How to take care of the recovery after cesarean section

Every family hopes to have a healthy baby to be born, but pregnancy is really a very hard and happy thing for expectant mothers. Many people are unwilling to secrete because they are afraid of pain and suffering. Also, the pregnancy can be ended by surgery. So what should we pay attention to the recovery after cesarean section? Let's take a look below.

After the operation, you need to lie flat on your back with a pillow for 6 hours in the ward, and you cannot eat or drink. However, new mothers generally do not feel thirsty or hungry because they have been supplied with nutrient energy fluids intravenously after surgery.

After the operation, the catheter will be retained for 12 hours, and there will be an instrument to monitor blood pressure and heart rate. The accompanying husband should pay attention to regular checks and assist medical staff to better care for the mother, especially for mothers with gestational hypertension, as the 24 hours after delivery is still a dangerous period.

You can use a pillow 6 hours after the operation. New mothers are encouraged to turn over in bed and eat liquid food, such as chicken soup, egg soup, fish soup, pork rib soup, pig's trotter soup, porridge, etc. Avoid eating foods containing sugar and milk to avoid bloating.

After the new mother has passed gas, she can eat harder foods such as wontons, noodle soup, and egg custard. Generally, after about 2 days, the new mother can eat anything after defecation. However, you should be careful to avoid eating too cold or too hard food during the confinement period.

After the catheter is removed, the new mother should get out of bed and move around as soon as possible to prevent intestinal adhesion and lower limb venous thrombosis, which is also beneficial to the recovery of uterine and intestinal function.

Drink plenty of water to promote early urination and avoid urinary tract infections.

Some new mothers may experience discomfort in their urethra and be unable to urinate after the catheter is removed. This is due to irritation of the urethra, so new mothers should not be nervous. You can use a hot towel to fumigate and apply hot compress to your lower abdomen, and the symptoms will improve.

Pay attention to personal hygiene after the operation, rinse the perineum with warm water every day, wash your face, feet, brush your teeth, and clean your nipples every day. Do not be superstitious about some of the practices used during confinement after childbirth and ignore personal hygiene, as this can easily lead to postpartum infection, bring unnecessary trouble, and affect postpartum recovery.

Start breastfeeding your baby as soon as possible. Colostrum has high nutritional value and is beneficial for improving the baby's immunity. It also helps the mother's uterus contract and restore body shape, thereby reducing postpartum bleeding and increasing milk secretion.

I wonder if everyone is clear about the above precautions and care matters regarding postpartum recovery after cesarean section. Prospective fathers should learn more about these aspects so that they can take good care of their wives. Because confinement is also a very important thing. If a chronic disease is left, it will be difficult to recover, so you must pay attention to postpartum care issues.