Postpartum care

Postpartum care
It is the period after the placenta and its membranes separate after the end of labor. It covers 6-8 (42 days) weeks.

Changes in the mother

Uterine Shrinkage
Postpartum Bleeding: This process takes 20-25 days.
Feeling of Hunger and Thirst
Increase in Urine Amount
Sweating
Increase in Nutritional Requirements Due to Breastfeeding
Emotional Changes
Postpartum Hygiene:
Hands should be washed frequently
The stitches should be dressed.
Pads should be changed frequently.
Postpartum Bath

After normal delivery, the puerperant should stand up and take a warm shower every day if possible.
In deliveries by cesarean section, a transparent tape is attached to the wound and discharged. The postpartum woman can take a bath in the form of a standing shower on the day she goes home.
Excretion

She should urinate within the first 6 hours after birth.
Postpartum defecation may not be immediate. Fiber and fiber foods should be eaten and plenty of fluids should be taken.
Nutrition

It should be taken from all kinds of food sufficiently and without skipping meals.
Listening And Sleep

Postpartum mother to rest and sleep during the day
should take enough time.

Heavy work should be avoided during the postpartum period.
Drug Use

If necessary, painkillers, antibiotics and vitamins can be given by the physician. your physician
No medication should be used without advice.

Iron drugs should also be continued to be used until 3 months after birth.
It should be known that the drugs used by the mother can pass to the baby through "breast milk".
Stomach ache

Postpartum abdominal pain is related to the contraction and contraction of the uterus. Breastfeeding accelerates the contraction of the uterus.
Postpartum Sexual Intercourse

After delivery, sexual intercourse should be postponed during the puerperium (42 days).
Partners should seek counseling from a family planning center before engaging in postpartum sexual intercourse.
Postpartum Emotional State

In the mother, hormonal changes or the mother's feeling of inadequacy in baby care
As a result of situations such as crying, unhappiness and anxiety can be seen. This situation is called maternal sadness.

If it lasts longer than 10-14 days, it is possible to develop postpartum depression.
It is necessary to consult a specialist.