Postpartum tips for mother and child:
After natural childbirth, women differ in the process of recovering from symptoms, as some symptoms subside within a week in some women, and continue for weeks or even longer periods in other women.
And you can follow the following tips in the postpartum period:
- Do not sit or stand for long periods of time and moderate movement.
- Consult a doctor about everything related to the effects of natural childbirth on your body, and about any emergency symptoms that may worry you.
- Avoid carrying heavy things.
- Stop doing any strenuous exercise and consult a doctor about permitted sports.
- It's okay to have a massage or a warm bath to ease the pain and give your body some relaxation.
- Make your diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to combat constipation.
- Take care of eating healthy foods distributed over meals throughout the day.
- Drink plenty of water, and cut down on caffeinated beverages as much as possible.
- Practicing Kegel exercises as soon as you are able to do so will have a beneficial effect on your body.
- It's okay to use abdominal binders.
- For the breastfeeding process, you can follow the following:
- massage and ice or warm compresses for the breasts; It fights the pain that breastfeeding may cause.
- Wear a nursing bra.
- Use a cream designed to treat cracked nipples.
As for your child, make sure to follow the following tips:
- Newborns have weak immunity.. Therefore, make sure that your hands and the hands of those who carry and handle them are clean and sterile.
- Do not shake the newborn, whether to play or otherwise.
- Swaddling a newborn baby properly will give him a sense of security as well as warmth.
- Change the baby's diaper as soon as it gets dirty so that he does not get a rash or skin rash.
- Do not hesitate to seek advice from specialists; About how to hold and handle your baby in the right ways.
