Caesarean section is a complex surgical operation performed under anesthesia when natural childbirth is prohibited for some reason. Surgery is often accompanied by significant loss of blood, deformation of peritoneal tissue, formation of adhesions, inflammation of the walls of the uterus, and viral or mechanical damage. If a young mother wants to recover faster after a cesarean section and return to normal life without prohibitions and restrictions, then she must adhere to fairly strict rules. Only by carefully following the doctor’s instructions can a woman who has given birth restore her body, normalize her weight, and improve her mood.
Transformations in the female body begin as soon as the obstetrician removes the baby from the stomach. The uterus, which has sharply decreased in volume, contracts intensively, thereby slowing down the bleeding. The empty organ shrinks gradually and returns to its normal size two months after the operation. Usually, doctors place a bag of ice cubes on a woman’s stomach after a caesarean section; thanks to this measure, recovery is accelerated, uterine contractions become more frequent, and bleeding stops. Sutures on the abdomen are treated every day and removed after a week. The nurse constantly monitors the patient’s well-being, measures her body temperature and pulse rate, the attending physician monitors the activity of uterine contractions and the abundance of vaginal discharge. Sometimes injections of drugs that increase uterine contractions are required.
The first days after surgery are the most difficult, the woman must exercise extreme care and caution. Even the slightest bodily movements cause discomfort: turning over in bed, coughing and blowing your nose, stretching your limbs. Many women who have had a caesarean section say that lying on your side is much more comfortable than lying on your back, since the stitches on the abdomen do not stretch and do not hurt. Turning over on the bed after a cesarean section should be done slowly and carefully, with your knees bent, your feet on the bed, first lifting and rotating your hips, and then your upper torso. Getting out of bed is usually allowed 12 hours after surgery, although in reality it all depends on the patient’s well-being. You should get out of bed slowly, holding on to a nurse or loved one. When a woman takes a vertical position, she often feels dizzy, but this is not a terrible phenomenon and goes away after a few days. You can sit on a chair only 2 - 3 days after the operation.
The first three days after a cesarean section, the scars on the uterus and the stitches on the abdomen hurt a lot. Painful sensations must be eliminated, as they provoke an increase in adrenaline in the blood - a stress hormone that negatively affects well-being and slows down the healing of damaged tissues. The pain may reduce the contraction of the muscles of the cut and sutured abdominal wall. This is a protective reaction of the body, but it often becomes the cause of the development of a hernia. Therefore, the doctor immediately after surgery prescribes painkillers to the patient.
Almost all women recovering from a cesarean section experience colic. During the operation, the mother's intestines slow down and a large amount of gas accumulates in it. Gas formation can be quickly reduced by learning to breathe freely and deeply, eliminating from the menu foods and drinks that contribute to the formation of gas bubbles in the intestines. Rocking in a rocking chair is also good for coping with colic. A common occurrence in women after cesarean section is a wet cough with hoarseness and sobbing. This is how mucus that accumulates during anesthesia comes out of the respiratory tract. You need to cough carefully, but actively, inhaling deeply and exhaling sharply, sucking in your stomach, making a sound similar to a dog barking. To prevent the stitches from coming apart when you cough, you should wrap your stomach with a towel or cover it with a pillow.
The first day after the operation, the woman who gave birth is in the intensive care unit. Doctors help the patient recover from blood loss, administer nutrients through an IV, treat the sutures on the abdomen with antiseptics, normalize the functioning of the digestive tract, and change bandages at regular intervals. The woman in labor must be prescribed antibiotics to prevent the development of infection in the body. There is no need to be afraid to take medications. Modern antibacterial drugs, developed specifically for women who have given birth, are not potent, do not negatively affect the quality of breast milk, and do not harm the baby.
If complications after cesarean are not observed, then the patient moves to the ward of the postpartum department. The woman stays in the hospital for a week, sometimes a little longer. In the general ward, the young mother can already get out of bed, walk around little by little, and breastfeed the baby. A week after the operation, a happy and healthy mother and child return home. At home, the woman herself monitors the condition of her body and decides how to quickly recover after a caesarean section. There are several ways to get rid of extra pounds accumulated during pregnancy, restore good health, normalize the menstrual cycle, and prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases.
When a young mother is discharged from the maternity hospital, the doctor should advise her on how to recover from a cesarean section. To quickly normalize the physical and emotional state of the body, a woman needs to work hard and also observe certain restrictions. If a mother pays attention to all the doctor’s recommendations, then she can easily shed extra pounds in a short time, get rid of anxiety and depressive mood, and return to an active and fulfilling life. During the recovery period, you should not ignore the advice of a medical specialist or treat your health negligently. If it is impossible to normalize the menstrual cycle, the formation of pus in the sutures, too long and excessive vaginal discharge and other problems, the woman should be urgently treated so as not to harm both herself and her child. During rehabilitation of a young mother it is prohibited:
Both caesarean section and natural childbirth turn the uterus into a bleeding mess. All the time while the disfigured organ is being restored, lochia comes out of the vagina - a discharge first consisting of blood clots, then of ichor and mucus. It takes 6 to 8 weeks for the uterus to return to normal. The recovery time of the menstrual cycle is determined not by the complexity of the operation, but by the hormonal background of the woman in labor. If a young mother is healthy, eats well, leads a healthy lifestyle, and has no chronic diseases, then menstruation returns quite quickly.
Interestingly, the normalization of the monthly cycle depends on lactation. The longer a woman breastfeeds her child, the later she begins to use artificial formula, the more intensively milk is produced in the mammary glands, the longer she has to wait for menstruation. In some cases, after a cesarean section, there are no periods for a whole year, and there is nothing wrong with that, but only if the newborn baby is fed breast milk. If the menstrual cycle is disrupted for a long time, the mother who gives her child formula from birth should sound the alarm.
Often after a cesarean section, women have problems feeding their baby breast milk. The source of these difficulties can be pain and weakness after surgery, lethargy of the baby caused by the anesthetics used, feeding with milk formulas while the mother’s body is “resting”. All this makes it difficult to restore lactation. In addition, due to low-calorie nutrition in the first four days after cesarean section, the body of a nursing woman experiences a shortage of important substances, micro- and macroelements. And this affects both the quality and quantity of breast milk. Therefore, its production in women after surgery is almost two times lower compared to the amount of milk in mothers who gave birth on their own, and its composition is noticeably poorer.
It is recommended to put the baby to the breast in the first hours after surgery. Today, in maternity hospitals it is common practice for the newborn and mother to be in the room together. If the operation was successful, the mother’s wish to leave the baby next to her is enough to start breastfeeding. At first, this will have to be done under the supervision of a nurse, because until the anesthesia wears off and you have enough strength, picking up the baby on your own can be dangerous.
If breastfeeding is contraindicated for a longer period of time for any reason (treatment of the baby, complications in the postpartum mother), it is recommended to express milk in accordance with the feeding schedule in order to enhance lactation.
An important condition for successful breastfeeding is finding the most comfortable position for feeding the baby. For about a day after the operation, it is more convenient to feed the child lying on his side. For some women, this position is not comfortable; while in it, they feel the tension in the seams. Then it is recommended to use the “lying across the bed” or “football under the arm” poses. In them, feeding is carried out while sitting, the woman holds the baby under her arm. You can put a pillow on your lap and place your baby on top. This way, the correct position of the child’s body is achieved, and less stress is placed on the abdominal area. As the stitches heal, the mother will be able to feed the baby as she wants.
To stimulate lactation, physiotherapy methods are used - UHF, UVO of the mammary glands, ultrasound, vibration massage, sound “bioacoustic” stimulation. Herbal medicine is often used: decoctions of dill, caraway, oregano, anise, etc.
The quality of milk can be improved by special nutritional supplements. It is recommended to introduce special protein-vitamin preparations “Milky Way”, “Enfimama”, “Mama Plus”, “Femilak-2” and others into the diet of a nursing mother. All these measures help improve the physical condition of babies while they are in the maternity hospital. In addition, by the time she returns home, the mother already has a well-formed lactation.
No surgical intervention spoils a woman’s figure as much as a caesarean section; recovery after surgery requires a lot of time and effort. All women want to look slim and beautiful, but removing the hated fat folds on the stomach and sides is not easy. The problem is complicated by the fact that for a month after the operation you cannot engage in intense physical exercise, go to the gym, or dance. Women who have given birth naturally regain their figure much faster than mothers who have had a caesarean section. Most mothers, after surgery, develop an ugly fold of fat on their abdomen, which is very difficult to remove. If you have the money, you can easily deal with the problem; you just need to contact a plastic surgeon. But there are also less expensive ways to regain an attractive figure: proper nutrition, physical activity. To become slim and fit again, a woman who has given birth must:
The simplest gymnastic exercises and massage (of the abdomen and chest) can be performed 6 hours after the operation. You don't have to ask someone else or leave the bed. Simply lie on your back and bend your knees slightly.
Gymnastics should be repeated two to three times a day.
You can play sports after surgery only after a month, and pump up your abs after two months. And then only if the surgical procedures did not provoke complications, the woman feels good and does not complain about anything. But how to recover after a caesarean section if active exercise is prohibited? For the first five weeks after surgery, the mother in labor is recommended to perform breathing exercises. It perfectly tones and strengthens the abdominal muscle tissue, but all inhalations and exhalations should be done calmly and smoothly. When the stitches are completely healed, you can resume going to the pool and gym.
Many young mothers are too busy caring for a newborn baby to devote time to gymnastics and swimming in the pool. Therefore, they try to find out about other ways to quickly recover after a cesarean section. From the third week after surgery, the use of scrubs, firming body masks, anti-cellulite creams and other cosmetics is allowed. The main thing is that they must be used extremely carefully so as not to cause suppuration of the surgical suture. You can remove an ugly fold on your stomach using cabbage and honey wraps, scrubs made from coffee grounds and table salt. Massage after cesarean section tones the skin, improves metabolism and blood circulation in the muscles of the abdominal wall. It is useful to massage the stomach with a small ball, as well as while taking a contrast shower.
After the operation, clean women have a hard time, because they are allowed to shower only after a week, when the stitches have completely healed. Until this time, women in labor can only be content with washing their faces and limbs. After each visit to the toilet, young mothers need to wash themselves thoroughly, being careful not to wet the surgical suture. At home, after being discharged from the maternity ward, you can take a shower, but you cannot rub your stomach with a washcloth. It is advisable to treat the seams with brilliant green after water procedures. To avoid leaving an unsightly scar on the abdomen, a month after surgery it is recommended to use ointments and gels that promote the regeneration of damaged tissue.
Most infections after cesarean section are caused by microbial associations, viruses, protozoa and bacteria. To avoid infection of the mother's body, the most modern, effective broad-spectrum antibiotics are used today. During the operation, they are inserted after the umbilical cord is separated. This way the drugs will not have a negative effect on the baby. In the postoperative period, antibiotic therapy is prescribed in short courses in order to minimize the entry of drugs into the child’s body through mother’s milk. If recovery after a cesarean section occurs without complications, then treatment is not used at all.
For the first 24 hours after the operation, mommy remains in the intensive care unit. During constant monitoring, the medical staff monitors all the functions of her body. In accordance with the developed procedure for treating postpartum women after cesarean surgery, the following activities are carried out:
Doctors closely monitor genital discharge due to the high risk of uterine bleeding, which can occur as a result of impaired uterine motility due to surgical trauma and anesthesia. To alleviate the condition of the internal organs, the woman is given Oxytocin and Methylergometrine intravenously in the first two hours, which contract the uterus; Place an ice pack on your stomach.
Side effects of general anesthesia may include nausea, sore throat and pain, and vomiting.
Pain management is one of the important areas of activity in relation to the postpartum woman. 2-3 hours after the cesarean section, she is given non-narcotic analgesics. If required, painkillers are used after 2-3 days.
One of the consequences of surgical trauma is intestinal paresis. It occurs due to blood and amniotic fluid entering the abdominal cavity, and intestinal motility decreases. There is bloating and gas accumulation. All this can lead to the formation of adhesions and infection of the sutures on the uterus and peritoneum.
During and after surgery, blood viscosity often increases. This condition is fraught with the formation of blood clots and blockage of blood vessels. To prevent intestinal paresis, complications from the circulatory system, and eliminate congestion in the lungs after the use of artificial ventilation, the postpartum woman should make active movements in bed. It is advisable to change position, turning over from one side to the other. By the end of the first day, you should start getting up - carefully sit on the bed, lower your legs, stand up smoothly and walk slowly. It is better to do this under supervision or with the help of medical staff. Prolonged stay in a horizontal position can cause dizziness, loss of balance and falling when trying to stand up suddenly, and the nurse will be able to help or prevent this in time.
On the first day after cesarean section, the gastrointestinal tract is usually stimulated with medications. For this, Cerucal, Prozerin, Ubretide, etc. are used; enemas may be used. However, in some women, restoration of bowel function after cesarean section begins independently on the second day after delivery; gases do not accumulate, and by the third day normal independent bowel movements occur.
After a caesarean section, nutrition is as follows: on the first day, the woman is given mineral water without carbon, tea without sugar with lemon in small portions. From the second day, a low-calorie diet is introduced: liquid porridge, soft-boiled eggs, and meat broth are given. On the third or fourth day after self-defecation, the woman is prescribed a general diet. Some dishes should still be limited - you should not eat too hot or cold foods, and slowly and gradually introduce solid foods into your diet.
After 5-6 days, the postpartum woman undergoes an ultrasound of the uterus to confirm its timely contraction.
In addition to these measures, every day the woman has her bandages changed, examined and the sutures treated with antiseptics (5% solution of potassium permanganate, 70% ethyl alcohol, 2% tincture of iodine). The stitches are removed by the end of the week. Sometimes this is not required, because... the incision on the anterior abdominal wall is closed with a “cosmetic” suture using a special suture material that dissolves on its own over time. Then they find out whether it is possible to discharge mother and baby home. Usually discharge occurs within 7-8 days.
Regeneration of muscle tissue in the uterus in the scar area occurs 12-24 months after cesarean section. About a third of all women who undergo surgery would subsequently like to have more children. Therefore, it is believed that it is more correct to plan a new pregnancy 2-3 years after it. The myth about the impossibility of giving birth to a child after a cesarean section naturally is gradually becoming a thing of the past. Relatively many women, for various reasons, choose a natural method of delivery, having a history of cesarean section. Statistics indicate that the number of natural births among women with a cesarean scar on the uterus is close to 40-60%.
Injected locally into the spine area. The injection is slightly painful. The woman is conscious, but sensation in the lower part of the body is temporarily lost. The woman in labor does not see the surgical field. The mother meets the baby in the first minutes of birth and places the newborn to the breast. General anesthesia is more stressful for the body and is rarely used.
The operation lasts 20–40 minutes, staples are applied or a suture is made, and an ice pack is applied. The suture is often horizontal and cosmetic. The postpartum woman is transferred to the intensive care ward, prevention of postoperative complications, pain relief, and condition monitoring are carried out.
The nutrition of a young mother expands gradually. On the first day you are allowed to drink water with lemon juice; secondly - chicken broth, low-fat cottage cheese, unsweetened fruit drink. After the first natural bowel movement, the diet of a nursing woman is indicated (4–5 days after surgery). Mom is not allowed to sit down for 2-3 days. The nurse treats the stitch daily with an antiseptic solution. Showers are taken on the 7th day.
Important! The maternity ward is a kind of continuously working “conveyor”. Doctors have no intention of keeping mother and child in the maternity home for a long time. Every day of stay is justified by the condition of the mother and child.
The pediatrician discharges the child, the obstetrician-gynecologist discharges the mother. How many days after surgery do you stay in the maternity hospital? If the course of events is favorable, 6 - 7 days.
The timing of discharge depends on:
The doctor decides how many days to lie down after a cesarean section. The time spent in the maternity ward is limited; if the health of the newborn or mother is of concern, they are transferred to specialized hospital departments.
Caesarean section is a major abdominal operation. Often a woman is weak, gets tired quickly, and experiences discomfort in the suture area.
Important! It is difficult for a woman to do household chores and care for her baby on her own. She needs proper rest and sleep. A husband, grandmother, younger children, or a close friend can become an assistant. For the first 3 months, do not lift the stroller with the baby, the permissible load is equal to the weight of the child.
On women's forums, situations are often described when a 3-year-old child provides all possible assistance to his mother (rocking the stroller, giving a pacifier, rattling rattles, entertaining the baby).
A uterine scar from a cesarean section is not an absolute contraindication for further natural childbirth. A woman has a chance to feel contractions, pushing and the appearance of a baby through the birth canal.
How long do they stay in the maternity hospital when they are discharged from the maternity hospital? When and what to eat and drink after a cesarean section, when your periods will start again, when you can have sex.
As a rule (if there are no complications), a woman after a cesarean section spends a day in the intensive care (intensive care) ward. Doctors make sure there are no complications (bleeding, fever). Then the woman is transferred to the postpartum ward, where she lies with the child. Usually, if everything is fine with the mother and child, they are discharged 5 full days after the operation.
Note. Many maternity hospitals do not have discharge on Sunday. Therefore, it may happen that mother and child will stay in the maternity hospital for one more day.
The following will be done before discharge.
A few hours (4-5) after the operation, doctors recommend that the woman turn over in bed (on one side, then on the other). This must be done very slowly and carefully. It will hurt, but every next time it gets easier.
6-8 hours after the operation you can try to sit down. This must be done under supervision (so that a nurse is in the room and can help). First you need to turn on your side, then slowly lower your legs from the bed and sit down. Sit to make sure you are not feeling dizzy. At first they try to just get up and stand. Try to straighten your back a little. If there are headboards at the beds, then it is better to hold on. Stand like this for a few minutes and lie down again. Next time (in 15-20 minutes), you can try again. Then you can take a few steps, preferably leaning on the headboard or on your husband (nurse).
By the end of the first or beginning of the second day, a woman should normally “crawl” to the toilet and go to the toilet herself.
All movements will be painful. It helps to do it slowly, waiting out the pain. They sat up in bed and waited. We got up and waited. It will get easier each time. Try to do everything very smoothly. Getting up early is useful both for healing and for preventing adhesions. It also helps to stick to (rely on) something.
Note. It hurts a lot the first and second days. Then it will become easier and easier. You just have to endure these days.
You will be able to shower as soon as you are transferred to the postpartum ward. It is better if your husband or someone else comes to help you. It's good if they take you to the shower. In the first or second days, the woman is especially in pain and especially weakened; she needs to move very carefully so as not to accidentally fall.
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On days 3-5, spontaneous bowel movements should occur.
Note. As for “going to the toilet”. The topic is intimate, but, frankly, we need to clarify this topic a little. Because, for example, during my first cesarean section, there was a complete misunderstanding of how it could be physically endured (especially the first times). Everyone gives birth in different maternity hospitals, with different conditions. You may have your own separate bathroom in the postpartum ward. But it is quite possible that the bathroom will be shared. The question is that it is very painful to sit on and get up from the toilet. In addition, in a shared bathroom you need to somehow “prepare” the toilet for sitting on it. I can’t recommend doing anything with the weight above him, it’s very painful. Therefore, as an option, you can take a toilet seat from home and sit down. Or cover it with pads and paper. If there is something to hold on to (on the walls of the booth, for example), then it is better to hold on as much as possible when getting up and sitting down.
If it is possible for your husband to help you (sit down and stand up), then do not hesitate to ask for it.
The first day after surgery. You can’t eat anything, just drink water, without gas, you can add a little lemon. Sugarless.
Second day after surgery. Liquid porridge, low-fat broth, pureed soups (vegetables), maybe pureed meat (a little). Soups without cabbage. You can have mashed potatoes with water. Unsweetened infusions and compotes of dried fruits.
Third day after surgery. Almost everything is possible, now your main limitations are determined only.
Note. Sometimes women, especially during their first birth, experience certain symptoms in the first days after surgery in the maternity hospital. The fact is that a woman’s health is “supervised” by one doctor, and the child’s health by another. And you need to carefully combine the two diets. One, postoperative, and the second, during feeding. For example, after a caesarean section, the doctor told me to drink rosehip infusion to make me feel better. I drank it, and the child immediately developed an allergy. Therefore, from the postoperative diet you yourself exclude those foods that are not compatible with breastfeeding.
It is important to eat enough high-fiber foods (porridge, pureed soups). You need your bowels to function properly. On days 3-5 there should be independent stool. If this does not happen, your doctor may recommend an enema.
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Unfortunately, no matter what you eat (even if you avoid gas-forming foods), you may experience gas. In this case, the doctor may recommend drugs like Espumisan. Children can drink it from birth, so it will not harm your breastfeeding, and will ease the situation with gases.
As was already written above, after a day in the intensive care unit, the mother and child are transferred to the postpartum ward and remain there until discharge. These few days are the “peak” of the unpleasant consequences of a cesarean section. Therefore, questions about how to alleviate your condition these days are discussed in a separate article.
If everything is fine with you and the child, then you will be discharged from the maternity hospital 5 days after the operation. As a rule, when a woman gets home, this fact alone makes her feel good. But, on the other hand, at home you “get involved” in ordinary life: and in addition to the child, you have cooking, cleaning, and many different worries. Here are some basic recommendations on what to do and what to avoid.
Menstruation after cesarean can resume within 3-4 months after the operation. But, as a rule, they begin after 7-12 months if you are breastfeeding.
You cannot have sex for 1.5 months after surgery.
When your doctor allows you to have sex (usually after 1.5 months), be sure to choose suitable contraception. The fact that you are breastfeeding does not prevent you from becoming pregnant again.
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The rather long recovery period after a cesarean section is also not very pleasant. Many women would like to avoid such surgery, but not everyone succeeds. The first days after surgery are considered the most difficult, but during this time the woman, as a rule, is in the maternity hospital, nurses and doctors help her: they monitor her health, make dressings, and help her get out of bed for the first time. It is almost impossible to cope with all this on your own; the woman is still very weak, without outside help she can fall and, on top of everything else, get injured.
For a caesarean section, there are two options for anesthesia:
Regardless of the chosen method, you will still have to spend the first day in intensive care under the constant supervision of a doctor. For some time after the operation, you will need to administer an anesthetic, drip, and measure your temperature and pressure. Thanks to the drip, on the first day the woman in labor receives all the nutrients intravenously, but on the first day she is not allowed to eat at all, only still water is allowed.
About 12 hours after the operation, recovery from a cesarean section passes a turning point when the woman gets up on her own for the first time and has to go to the toilet. A nurse helps you get up, and she also takes you to the toilet if the case is severe. The woman in labor should be prepared for the fact that when she gets to her feet, she will feel weak and dizzy. This is quite normal, since the woman underwent abdominal surgery.
The next day, the mother will be transferred to the postpartum ward, the child will most likely remain in the nursery. In some maternity hospitals, women after a cesarean section are allowed to immediately take the baby to their place. In this case, recovering from a cesarean section will be somewhat more difficult, because you will have to get up to the baby often, and this is difficult. On the other hand, the proximity of the baby helps many women forget about their unpleasant feelings.
From that day on, the woman in labor will be allowed to eat meat broths and purees. At the same time, she will most likely encounter problems such as pain while performing simple actions:
On days 3-5, the woman in labor should have her first stool, after which she can begin to eat regular food, taking into account restrictions for nursing mothers. In addition, in the first days, be sure to find the opportunity to lie on your stomach, this will speed up the removal of blood from the uterus, otherwise clots may form, and this is fraught with rotting and the development of infection.
On the 7th day, the woman in labor has her stitches removed and if everything is fine with her and the baby, she is discharged home. From now on, recovery after cesarean section enters a new phase, when the woman will have to cope with all the problems on her own. It is advisable to ask relatives and friends to help at least in the first days.
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The birth of a child is an amazing event in the life of every family. If problems arise during pregnancy, or it was not possible to become pregnant for a long time for a number of reasons, as a rule, doctors decide to give birth to the woman by cesarean section (CS). This gives both doctors and women confidence that the birth will go well for both mother and baby. After all, a caesarean section is performed according to a well-known procedure, and variations in the course of labor are hardly possible. The same cannot be said about natural childbirth.
For all 9 months, the woman has been patiently waiting to meet her long-awaited miracle. The day of birth comes, the baby is born and, it would seem, what else to think about besides maternal concerns. But, unfortunately, in the first few days after birth, it will not be possible to devote yourself completely emotionally and physically to the child, since the consequences of abdominal surgery will not go away without a trace.
Caesarean section is now a common option for delivery; previously it was done extremely rarely and in special cases
Firstly, you will not be able to get out of bed in the next few hours after a cesarean section even if you want to - spinal anesthesia will immobilize your legs for quite a long time. Emotionally, you can feel uplifted, a surge of strength, because adrenaline was released into your blood at the time of childbirth. But physically after childbirth the body is weakened, and after the operation it is wounded and damaged.
Set yourself up to the fact that everything is over, the baby is healthy, everything is fine. Try to sleep, rest and relax. Recovering strength is your main task in the first days after childbirth.
After 8–10 hours, the legs will gradually “recover” from the anesthesia, and sensitivity will return. But this also does not mean that you are ready to take a vertical position. All decisions during the postoperative period and while the mother is in intensive care are made by the attending physician. Immediately after admission to the intensive care unit, your blood pressure and pulse will be measured at a certain frequency, the amount of discharge, and the contractility of the uterus will be assessed. These indicators will allow doctors to get a picture of your condition after childbirth, which will determine how quickly you are allowed to get up, sit down and stand up.
You should sit down for the first time after a caesarean section only with the help of a nurse. You will most likely feel dizzy, and this is normal. If the dizziness goes away quickly, you can try to get up. All movements must be made slowly and carefully. You won't be able to straighten up completely right away. For the first few days you will walk slightly bent over; the pain in the suture area will not allow you to straighten up.
After the mother and baby are transferred to the postpartum ward to stay together, they are advised not to lie around and try to move more. Walk short distances - around the room, along the corridor. This way the uterus will begin to contract faster, and this will also prevent the formation of postoperative adhesions.
Later, during the recovery period, learn to carefully get out of bed using your hand.
Often after a caesarean section, women experience problems with bowel movements. Constipation and hemorrhoids may occur. Hemorrhoids can form both during pregnancy and after childbirth. This happens due to fetal pressure on the rectum. This happens especially often in the last term, when the weight of the fetus is maximum.
If you have hemorrhoids, you should not push at all. Otherwise, you risk aggravating the matter - cracks, bleeding, and prolapse of the rectum may appear during bowel movements. Use glycerin suppositories, they are safe for the child and will help cope with the problem of constipation.
You should also not push in order to keep the sutures intact. During pushing, the abdominal muscles become very tense, and the uterus also becomes tense. Despite the fact that after a cesarean section the scar is well stitched (it cannot come apart easily), you should not overexert yourself until the stitches are removed.
To make going to the toilet easier in the first months after a cesarean section, eat vegetables, while not forgetting about your breastfeeding diet.
If you experience constipation after a cesarean section, remember that this is temporary and your bowel movements will return to normal after some time.
During my second pregnancy, I was able to “enjoy” having hemorrhoids. It was small and not causing much trouble. But after giving birth, I was faced with the problem of bowel movements. The stool was painful and rare. I tried to normalize the situation with proper nutrition and increased fluid intake. Everything got better about 3 months after the CS.
A urinary catheter is one of the troubles of any operation. During anesthesia, urine output cannot be controlled, so a catheter is inserted and the urine is drained into a bag.
The color and volume of urine allow you to monitor the patient’s condition during cesarean section. The absence of blood in the urine is an indication that the bladder is not affected during surgery.
The catheter will remain in your bladder for the first 24 hours, even after childbirth. During the period of anesthesia, its presence is not felt. This causes slight discomfort later.
The catheter will be removed before you are transferred from the intensive care unit to the postpartum ward. They will already make sure that you can urinate on your own after childbirth. This is also an indicator of the normal functioning of the body after delivery.
The catheter is removed quickly, with a deep breath, just as it was inserted.
After a cesarean section, a woman recovers a little longer than after a natural birth (VB). As after any operation, injury to the integrity of tissues and organs slows down the recovery process. In the case of childbirth, this is the uterus and abdominal wall.
Due to trauma, the contractile function of the uterus slows down, and the process of releasing lochia (postpartum discharge) also slows down. As a rule, women with cesarean sections have fewer of them, so it takes more time to completely restore the uterus to its previous size.
After a natural birth, the recovery period lasts up to 40 days, after a CS about 60 days. Even if a woman had stitches placed on her perineum during EP, such stitches heal faster than the scar and stitches after a CS.
Nowadays, during childbirth, doctors use self-absorbing threads, which allows the woman not to remove the stitches; over time, the wounds heal, the threads dissolve.
After 2 CS, my scar was also stitched with self-absorbing threads. But since I am a plump woman, and even after the first CS, my stomach was distended with stretch marks (stretch marks) and a large fetus hanging like a bag, the healing of the sutures was difficult and long. On the 14th day, the gynecologist said that in my case it was still better to remove the stitches, otherwise they would dissolve for six months with such a saggy belly with excess subcutaneous fat. The surgeon removed my stitches, after which the pain became much less.
Take care of yourself during the recovery period after a CS - do not lift anything heavy, relax with your baby, spend more time in the fresh air
The recovery period for each woman lasts a different amount of time. This depends on many factors:
Since CS is a surgical procedure, the number one goal will be to prevent complications. To do this, it is mandatory that in the maternity hospital the new mother receives oxytocin injections for timely contractions of the uterus. Delayed excretion of lochia, which is released during uterine contractions, can cause the most common complication - the presence of the placenta and its parts in the uterus. In this case, the woman inevitably ends up in the hospital, where the uterine cavity is cleaned.
Depending on the condition of the scar and stitches, antibiotics may also be prescribed for 5–7 days. This measure should not be abandoned either. Antibiotics will not allow the inflammatory process to progress and will significantly alleviate the patient’s condition.
Do not neglect painkillers either. After a CS, they are placed from the very moment of birth until discharge from the hospital. Even if it seems to you that the condition has improved, do not refuse the painkiller injection; perhaps the previous injection of the drug is still effective. This means that after its effect ceases, you will fully feel all the pain. This is of no use, because the mother should be calm and adequate.
If the postpartum period is favorable after a CS, antibiotics are not prescribed
For a speedy recovery, start physical activity on the first day after birth. Try to sit and lie down more often, but carefully. Do a light warm-up with your legs right on the bed. The main thing is not to strain your stomach, so as not to jeopardize the integrity of the stitches.
In order for the suture to heal faster, even in the maternity hospital it is regularly treated with antiseptic solutions. Often this is a solution of manganese, which disinfects the skin and dries the injection sites on the seam.
Self-absorbable sutures should dissolve within 7–8 days after the CS. After this, continue to treat the seam at home until complete healing.
You can also use sterile dressings so that the seam does not come into contact with the linen and the clothing does not put pressure on it.
If there is hyperemia (redness) at the seam, additional treatment may be prescribed - for example, with Xeroform powder.
Xeroform is a powder that has a yellow color, a weak specific odor, and is prepared in the prescription department of pharmacies.
Alternating with a manganese solution, Xeroform is applied to the seam. It has a disinfecting, astringent and drying effect.
Even in the maternity hospital, you may be prescribed procedures in the physical room - UHF and electrophoresis. These procedures help tissues recover and regenerate faster. After discharge, the gynecologist may additionally prescribe a number of procedures.
Xeroform helped me a lot. The healing of the suture was slow and painful. Relatives brought this wonderful powder to the maternity hospital. And even after discharge, my husband applied it to my healing suture.
The resumption of menstruation after CS will depend on the presence or absence of breastfeeding (BF). With breastfeeding, the first menstruation after childbirth will come in 6–12 months. If this does not happen, do not delay your visit to the doctor. With artificial feeding, menstruation can begin 2-3 months after the CS. Regularity also builds over several months.
Postpartum lochia is not related to postpartum menstruation, so it is not worth comparing these two processes.
Important! Do not forget that the presence of breastfeeding does not protect a woman from pregnancy.
Although during this period the work of the reproductive system of a young mother is controlled by the hormone prolactin, which inhibits the work of the ovaries and suppresses ovulation, pregnancy is still possible, this should not be forgotten. In a situation where a woman becomes pregnant during breastfeeding, similar births occur. In the case of a CS, it is recommended to avoid pregnancy for two years in order to restore and completely heal the scar on the uterus. Giving birth to a child a year after a CS is a big risk for mother and baby.
Pay attention to the regularity and abundance of menstruation after a CS. If the discharge is too abundant or, on the contrary, scanty, make an appointment with your doctor for a consultation.
Of course, every woman after a cesarean section dreams of getting rid of the belly that stretched during pregnancy. This is the most problematic part of the body after childbirth. Also, a young mother may be bothered by stretch marks and cellulite. During pregnancy, the activity of the body decreases, the lifestyle becomes less active, and corresponding defects of the skin and figure as a whole arise.
There is no need to rush to introduce sports into postpartum life. It is recommended to include it in the recovery plan no earlier than 6 months after the CS. The best exercise to combat a sagging belly is the abdominal pump. The first short abdominal exercises should be done no earlier than 4–6 weeks after surgery.
In the first months, it is better not to use dumbbells at all. After the sutures have been restored and healed, begin introducing weights with the smallest weight, but no more than 3–4 kg.
The plan for restoring your figure after a caesarean section should not start with sports such as:
I had an emergency c-section. I gained +25 kg during pregnancy. And I look great now. The child is 1.5 years old. Height 170, weight 51 kg. Everything is the same as before giving birth. And the seam is almost invisible. Thin thread. But I didn’t sit idle. 1.5 months after the CS, I was already running at the stadium. At home, while the child was sleeping, I pumped my abs, did squats, and pumped my arms every day. I have always been involved in sports, so this makes me happy. Every evening, be sure to have a contrast shower. I rubbed olive oil into my skin daily. I started drinking water - 2–3 liters of water daily, I couldn’t drink that much water before. The child had diathesis and broke out, so she ate very little food. And she lost a lot of weight. I won’t describe it, but from 4 months I was on IV, and my hormones returned to normal, my weight returned to my original weight.
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Without including sports in your life, it will be extremely difficult to get rid of a sagging belly and return to your previous shape.
Create your own workout program to perform at home. We recommend including basic and simple exercises:
In addition to exercise, nutrition plays an important role. By including sports activities, but without changing your diet, you will not be able to achieve the desired results. The calories lost during training will come back with the wrong food.
It is advisable to exclude sweets and baked goods from the diet, add more vegetables, water, and herbs.
I have two children, the youngest is 5 years old. I can only tell you about stretch marks, excess weight (it was +15) and cellulite. So, I got rid of all this after giving birth for about 6-8 months. What I did: I drank 2 liters of water a day (I didn’t want to drink, but I forced myself), stopped eating sweets, pasta and potatoes, did wraps with red pepper twice a week, used a hot scrub in the shower (I don’t remember the name, in orange jar) + applied creams from the same company. I didn’t remove stretch marks with a laser, I only used these products. I can say that now the skin is very beautiful, the whole body is toned.
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Walking is a great place to start. They will allow you to expend energy without overstraining damaged muscles.
I tried classes with Leslie Sanson myself. Excellent workouts - no pushing pace, but at the same time I was sweating and losing grams of excess weight with each session.
In addition to figure flaws, any woman after childbirth is faced with the problem of breast changes - the skin becomes flabby, weak, the breasts are no longer elastic and taut. All this happens along with a change in processes in the breast - during pregnancy, adipose tissue is replaced by glandular tissue, thus, the mammary glands prepare for feeding the child. After childbirth, with the cessation of lactation, the glandular tissue must again be replaced by adipose tissue, but, firstly, this process cannot happen instantly, and secondly, stretched skin in any case cannot become the same.
But don’t panic, over time, and also thanks to your efforts, your breasts can be given a beautiful and seductive look.
To do this, it is necessary to act from different angles, namely:
This set of exercises is not complicated and will not take much time to complete.
Here are some exercises to help you get back to normal:
An alternative to exercise is swimming in the pool. If you have this luxury when you have a baby, it will have a wonderful effect on all muscle groups in your body. During swimming, the chest is perfectly tightened.
Hair, teeth and nails begin to suffer catastrophically even during pregnancy. You don’t have to think about this for a long time, everything is understandable - the child grows, the skeleton is formed, the rudiments of teeth, hair grows. The fetus, like any other living creature, needs calcium to function. The baby obtains calcium in the stomach at the expense of the mother. This is why problems with teeth and nails just happen. To maintain calcium levels in the body, pregnant women are prescribed vitamin and mineral complexes.
After childbirth, it is worth continuing to take them. Pharmacies sell a great variety of such complexes, to suit every budget.
Don't forget to also add calcium-rich foods to your diet. These include hard cheese, black bread, milk, shrimp, cabbage, cottage cheese, sour cream, leeks, and dried fruits.
Calcium deficiency manifests itself in fatigue, irritability, and anxiety.
Important! Calcium is fully absorbed only with sufficient levels of vitamin D. We get it from sunlight, or in the form of fish oil or an aqueous solution of vitamin D.
To restore hair, you can also take vitamin complexes for the whole body, or specifically for hair.
Contains biotin - a vitamin for hair, costs about 400 rubles 
Contains a large amount of vitamin E, approximate cost 750 rubles 
This complex has collected many positive reviews for improving the condition of nails, hair and skin, 650 rubles
Contains yeast, which has a positive effect on hair condition, about 400 rubles
Also use masks. A wide range of masks are now available in stores, or at home you can use products to strengthen and restore hair. For example, burdock oil. It is very effective for growth, because the problem of hair loss is very important for women after childbirth.
After my first and second births, my hair was falling out a lot. One day I even thought that I needed to see a doctor, because so much hair could not just stay on the comb. Over time, everything returned to normal. I used burdock oil and restorative store-bought masks.
To restore metabolism after childbirth, and therefore digestion, you should adjust your lifestyle to a healthy one, which includes a healthy diet, exercise, and walks.
Starving to achieve such a goal is wrong, because after giving birth, a woman breastfeeds her baby and must eat well so that the milk is nutritious and healthy for the baby.
You should eat food in small portions, so the body will not be able to store strategic reserves in the form of fat. Include fresh vegetables, more fruits, fresh fish, cottage cheese, liver, eggs in your diet. Be sure to have porridge for breakfast periodically. If possible, give up sweets and foods containing large amounts of sugar - this is false food for the body.
By the way, when you starve, your metabolism decreases, so provide yourself with food for the whole day. It is better to think about meals in the evening; the correct thing to do is to prepare food in advance for each meal and put it in containers. This way you will definitely not eat something wrong.
Maintaining a sleep and activity schedule will also help restore your metabolism. It is very important. In order for the body to function properly, it must rest and be awake for a sufficient amount of time.
Spend more time outdoors. Let it be just walks with a stroller. The main thing is not to sit on a bench, but to walk and move.
Moderate physical activity will also help in establishing digestion and metabolism after a CS. There will be no stagnation of peristalsis during movement and light load.
The deteriorated posture lies in the same 9 months of pregnancy. A woman gets used to walking like a duck, waddling from side to side. The stomach is protruding, since it did not need to be kept taut throughout the entire pregnancy; the muscles have become unaccustomed to being in constant tone. The fetus in the abdomen, plus amniotic fluid and the weight of the uterus - all this forces the woman to violate the correct posture, a heavy load pulls forward. And so throughout the pregnancy, with increasing weight in the front.
Incorrect posture is just a habit that can and should be fought, because a habit, as you know, is developed within 21 days
It turns out that poor posture and gait are a habit that involuntarily became the norm for a woman after childbirth. And any habit must and can be fought.
After a caesarean section, not only the abdominal muscles suffer, the pelvic floor muscles also weaken during pregnancy. To feel desired and enjoy intimacy with your husband, learn to exercise your muscles.
If you have never encountered this information and do not know the state of your pelvic floor muscles, note the following symptoms:
If you notice two or more signs, then we can say that your intimate muscles are stretched. Don't despair, the pelvic floor muscles can be perfectly trained.
With the help of special Kegel exercises, you can make your sex life brighter and more varied:
It’s best to start training your intimate muscles before giving birth, then the process of delivery will be easier (we’re talking about natural childbirth):
Kegel exercises are simple at first glance, but in fact they may not work the first time.
In addition to exercises to restore the pelvic floor muscles, you can use special intimate simulators. As a rule, these simulators look like balls connected by a thread. To use such balls at home, knowledge and skills in their use are required. Otherwise, you can only harm the mucous membrane of the internal genital organs. Before use, consult a specialist.
Choose exercise equipment made from high-quality materials so as not to harm internal organs or cause infection.
A change in the muscles of the umbilical ring is called an umbilical hernia. It occurs in women after childbirth, when a huge belly grows during pregnancy and often after a CS. This disease can be corrected; it is possible to restore the navel muscles.
During pregnancy, the fetus, especially a large one, puts force on the abdominal wall, which causes weakening of the umbilical ring muscles. This also happens if a woman is worried about constipation; this phenomenon occurs already in the last stages of pregnancy. Excess weight also plays a big role in weakening these muscles.
You can fight an umbilical hernia with the help of antispasmodics; it is also recommended to strengthen the muscles of the abdominal wall with abdominal exercises and wear a special bandage.
Important! Abdominal exercises should be postponed until postpartum discharge stops.
To prevent the appearance of an umbilical hernia, women are recommended to:
An umbilical hernia is a fusion of the scar after a CS
From a psychological point of view, a woman often experiences difficulties after childbirth. They manifest themselves in the form of depression and fatigue. Often, it is after a caesarean section that a young mother blames herself for not being able to “give birth normally”, for “failing to cope”, for the fact that the birth of the baby seemed to pass her by. More often such thoughts occur to women who have had an emergency CS. It is believed that when a CS is planned and scheduled in advance, the expectant mother has time to prepare for this thought, think through and think about everything.
The operation is especially difficult psychologically for opponents of the CS, who are confident that only natural childbirth can go smoothly and positively for the child. It is difficult for such women even in the postpartum period. They were definitely not prepared for such a turn of events.
Be sure to attend pregnancy courses that cover caesarean sections. Ask the presenter to elaborate on certain issues. Get as much information as possible, ask questions, discuss and get rid of fears.
It's all due to changes in hormones during the postpartum period. It is she who makes the mood change, return again to the day of birth, thinking about the details. In some ways, this is even the norm, because a woman’s hormonal background actually changes after childbirth, just as it changes during pregnancy.
If you feel that there are more and more negative thoughts, your mood is getting worse, do not hesitate - seek help from a psychologist, because the baby needs a cheerful and healthy mother who loves, cares and enjoys every day of motherhood.
If in a moment of postpartum depression it seems that it doesn’t matter to you what happens next, then remember your baby - he depends on you not only physically in terms of feeding, walking and bathing, but also emotionally. Charge your child only with positive emotions.
Remember that you are a conductor of mood and general condition from mother to baby
Honestly, after two births I did not experience any psychological problems; both pregnancies were desired. But around me I met women with varying degrees of postpartum depression. Consultation with a psychologist, or at least the support of loved ones, is extremely necessary for a woman during this period. Don’t isolate yourself, don’t ignore help, and everything will gradually get better.
Nowadays, more and more often, women give birth after 35–40 years, and there are cases when the first child appears in the family at this age.
Children are always a great happiness for a married couple. They say that pregnancy makes a woman younger. All this is great, if not for some BUTs:
The postpartum recovery period after 35 years may be slightly longer. This depends on the health status of the new mother.
Be sure to undergo a thorough examination before pregnancy if it is planned. If not, then after the birth of the child, visit specialists in precisely those areas in which your health is “lame”, since pregnancy hits the weak points of the body. The stress of carrying a baby can affect organs and organ systems that were bothersome before pregnancy.
It also happens that despite life experience and possible repeated experience of motherhood, a woman after 35–40 years old finds it difficult to withstand sleepless nights, lack of free time, and a large load of household chores. In order not to regret the birth of a late child, seek help from a specialist in time. It will help you understand yourself and see the world of a happy mother in a new way.
Being a mother is happiness for a woman, but any issue must be approached wisely
Every woman after a CS wants to return to her previous shape as soon as possible. This applies to both physical and emotional capabilities. I would like to be like before pregnancy.
For a quick recovery, use a few tips:
If a caesarean section is necessary according to indications, then take it for granted, communicate more with the doctor, consult, and gain information. If you are wondering whether to choose a natural birth or a CS, and you think that a CS is an alternative to a painful and painful birth, then read the information about the recovery period and be prepared for it.
Approximately 20% of births occur by caesarean section. Surgical childbirth is performed for medical reasons, their goal is to preserve the health and life of the mother and child in the presence of various pathologies. Recovery after a cesarean section takes longer than after a normal birth and has its own characteristics.
A woman after surgical delivery should remember that she underwent a real abdominal operation. Therefore, trying to return to the previous rhythm of life as soon as possible is an unnecessary risk. The recovery process after a cesarean section is slow, and all doctor’s recommendations and rules for caring for the surgical suture must be followed.
On the first day, the young mother stays in the intensive care ward under the supervision of medical staff. For the first hours after the operation, she is prohibited from getting up and walking - this is a mandatory condition for all women in labor after surgical delivery. If the newborn is feeling normal and there are no complications, the newborn is brought to the mother 8 hours after birth.
If everything is in order and the young mother’s condition does not cause concern, on the second day she is transferred to the postpartum ward. From now on, she will have more opportunities to move and care for the baby.
In the first days of her stay in the maternity hospital, the woman is regularly examined by specialists, assessing the progress of recovery after surgery, the contractile activity of the uterus and the healing process of the suture.
From the second day, the young mother can stand up for the first time, begin to walk and put her baby to her breast. From the third day you are allowed to sit down. All this time, junior medical staff are treating the sutures with antiseptics. The patient will receive further recommendations for suture care after cesarean section from the doctor upon discharge from the maternity hospital.
A Caesarean section is performed by surgically cutting the woman's abdomen and uterus, during which the baby and its membranes are removed. This manipulation, so familiar to medical staff, represents enormous stress for the woman. Recovery after a cesarean section will take at least several months. After this, the young mother will return to her previous physical and psycho-emotional state.
After childbirth, the uterus returns to its prenatal state within 8 weeks. The incision of the uterus, swelling and hemorrhages in the area of the suture, as well as a large amount of applied suture material, significantly inhibit the process of tissue regeneration and predispose to the development of infectious and inflammatory complications in the pelvis.
In the postoperative period after a cesarean section, the risk of infection is tens of times higher than after a normal birth!
A woman’s condition after surgery largely depends on the choice of surgical technique, the quantity and quality of suture material, adequate antibacterial therapy, and timely prevention of complications. Compliance with all these factors together guarantees a rapid normalization of well-being after a caesarean section.
Compliance with the rules of rehabilitation helps to accelerate the rate of recovery of the body after cesarean section. After surgical delivery, you need to give up any intense physical activity. You are only allowed to get up and walk slowly, taking breaks every 15 minutes.
The rest of the time it is advisable to lie down. After discharge, it is better to entrust basic housework and some child care to a close relative or assistant. If these requirements are neglected, the likelihood of postpartum complications increases, such as suture dehiscence, pain, and uterine bleeding.
After a caesarean section you cannot:
In the first 24 hours after surgery, you are allowed to drink only pure still water, preferably with the addition of lemon juice. Don't worry about going hungry on the first day. In the early postoperative period, physical hunger is practically not felt, since the woman in labor is “fed” using special droppers.
On the second day, after transfer from the intensive care ward to a regular ward, the young mother’s nutrition should correspond to the gentle diet recommended after abdominal surgery.
Solid food is completely excluded. You can eat little by little without overloading the digestive tract. It is advisable to limit yourself to mashed potatoes, brought to a liquid state with water, baked apples and low-fat kefir.
On the third day, you can introduce chicken or beef broth, cooked in the third water, into the diet. By the fourth day, steamed cutlets, boiled meat puree, low-fat cottage cheese, jelly and compotes are added.
From the 5th day, you can gradually return to your usual diet, taking into account the recommendations for nursing mothers. To prevent the newborn's digestive tract from being compromised, the young mother should give up sweets, red fruits and vegetables, cabbage, legumes and much more.
For young mothers who have had a caesarean section, there are special exercises aimed at restoring blood circulation and physical fitness, which can be done within a couple of days after surgical delivery.
For example, Kegel exercises, the essence of which is squeezing and relaxing the muscles of the perineum. The muscles are held in a tense state for 15 seconds, after which they relax for the same time.
Performing Kegel exercises in the morning and evening for 10 approaches helps prevent uterine prolapse and urinary incontinence, and restore lost muscle elasticity.
To ensure faster recovery after cesarean section, a few days after the operation you can begin to perform the following set of exercises, which not only has a positive effect on the body’s recovery, but also helps eliminate pain:
After the doctor removes the stitches, you can begin light exercises aimed at strengthening the abdominal muscles. It’s better to start with the basics – drawing in the abdomen while sitting or bending over.
In one approach you need to perform 20 such movements, exercises are done 2 times a day. It is not recommended to subject yourself to more serious physical activity over the next 2 months. The same applies to the beginning of sexual activity.
Restoring your figure after a cesarean section may take a little longer than after a natural birth, since you cannot rush to put stress on the abdominal muscles until the stitches have healed completely.
The inner surface of the uterus looks like a huge bleeding wound. Its healing is accompanied by the release of blood in the first days, and then by mucous-blood discharge (lochia) in the subsequent days. On average, the process of uterine regeneration lasts about 6 weeks.
Restoring menstruation after a cesarean section is no different from natural childbirth. Much in both cases depends on whether the young mother will breastfeed the baby.
For example, if lactation is not practiced or was stopped during the first month after childbirth, then the woman’s menstruation comes quite soon - in the next 2-3 months. If the breastfeeding process is established and continues for more than several months, then they may come after six months or later.
Also, the process of restoring the cycle after cesarean section depends on the following factors:
The full stage lasts from 18 to 24 months. During this period, the muscular layer of the uterus, which was damaged as a result of surgical dissection, is restored.
As a result, scar tissue forms on the wall of the reproductive organ. The doctor will monitor its formation using ultrasound.
After surgery, you are monitored especially closely. For 7 days after cesarean (before removing the suture material or staples), the nurse treats the postoperative wound every day with antiseptic solutions and renews the bandage. On days 5-7, the sutures are removed and the bandage is no longer applied.
If the surgical wound was sutured with suture material with a self-absorbing effect, then the sutures are treated in the same way, but are not removed. Such threads usually completely disappear on their own after some time.
The skin scar will form within a week after the operation, so the young mother can take a shower. The main thing is not to apply physical force to the postoperative wound, such as rubbing it with a washcloth. To do this you need to wait another week.
If after a normal physiological birth milk arrives on the 3rd day, then after a cesarean section this will happen closer to the 5th day. This is not difficult to explain: during spontaneous childbirth, a surge of hormones occurs in a woman’s body, which stimulate not only the onset of labor, but also lactation.
Surgical childbirth is usually performed as planned, that is, the body’s full readiness for childbirth is not taken into account. Therefore, the hormone that activates the production of breast milk begins to enter the woman’s bloodstream later, after the operation has been completed.
