Is it better to lie flat or sideways after a normal birth?

From being pregnant for 10 months to giving birth, giving birth is not an easy thing for every woman. The pain during childbirth can only be understood by mothers who have given birth to babies. However, after giving birth, the body's recovery period is not so comfortable. Take sleeping as an example. No matter what sleeping position you choose, it will be uncomfortable.

In fact, after a woman gives birth to a baby, whether she chooses natural childbirth or caesarean section, she should pay attention to her sleeping posture. There are some wounds on the body after giving birth. If the sleeping posture is not correct, these wounds may be very painful. So how should pregnant women sleep to make their bodies more comfortable? What are the differences in sleeping positions between choosing natural birth and caesarean section? Is it better to lie flat or on your side?

After giving birth, is it better for pregnant women to sleep on their backs or on their sides at night?

In fact, for pregnant women who have just given birth, no matter you choose natural birth or caesarean section, you should try to maintain a side-lying sleeping position after giving birth, because this sleeping position can improve the sleep of pregnant women after delivery, and can also effectively prevent the problem of posterior position of the uterus of pregnant women. Therefore, for pregnant women after delivery, it is better to maintain a side-lying posture as much as possible.

The correct sleeping position after giving birth. The sleeping positions for natural birth and caesarean section are different!

1. Choose a natural birth

Although we said above that side-lying sleeping position is better for pregnant women after delivery, there are differences between choosing natural birth and caesarean section. Under normal circumstances, if the pregnant woman chooses a normal birth, she can choose to sleep on her side or on her back alternately to rest. Because the side-lying sleeping position can help the pregnant woman's uterus repair as soon as possible, while the supine sleeping position can effectively promote the other organs of the pregnant woman's body to gradually restore to their original state.

2. Caesarean section

In our daily life, more and more expectant mothers choose cesarean section during childbirth. For these pregnant women who have cesarean section, they can choose to sleep on their side after giving birth, and the body should keep a slight bend while sleeping on the side. This is because mothers who have undergone cesarean section have wounds on their abdomens. If the body is slightly bent, it can effectively relieve the support force of the abdomen and effectively prevent the wound from causing tearing pain. As the wound after childbirth gradually heals, you can now adopt a sleeping position that alternates between side sleeping and lying flat, because if the body always maintains the same sleeping position, it will easily cause physical discomfort.