Precautions for postpartum recovery of uterus The uterus changes greatly from pregnancy to delivery. As the fetus grows up, the uterus gradually increases. After giving birth, the uterus will automatically start the repair procedure. Many mothers can't wait to return to their pre-pregnancy state. So how to restore the uterus after childbirth?
Breastfeeding can promote uterine contraction and help restore body shape. After three or four days, the pain of contractions is not so great. The uterus is descending every day, and it won't touch the stomach for about ten days. It takes about 14 ~ 16 weeks for uterus to repair itself, endometrial wound and placenta to fall off. Lochia discharge is a process of uterine repair.
Postpartum massage is helpful to the recovery of uterus. After giving birth to a baby, new mothers can often gently massage their lower abdomen clockwise. Stimulating acupoints during massage can indirectly enhance the excitability of uterine muscles and promote contraction.
Appropriate use of preparations containing motherwort, angelica and other medicinal materials to soak feet, through stimulating the acupoints and meridians of the feet, dilate the blood vessels of the whole body, promote the blood circulation of the whole body, and thus restore the normal function of organs.
It will take some time for the uterus to recover. Expectant mothers should not rush into it. Usually it will return to normal within 6 weeks after delivery.
How long does it take to restore the uterus after delivery?
After a woman is pregnant, the uterus will become dozens of times larger than when she was pregnant. It will take some time for postpartum uterus to recover. So how long will it take to restore the uterus after delivery? Generally speaking, it takes about 6-8 weeks for the postpartum uterus to return to its original size.
There are three main aspects of postpartum uterine recovery, namely, the recovery of uterine body, the recovery of cervix and the recovery of endometrium.
1, the recovery of the uterine body, after the placenta is delivered, the uterus contracts and immediately becomes smaller. A hard spherical uterine body can be buckled on the abdomen, and its upper edge is on the same level as the navel. Then the height of the fundus drops by 65438±0 ~ 2cm every day on average. After delivery 10 ~ 14 days, the uterus completely descended into the small pelvis, and then the abdomen could not touch the uterus. About 6 weeks after delivery, the uterus basically recovered to its original size.
2, cervical involution, at the end of delivery, due to cervical hyperemia edema, it becomes very soft and wrinkled like a skirt. 1 week later, the cervix recovered initially. 7~ 10 days after delivery, the internal opening of the cervix is closed, so it is not easy to put your fingertips in. About 4 weeks after delivery, the cervix will basically return to normal size. Due to the injury in the process of delivery, the external cervix of the multipara is no longer round, but has become a transverse fissure.
3, endometrial repair, placenta and fetal membranes are separated from the uterine wall and discharged by the mother. Debris of decidual tissue is also discharged with lochia. The basal cells of endometrium proliferate and repair, and the new endometrium covers the whole uterine cavity. This repair process is gradual. About 10 days after delivery, except for the placenta attachment surface, all the other parts of the uterine cavity were covered by newborn endometrium; The repair of the placenta surface is much slower. The area of the attachment surface of postpartum placenta is about the size of the palm, and the diameter is reduced to 3~4 cm at the end of 2 weeks after delivery, and it can be completely repaired without leaving scars at 6~8 weeks after delivery.
Can women dance square dance after giving birth? It is normal for women to show their bloated bodies more or less after giving birth. During pregnancy, because of more dietary intake, fat will accumulate to a certain extent, and the body will gradually recover after giving birth. At this time, you can take certain measures to lose weight. In the process of losing weight, we should know the precautions to avoid excessive exercise, which may easily lead to poor uterine recovery.
First, how long can I dance to lose weight after childbirth?
Exercising vigorously to lose weight immediately after delivery is likely to slow down the recovery of the body uterus and cause bleeding. In severe cases, the surgical segment or vulvar incision will be damaged again during delivery. Generally speaking, mothers can start to do postpartum slimming exercise after 4-6 weeks of natural delivery, and cesarean section takes 6-8 weeks or longer recovery period. Postpartum sports meeting of cesarean section mothers is more dangerous. So if you want to dance, you must wait until your body recovers, but you can do some simple yoga exercises in the early stage.
Second, how to lose weight after childbirth
If it is a natural delivery, the new mother can do some simple activities on the first day after delivery, such as turning over, lifting her legs and shrinking her anus. These activities are very helpful for postpartum physical recovery. Cesarean delivery women can turn over or walk on the ground before removing the stitches, and they can exercise moderately for a week after removing the stitches. 65438+ 0 weeks after delivery, new mothers who come home can try to do some slight housework and insist on taking a walk after meals.
These activities can regulate the metabolism of the body, promote the decomposition of fat in the body and consume excess energy. One month after delivery, if the body recovers quickly, the new mother can start doing some sit-ups and leg lifts in bed, exercise abdominal muscles and waist muscles, and also reduce the fat in the abdomen and buttocks.
Third, postpartum slimming precautions
Remind pregnant women to prevent reproductive obesity from the following points, don't wait until they are fat, it will get twice the result with half the effort. Don't go on a diet to lose weight, and don't go on a diet within 42 days after delivery. Reasonable diet is the most important, and scientific and reasonable eating habits are very important for postpartum women. The principle of diet should be a balanced diet. To avoid high-fat, high-calorie foods, it is necessary to ensure that fetuses and pregnant women consume enough nutrition and avoid overnutrition. First of all, the diet structure should be reasonable, and the daily intake of protein, carbohydrates and fatty foods by pregnant women should be well matched.
The second is to be moderate. Nutrition should be increased after delivery, but you should not be partial to chicken, duck, fish and eggs, but should be mixed with vegetarian dishes. You should eat milk, vegetables, fruits and staple foods, and try to eat less sweets, fried foods, animal oil, fat meat and animal offal. At the same time, you can consider taking healthy diet food during weight loss. It should be emphasized that you should not go on a diet within 42 days after delivery. At this time, the maternal body has not recovered to the level before pregnancy. You should also ensure the supply of nutrition, but at the same time, don't eat too much, resulting in overnutrition.