The birth of a child is not only a joyful and long-awaited event in a woman's life, but also the appearance of problems that can significantly darken the first days of stay in the hospital. What you need to know in order not to get hung up on physiological moments, but to fully devote yourself to caring for the baby?
Instructions
Step 1
If you gave birth naturally, you can go to the bathroom to urinate as soon as you get up and walk on your own. If you are in a ward where relatives can stay, ask for help in getting to the toilet. The first hours after you can observe weakness and dizziness, which are dangerous with possible fainting. If you find it difficult to urinate, try taking a shower - warm water is relaxing. At first, try to go to the toilet every two hours. A full bladder presses against the walls of the uterus, preventing it from contracting.
Step 2
If you have crotch stitches, practice good personal hygiene. After using the toilet, wash yourself with fragrance-free baby soap and change your pads. The gaskets must be changed every three hours. After childbirth, there is a strong bloody discharge, and the mucous walls of the vagina are exposed to infection.
Step 3
But I don't want to go to the toilet for a long time. Before giving birth, the woman was given a cleansing enema and the first days of the diet must be kept carbohydrate-free. If you have stitches in your perineum, then it is better to postpone bowel movement until the third or fourth day. Insert a softening candle before doing this so you don't have to push. All this is now contraindicated for you.
Step 4
For women who gave birth by cesarean section, the first days cannot be inserted so that the stitches do not come apart and the state of health does not worsen (not everyone tolerates anesthesia well). If you feel like urinating but can't stand up, ask your nurse to put you a catheter.
Step 5
After a cesarean, the external seams need special care. They are either removed not for the seventh day, or they dissolve on their own (depending on the material used).
Step 6
If after giving birth you began to suffer from constipation, most likely this is due to psychological problems. If you are breast-feeding a baby, take the laxative very carefully. Better to stay with herbal preparations or take one tablespoon of olive oil a day.
