How long does it take for the wound to heal completely and how long does it take for the stitches to be absorbed?

We all know that mothers may suffer from tearing wounds due to improper or excessive force when giving birth naturally. The recovery of tearing wounds after delivery is very difficult, and more attention needs to be paid to care and maintenance in daily life after delivery. So how long will it take for a tearing wound caused by a natural birth to recover?

How long does it take for the wound to heal completely?

The healing time of a wound caused by a normal delivery is related to the degree and size of the tear as well as the mother's own physical condition, and generally takes about 1 week to more than 1 month.

How to care for the wound caused by vaginal delivery

1. Keep the wound clean and dry

Use clean water or disinfectant to clean the vulva once or twice a day. After cleaning, use clean paper to absorb all the water. Unclean and humid environments can easily cause infection and affect the recovery of the tear wound caused by natural childbirth. Especially after going to the toilet, you must remember to clean the perineum with water, whether after urinating or defecating, and then wipe off the water with toilet paper.

2. Change sanitary products frequently

Choose safe and appropriate sanitary products, such as sanitary napkins, diapers, etc., and be sure to change them frequently. If lochia remains on sanitary napkins for too long, it will easily breed bacteria and cause infection of the tear wound caused by natural delivery. It is best to change them every 3 hours.

3. Potassium permanganate hot water sitz bath

If the wound caused by vaginal delivery does not heal well, you can use potassium permanganate to soak in hot water under the guidance of a doctor, and take a sitz bath to clean it twice a day.

4. Why does the wound from vaginal delivery hurt?

Generally speaking, there will be pain before the wound from a vaginal delivery is completely healed and before the sutures are completely absorbed. However, if the wound from a vaginal delivery is abnormally stinging, or the pain is aggravated, or there is redness, swelling, or pus discharge, it is possible that the wound has split or has been infected, and it is recommended to go to the hospital for a follow-up examination.

5. How to judge whether the wound caused by vaginal delivery has healed

When you don’t feel pain when going to the toilet normally, it basically means that the wound caused by normal delivery has healed. If you are still worried, you can ask a doctor to check the condition of the wound to determine whether it has healed.

How long does it take for the stitches on the wound to be absorbed?

Because each mother's physical condition and body recovery speed are different, the stitches on the wound caused by natural childbirth usually take one week to more than a month to be absorbed.

What to do if the time has passed and the wound feels like it has not been absorbed: If you feel like the wound from a natural birth has not been absorbed after one or two months, you can consider going to the hospital to check whether there is infection or foreign body rejection. If necessary, you can choose to remove the wound.

Will lochia cause complications such as wound infection: As long as the lochia is cleaned up in time after it flows out, sanitary products are changed frequently, and the wounds torn by normal delivery are well cared for, complications such as infection will not occur.

How long does it take for a tear from a normal delivery to heal? The specific time it takes for a tear from a normal delivery to heal will vary depending on the physical condition of each mother, and it usually takes one week to one and a half months.

Things to note when there is a tear during a normal delivery

1. Do not strain during bowel movements

Straining during bowel movements can easily cause the tearing wound from natural childbirth to rupture and affect recovery. If necessary, you can choose a suppository to help with bowel movements.

2. Lie flat or on the side without wound

When sleeping or lying down, try to lie on the side without wounds to avoid lochia flowing into the tear wound caused by natural delivery and causing infection, which will affect the recovery of the tear wound.

3. Sit with your center on the side without the wound

When sitting, placing the center of gravity on the side without the wound can reduce the pressure on the wound caused by normal delivery and prevent it from splitting.

4. Avoid excessive exercise and heavy labor

Exercises that are too large in amplitude or amount of exercise, such as excessive thigh abduction, running, etc., and heavy labor, such as lifting heavy objects, mopping the floor, etc., may cause damage to the pelvic tissue and the rupture of the tear wound caused by natural childbirth, thus affecting recovery.

5. Eat a light and nutritious diet

The diet should be light and nutritious, and eat more vegetables and fruits, as well as nutritious soups that help wound recovery; eat less spicy and irritating foods to avoid affecting the recovery of tear wounds caused by natural childbirth.

What to do if the wound from vaginal delivery hurts

1. Potassium permanganate hot water sitz bath: Under the guidance of a doctor, use 1:5000 potassium permanganate to soak in hot water and do a sitz bath twice a day.

2. Local anti-inflammatory treatment: topical anti-inflammatory drugs combined with iodine wiping.

3. If the wound is extremely painful, or even becomes red, swollen, and pus-filled, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Some mothers may experience tearing during a normal birth, and the wound is sometimes sutured with thread that can be absorbed by the human body. So how long does it take for the thread to be absorbed? How should a tear during a normal birth be cared for?

How to heal the wound caused by vaginal delivery quickly

1. Good care

Good care helps the wounds from vaginal delivery to heal, as well as the body to recover.

2. Do not strain during bowel movements

Straining during bowel movements can easily cause the wounds from vaginal delivery to rupture and affect recovery. If necessary, you can choose something like a suppository to help with bowel movements.

3. Lie flat or on your side without the wound

When sleeping or lying down, try to lie on the side without wounds to avoid lochia flowing into the wound caused by natural delivery and causing infection, which will affect the recovery of the wound.

4. Sit with your center on the side without the wound

When sitting, placing the center of gravity on the side without the wound can reduce the pressure on the wound caused by natural delivery and prevent it from splitting.

5. Avoid excessive exercise and heavy labor

Exercises that are too large in amplitude or amount of exercise, such as excessive thigh abduction, running, etc., and heavy labor, such as lifting heavy objects, mopping the floor, etc., may cause damage to the pelvic tissue and the rupture of the wounds torn during childbirth, thus affecting recovery.

6. Eat a light and nutritious diet

The diet should be light and nutritious, and eat more vegetables and fruits, as well as nutritious soups that help wound recovery; eat less spicy and irritating foods to avoid affecting the recovery of wounds caused by natural childbirth.