Today, every 3 - 4 pregnancies ends with delivery by caesarean, making recovery much longer and more complicated. Quickly regain his form you will help our tips for faster recovery after surgical delivery.
Changes in a woman's place is still in operation time: the uterus immediately after removing the child begins to decline rapidly, that helps stop bleeding. Doberemennyh size it will reach after 6 - 8 weeks after giving birth, so doctors recommend a complete gynecological examination in these terms.
10 tips on how to quickly recover from a caesarean
1. Do not lie long after cesarean section
Thus, the first time after a surgical delivery recommended up after 6 - 12 hours under the supervision of medical personnel. At this time, you will still remain in the intensive care unit or intensive care unit. Independently should not rise during the first 12 hours.
2. move more
A few hours after birth need to try harder to move through the pain: do simple exercises (E.g., bend or unbend the hands, the soles do rotational movement) and rotated from side to side. Do not be afraid of differences of joints, because they are well-sutured threads.
3. Apply baby to the breast.
During sucking in a lot of oxytocin is produced, by which the uterus contracts quickly.
4. Lie on your stomach
After 24 - 48 hours after Caesarean, doctors are advised to lie on his stomach: it contributes to a better contraction of smooth muscles of the uterus.
5. Watch out for bowel movement and bladder
Even before the surgery, you will establish a urinary catheter for the prevention of injury of the bladder and monitor urine output in the first days after it. When the catheter will be removed regularly empty the bladder, because it interferes with the rapid filling of the uterine contraction.
Watch out for defecation: if the first bowel movement has occurred within three days after a caesarean, you will make an enema.
6. Watch out for food and drinking regime
Drink plenty of warm water and herbal teas (e.g., fennel). This will improve lactation and prevention will be constipationThat hinder the rapid recovery after cesarean section.
As for food, then your menu should prevail protein foods, should also be included in the diet of fiber: fruits and vegetables, that will not harm your baby.
7. Properly care for scar
So, you will remove the sutures on the seventh day. Before and after the removal of sutures until complete healing of the scar it is necessary to process the alcoholic extract: typically doctors recommend calendula tincture or Zelenka. Allowed to take a shower in 3 days after surgery, when doctors allowed (sometimes can not go into the shower for at least 7 days).
8. Keep up secretions
Normally lochia abundant and bright red in the first three days after cesarean. Further, their number decreases, it produces more mucus, and their color is yellow to brown. Fully lochia cease to 6 - 8 weeks after birth.
9. abdominal massage
During the first days after surgery can massage the belly in the following manner: its light stroking in a circular motion. This not only helps the uterus to shrink more quickly, but also improve the intestinal peristalsis.
10. wear a brace
BandageIt recommended to wear for a month after cesarean, but no more than three hours. Bandage supports the weakened abdominal muscles and ease pain during physical activity. During leisure, you do not need.
You will also be useful to learn about little-known facts about cesarean section.
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