How long can a pregnant woman swim?

Many mothers have heard that they can swim after giving birth, which is more conducive to their body's recovery and can also help them lose weight. However, after practicing this method, some postpartum mothers found that they had many problems with their bodies. In fact, swimming is a good thing for postpartum women, but the timing must be right. How long does it take for a new mother to be able to swim? In fact, experts suggest that it is best to do it after four months.

1. Rumored benefits of swimming after childbirth

Postpartum swimming is a postpartum recovery method introduced from the West. Swimming soon after giving birth to reduce body fat accumulated during pregnancy by increasing exercise is the choice of many beauty-conscious mothers nowadays.

2. Listen to the experts’ opinions

However, experts analyzed that after giving birth, the pores of the mother's skin and bone joints are opened, and the mother's qi and blood are deficient. If the water temperature is too low when swimming, it may cause wind and cold to invade the body and be retained in the muscles and joints, causing stagnation of qi and blood throughout the body, causing pain in the body's joints and muscles. Gynecologists explained that whether in the West or the East, the changes in various systems in a woman's body during pregnancy are the same. There must be a recovery period after giving birth. For example, it takes 6 to 8 weeks for the uterus to recover. Swimming when the uterus has not fully recovered can easily cause bacterial infection or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease; and the body's resistance decreases after childbirth, making it easier to catch cold and get sick. Medical experts have also warned that swimming immediately after giving birth will greatly increase the likelihood of the mother developing rheumatism, so one should be cautious before "going into the water."

3. Why do many Western women engage in activities such as swimming immediately after giving birth?

First of all, due to differences in physical constitution, Western women recover faster. There are also environmental factors. Westerners expose their wounds after childbirth, but they advocate that mothers take a bath immediately because their home environment is very clean and exposed wounds are not a big problem. However, the domestic environmental conditions cannot reach that level. Therefore, many of our practices cannot completely imitate those of the West.

Mothers are prohibited from swimming within 2 months after giving birth. Because there are wounds on the inner wall of the uterus caused by placental detachment after delivery, it takes 42 days or even two months to recover.

4. When is it possible to swim after childbirth?

Experts remind that according to the physical characteristics of Chinese people, postpartum exercise can be carried out one week after delivery. At the same time, it should be noted that the time should not be too long and the amount of exercise should not be too much. After that, you can gradually extend the time according to your personal physical condition, increase the amount of exercise appropriately, and gradually move from indoors to outdoors, taking walks, playing games, brisk walking, doing health exercises and other activities. This can regulate neuroendocrine functions, promote blood circulation, increase calorie consumption, and restore the original feminine beauty before childbirth.