Difficulty in the postpartum period

After birth, everything is just beginning. A child will appear, and then, it seems, everything will be over and it will be possible to rest. But it turns out that everything is still ahead. All the most difficult will still have to be experienced. It is well to remember how we all happily expected the child, read a lot of books, went to various courses, learned everything for a little. But when you gave birth to everything in a different way, not as you imagined it. You are tired and exhausted, you do not know what to do with a little man. Who did not tell you, did not show you, and do not question anyone at home, everyone is constantly busy. What you read about in books has turned out to be different in practice. And besides, your body has not yet adapted after delivery, everything hurts, it is impossible to rise, and the child already requires care and care. After all, it's not for nothing that the postpartum period is called the fourth trimester of pregnancy.

So what difficulties do we expect in the post-generational period:
A look in the mirror is no longer pleasing to you. You see yourself exhausted. Overexertion during childbirth can lead to rupture of blood vessels on the eyes, because of which they will turn red and bruises will appear. What can help in this situation?

Cold stains on the eye several times a day will remove redness and soothe them. The eyes will look more beautiful.

In the first week after childbirth, abundant spotting will continue. They can get stronger from moving or getting out of bed. Gradually they become little allocated, and in 3 - 4 weeks will disappear altogether.

During this period it is important to observe personal hygiene. Try to change pads more often and provide air access to the vagina, so that everything can quickly heal. For the same reason, it is desirable that the entire postpartum period should not use tampons. In no case can you douche - perhaps, infection.

In after the birth period there may be cramping abdominal pains. This is caused by a contraction of the uterus. Especially it will be noticeable when you start feeding your baby. In such cases, sleep and lie better on the stomach: in this condition your uterus will be, faster shrinking.

Constipation is another postpartum problem. What to do in this situation? It is necessary to adjust the stool, as this interferes with the contraction of the uterus. In the absence of stool for three days, you need to apply an enema.

After giving birth, hemorrhoids often appear. The reason for this is strong attempts at labor. What to do? Try to establish a chair, there are only cooked or baked vegetables with vegetable oil.

With the addition of milk on the second day there is a tightening of the breast and a fever. In this case, you need to massage your chest, do not skip feeding and express extra milk. If all this is not done, a blockage of blood vessels may occur and an inflammatory process may begin.

There may be a problem with the veins. This is due to increased intra-abdominal pressure. In the legs appears heaviness, burning and tingling. In this case it is necessary to resort to elastic bandages.

Two weeks after childbirth, a woman usually begins to recover. The activity of a woman during this period is growing. The body functions are restored. But exercise is not yet possible, since the birth canal has not yet healed.

Regular application of the baby to the breast makes the nipples sensitive, and cracks may appear. And every feeding turns into torture. Most often this is due to the child's wrong position. He takes only the tip of the nipple into his mouth. Therefore, it is so important in such cases to put the baby to the breast correctly. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly change the breast, first 5 to 10 minutes to one, then to another.

Over time, everything is forgotten and there is only your precious child.

Elena Klimova , especially for the site