How to restore the uterus after childbirth How to promote uterine recovery

After a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth, many parts of her body will be damaged to a certain extent. The uterus will be damaged after a natural childbirth. In your daily diet, you should pay more attention to replenishing blood and qi to promote the recovery of the uterus. Don't be impatient, as it will take some time.

1. Urinate promptly after delivery

It is important to urinate promptly after delivery to prevent the bladder from becoming over-inflated or often in a distended state.

2. Avoid lying down for a long time during the postpartum period

6-8 hours after delivery, the mother can sit up after the fatigue is eliminated, and can get out of bed and move around the next day, which is conducive to the recovery of the body's physiological functions and physical strength, and helps the uterus recover and the discharge of lochia. When resting in bed, try to lie on your left or right side, avoid lying on your back, to prevent the uterus from tilting backward. If the uterus has tilted backward, it should be corrected by lying on the knees and chest.

3. Breastfeeding is recommended after childbirth

Breastfeeding is not only very beneficial to the baby's growth and development, but the baby's sucking stimulation will reflexively cause uterine contractions, thereby promoting uterine recovery.

4. Pay attention to genital hygiene

Pay attention to vaginal hygiene after delivery to avoid causing genital tract inflammation, which will further affect the recovery of the uterus.

5. Do more exercises that are good for uterine recovery

①Abdominal muscle exercises

Lie flat on the bed, bend your knees, and place your hands on your abdomen. Contract your buttocks, press your back toward the bed, and then relax. Repeat several times.

② Hip stretch

Lie flat on your back with one leg bent and the other leg straight and flexed, that is, push the heel forward to lengthen the leg, then pull it back to shorten the leg. Be careful not to bend your knees or arch your back.

③ Sit-ups

Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and your arms stretched out on your thighs. Lift your head and shoulders so your hands touch your knees.

④ Stepping exercises

Lie flat on your back and stretch your feet forward, or lift them up and step up and down.

⑤Cat walk practice

Get on your hands and knees, with your back straight and your hands just perpendicular to your shoulders. Bend one leg forward so that your knee touches your forehead, then straighten your leg backward and upward, raise your head and stretch your neck, making sure that you form a straight line from your head to your heels, hold for a few seconds, and then put it down. Then alternate to the other side.

1. To promote uterine recovery, you should rest more

In order to promote rapid recovery of the uterus, if you find that the lochia increases, the first thing you should do is to reduce the amount of activity. Do not engage in physical labor too early, especially do not lift heavy objects, do not stand for a long time, and do not squat for a long time. These actions can easily cause postpartum uterine prolapse.

2. To promote uterine recovery, keep the uterus clean

After delivery, the vulva should be washed with warm water every day to clean the lochia and dirt in the vulva.

3. To promote uterine recovery, you can massage the uterus + breastfeeding

If the uterus does not contract well, massaging the uterine fundus in the early postpartum period can stimulate the uterine muscles to contract. This is the most natural way. In addition, letting the baby eat breast milk as soon as possible can also stimulate uterine contraction. Frequent sucking to induce physiological reflexes can also accelerate the recovery of the uterus. For new mothers who do not breastfeed, breast massage or hot compress can achieve the same effect.

4. To promote uterine recovery, you can take motherwort preparations

Taking motherwort preparations properly after childbirth can help promote uterine contraction, help the uterus recover, reduce the amount of lochia discharged, and shorten the time of lochia discharge. If lochia still exists 42 days after delivery, you should go to the hospital for examination in time.

5. To promote uterine recovery, you can take uterine contraction agent + Shenghua Tang

In order to prevent heavy postpartum bleeding, doctors generally give uterine contraction drugs. In addition to these Western medicines, the traditional Chinese medicine Shenghua Tang, which has been passed down since ancient times, also has the effect of removing blood stasis and promoting blood circulation, which can promote uterine recovery. The postpartum uterus has a natural contraction and blood discharge mechanism. Once excessive postpartum bleeding occurs, the best choice is to use uterine contraction drugs, because they will take effect faster. As for Shenghua Tang, in terms of traditional Chinese medicine, after the blood stasis is dissolved and flows out, the uterus will naturally contract, so Shenghua Tang is more suitable for health care during the puerperium.

6. To promote uterine recovery, urination should be done in time + uterine recovery exercises

Usually the catheter is removed 24 to 48 hours after the operation, when the bladder muscles have recovered their contraction and urination functions. After the catheter is removed, the new mother should urinate once every 2 hours after delivery. If the bladder is over-inflated or often in a state of expansion, it is easy to cause urinary tract infection. Try not to stay in bed for a long time during the puerperium. After 24 hours after delivery, the new mother can get out of bed and do some uterine recovery exercises, such as deep abdominal breathing, or lie on a hard bed and do leg and hip lifting exercises one week after delivery, which are all helpful for the recovery of the uterus.

1. If the uterus recovers well, check the fundus of the uterus after giving birth. It can be touched from the navel. After about two weeks, the uterus cannot be touched unless there is a uterine fibroid.

2. The color of postpartum lochia changes from bright red, dark red, dark black to light red, and finally colorless. However, if the uterus is over-flexed, postpartum lochia is not easy to discharge, which will affect the recovery of the uterus.

Note: If the uterus is diagnosed as retroverted and flexed, the patient should be corrected by lying on the chest and knees twice a day for 15 to 20 minutes each time.

After pregnancy, a woman's uterus will become dozens of times larger than during pregnancy. It takes some time for the uterus to recover after childbirth. So how long does it take for the uterus to recover after childbirth? Generally speaking, it takes about 6-8 weeks for the uterus to return to its original size after childbirth. After childbirth, the recovery of the uterus mainly involves three aspects, namely the recovery of the uterine body, the recovery of the cervix, and the recovery of the endometrium.

1. The recovery of the uterus. After the placenta is delivered, the uterus shrinks and becomes smaller immediately. A very hard and spherical uterus can be found in the abdomen, and its upper edge is at the same level as the umbilicus. Then the height of the uterine fundus decreases by an average of 1 to 2 centimeters per day. 10 to 14 days after delivery, the uterus completely descends into the small pelvis, and the uterus cannot be felt in the abdomen at this time. About 6 weeks after delivery, the uterus basically returns to its original size.

2. Involution of the cervix. At the end of delivery, the cervix becomes very soft and wrinkled like a skirt due to congestion and edema. After about a week, the cervix is ​​initially restored. The internal cervical opening is closed 7-10 days after delivery, and it is difficult to insert the fingertips. About 4 weeks after delivery, the cervix basically returns to its normal size. Due to the damage during delivery, the external cervical opening of multiparous women is no longer round but becomes transverse.

3. Repair of the endometrium. After the placenta and fetal membranes are separated from the uterine wall, they are discharged from the mother. Fragments of decidual tissue are also discharged with lochia. The basal cells of the endometrium proliferate and repair, and the new endometrium covers the entire uterine cavity. This repair process is gradual. About 10 days after delivery, except for the placental attachment surface, the rest of the uterine cavity is covered by the new endometrium; the repair of the placental surface is much slower. After delivery, the area of ​​the placental attachment surface is about the size of the palm of your hand, and it shrinks to a diameter of 3 to 4 cm by the end of the second week after delivery. It can be completely repaired 6 to 8 weeks after delivery without leaving any scars.