After the baby was born, many new mothers found that their bellies were still very big. Don't worry, this is normal, because it will take some time for the uterus to return to non-pregnancy state.
How long can you return to normal after giving birth to your baby's uterus? The uterus returned to the state when it was not pregnant. Uterine involution? It takes about 6 weeks for the uterus to recover from 1000g before delivery to 50g before pregnancy.
PS: Six weeks is 42 days, so after giving birth, the doctor will ask to go back to the hospital at this time? 42 days after delivery? It depends on the recovery of the body.
Let's talk about the process of uterine recovery first.
After giving birth to the baby, the uterus will gradually become round and hard through contraction until it returns to the size when it is not pregnant. In this process, there will be several manifestations:
1, the uterine bottom drops.
Just after giving birth to a baby, the bottom of the uterus is generally under the navel. By postpartum 10 days, the uterus will fall into the pelvic cavity, and then the uterine bottom will not be touched in the abdomen.
2, postpartum uterine contraction pain.
When the uterus contracts, it will cause severe pain in the lower abdomen. so this is it？ Postpartum uterine contraction pain? Especially common in multipara (women who have given birth to babies), many mothers feel that the pain after giving birth to a second child is more severe than giving birth to a first child. It has the following characteristics:
Generally, it begins to appear on postpartum 1-2 days and lasts for 2-3 days; Especially when feeding the baby, the pain will be obviously aggravated. This is because? Breastfeeding? Will stimulate uterine contraction; Postpartum uterine contraction pain, some mothers have obvious pain, and some mothers last for a long time. This is because there are individual differences. After all, mothers have different constitutions. If they feel abnormal, they can consult a doctor. Generally, medication is not needed, and it can relieve itself after a few days. 3, postpartum lochia.
In the process of uterine recovery, it is also important to discharge the residual decidua of uterus, blood from placental abruption wound, cervical mucus and necrotic tissue. These are called. Lochia? The total amount is about 250-500ml, and it will be clean in about 4-6 weeks.
Postpartum lochia can be divided into three stages: bloody lochia, serous lochia (lasting about 10 day) and white lochia (lasting about 3 weeks).
PS: During this period, we must pay attention to the situation of lochia, including the amount, color and duration of lochia.
Note: these conditions indicate that the recovery is not good, so you should see a doctor in time and be alert if the uterus degenerates.
As I said before, the uterus will generally return to the state of not being pregnant about 6 weeks after delivery, but if it is found that the uterus has not returned to the size of not being pregnant after 6 weeks after delivery, what is this situation called? Incomplete regression of uterus? Be alert, it will bring harm to the new mother. You must consult your doctor in time and follow his advice.
2, abnormal postpartum lochia should also be vigilant
If the new mother finds that the color of postpartum lochia is abnormal, or the amount is particularly large, or it continues for 4-6 days after delivery, she should see a doctor in time.
The above is the answer to this question. I hope I can help you and wish you a speedy recovery after delivery! (Note: The pictures are from the Internet for reference. If there is any infringement, please contact to delete it. )
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