What should I pay attention to when I am pregnant 5 months after cesarean section?

Nowadays, cesarean section has become the method of delivery that most women will adopt when giving birth. Generally speaking, women need to take appropriate contraceptive measures after giving birth, which is also the preparation for their postpartum recuperation. However, if a woman becomes pregnant again five months after a cesarean section, she needs to pay more attention to some matters. So, what should you pay attention to when you get pregnant five months after a cesarean section?

1. After a caesarean section, you need to wait two years before getting pregnant again. Because the incision on the uterine wall after cesarean section does not heal well in the short term. In premature pregnancy, the uterus continues to grow due to the development of the fetus, and the uterine wall becomes thinner, especially the surgical incision is made of connective tissue and lacks elasticity. Fresh scars can easily rupture in late pregnancy or during delivery, causing massive abdominal bleeding and even life-threatening. Therefore, it is safer to get pregnant again two years after the operation.

2. Prevent abdominal compression in late pregnancy. To prevent the scar from cracking, it must be protected and not squeezed. In daily life during the late stages of pregnancy, you should avoid crowded places when riding in a car or walking, do housework appropriately, sleep on your back or side, and have a moderate sexual life to avoid pressure on your abdomen.

3. Seek medical attention as soon as possible if abdominal pain occurs. Some scarred uteri may rupture spontaneously in the late stages of pregnancy, with abdominal pain being the main symptom. As the uterine scar heals poorly during pregnancy, the intrauterine pressure increases. Even without any inducement, the uterus may swell and rupture from the scar. When the uterus ruptures, abdominal pain of varying severity may occur. Sometimes the abdominal pain is mild but the uterus has already ruptured, so you must be vigilant.

4. Pay attention to fetal movement. Fetal movement is the irregular movement of the fetus in the uterus. The speed of fetal movement is one of the early manifestations of the fetus's safety in the uterus. Generally, during pregnancy, there should be 3 to 5 fetal movements per hour or at least 10 times a day (12 hours). After a caesarean section, if the scarred uterus has a slight rupture or placental abnormalities, it will lead to fetal death. At this time, the fetal heart sounds disappear. 24 to 48 hours before fetal death, fetal movement slows down or disappears. Therefore, paying attention to changes in fetal movements can help detect fetal abnormalities in advance so that timely measures can be taken.

From the above, it can be seen that once the pregnancy occurs five months after cesarean section, female friends need to pay more attention to fetal movement, abdominal pain, and care of surgical scars. In addition to preventing the cesarean section scar from rupturing due to the continuous expansion of the belly, you should also pay attention to the performance of the fetus to prevent fetal death due to placental abnormalities.