How long does it take for a pregnant woman to sweat?

It is easy for mothers to sweat after giving birth, which is a manifestation of physical weakness. Especially within a week after giving birth, they sweat a lot and sometimes their clothes will be soaked. This is also a normal physiological phenomenon. During this period, you should pay more attention to your health. You should drink more water, strengthen your diet, change clothes in time, and improve your body's disease resistance. Let's take a look at this aspect.

How long does it take for a pregnant woman to sweat?

Maternal sweating mainly refers to the phenomenon that postpartum mothers sweat more obviously than other people within one week after delivery. Sometimes they sweat so much during sleep that their clothes or mattresses are soaked. This is also called postpartum puerperal sweat. The general recovery time varies from person to person. Mothers with good physical conditions sweat less, and generally sweating will return to normal in a week to half a month. For mothers who are relatively weak, the sweating time will appear to be longer.

During pregnancy, the body stores a lot of water, which is discharged during the confinement period. You will sweat all the time, and it is easy to get confinement diseases during the confinement period. You must take good care of your body to recover after delivery so that you will not be sick when you are old. Mom sweats easily when sleeping, eating, or drinking, so remember to wipe off the sweat in time. During the confinement period, more will be produced in the first half of the month, and less in the latter part. It will generally return to normal after the confinement period. Pay attention to getting enough rest, improve your body's resistance, avoid catching a cold, and change clothes frequently.

To sum up, it is normal for postpartum women to sweat, but if it happens frequently, you should see a doctor, get timely treatment, and have a physical examination. Also, after giving birth to a baby, the mother should adjust her mentality, face everything and everyone calmly, and not put too much mental burden on herself.

What are the reasons for postpartum sweating?

Regardless of the temperature or whether it is hot or not, new mothers always sweat a lot in the first few days after delivery, especially when sleeping and when just waking up, their clothes and quilts are often soaked with sweat. The reason why new mothers sweat so much is that after pregnancy, the hormones in the body change, especially the estrogen content in the body gradually increases with the extension of pregnancy, which can cause more sodium, potassium and chlorine to be retained in the tissues, and therefore water is retained in the body.

What to do if pregnant women sweat

First, physiological night sweats: no special treatment is required and it will improve on its own after a few days. But when you sweat, your pores open, making you susceptible to wind and cold, which can cause a cold. Be sure to wipe off sweat in time and keep your skin clean. If your clothes are wet with sweat, change them immediately.

Second, pathological night sweats: If you sweat a lot, or the sweating lasts for a long time, you can use Chinese medicine to replenish qi and stop sweating under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner. The doctor will prescribe medicine based on the situation. Do not take medicine indiscriminately on your own.