagging after delivery. In fact, although this symptom will not get better too quickly, it generally does not occur. The feeling of falling can be considered as ligament relaxation or the body has not fully recovered, and attention should be paid to adjustment and recovery.

Doing the following will help restore your uterus

Continue breastfeeding

When the baby sucks the nipple, it will reflexively cause the uterus to contract, which can promote the recovery of the uterus.

Massage the breasts and stimulate the nipples

Similar to the previous point, according to the physiological principle of uterine contraction, stimulating the nipples will also cause the body to produce uterine contraction hormone. Therefore, massaging the breasts or applying hot compresses to the breasts will produce the same effect. This is a physical way to promote uterine contraction.

Pay attention to vaginal hygiene

I'm sure all mothers know this: wash regularly and change underwear frequently.

Avoid overexertion

Be sure to avoid overwork and get enough rest after giving birth.

Do ani exercises

The main purpose of the anal lifting exercise is to contract the anus. After each anal lifting, hold it for 20-30 seconds and then relax. Do this exercise 3-5 times per set to help the uterus recover better!

Postpartum recovery precautions

Excessive lying still

The first thing to do after delivery is to promote uterine contraction and discharge lochia, so no matter it is a natural birth or a cesarean section, you should stand up as soon as possible, get out of bed and walk more. Lying in bed all day without moving is not conducive to the discharge of lochia. If lochia cannot be discharged, it will accumulate in the uterus and cause uterine cavity infection, making it difficult to reposition the uterus!

Squatting or doing heavy work

It is recommended that mothers do not do heavy work for two months after delivery. Even if you are pregnant, you should not do it yourself, because the uterus and pelvic floor muscles have not fully recovered. If you use excessive force, the increased abdominal pressure may cause the uterus to prolapse, or even fall out of the vaginal opening. Therefore, it is recommended that you avoid heavy work within six months after delivery.

Don’t eat cold foods.

Now that summer is here, confinement is indeed hard. Old Chinese medicine practitioners often say that women’s constitution is inherently yin, so they should not eat too much cold food, especially after giving birth. When cold and raw food is eaten, it will enter the body and consume Yang energy, thus causing the internal generation of cold evil and damaging the uterus. In addition, cool foods do not only refer to things that are cold on the outside, but also include some foods that are cold in nature, such as watermelon, mung beans, rock sugar, bitter gourd, etc. Even after heating, these foods should be eaten appropriately according to the season.

Early sexual activity

It takes about 8 weeks for the uterus to recover after childbirth, but it usually takes about 3 months for sexual activity to increase significantly. Therefore, even if a woman's body recovers smoothly after childbirth, it is recommended to wait 2 months before having sex. If you have sex too early, your uterus has not fully recovered, and the physical strength consumed during childbirth has not recovered, your resistance will be poor, making you more susceptible to infection. Thus contracting gynecological diseases! Return to Sohu to see more