What should you pay attention to when cleaning your lower body after childbirth?

For some mothers who have just given birth, many mothers will clean their bodies after giving birth. However, because the body is relatively weak after childbirth and during delivery, the doctor will operate on the genitals to assist in delivery. Therefore, you must be very careful when cleaning your lower body after delivery. Below are some things you need to pay attention to when cleaning your lower body after childbirth. Let’s take a look.

During delivery, due to the pressure of the fetus on the perineum and the doctor's operations on the perineum during delivery, congestion and edema often occur in the perineum after delivery. Some women may also have perineal tears of varying degrees or episiotomy wounds. In addition, since lochia is continuously discharged from the vagina after delivery, if you do not pay attention to strengthening the cleaning and care of the perineum, it is easy to cause infection of the perineum and even the reproductive system.

1. New mothers have vaginal injuries after childbirth. During the first three days in the hospital, nurses will clean the vulva every day. If necessary, you can increase the frequency of cleaning by yourself. After returning home, you can clean the vulva 1-2 times a day by yourself. Use warm water. The cleaning order should be from front to back. Keeping the vulva clean can prevent puerperal infection.

2. New mothers should not use alkaline soap to wash their genitals after delivery. They should try to choose baby bath soap with less irritation. New mothers' immune balance is unstable, and alkaline substances can easily destroy the sterilization and "protection" effect of the weak acidic environment of the genitals.

3. Wash the perineum frequently with warm water every day, especially after each bowel movement, use Sanitary cotton to wipe and rinse the vulva. Do not wipe from back to front, but from front to back.

The above are the aspects that you should pay attention to when cleaning your lower body after childbirth. You can wash your lower body after giving birth, but you need to be careful about the method. Since the body is relatively weak after childbirth and some lower body parts may have some small cuts, it is necessary to strengthen the cleaning and care of the lower body. Be sure to use scientific and correct methods to clean your lower body and protect its health.