No matter how you give birth to your baby, even if you’ve sailed through a healthy pregnancy and might have the easiest delivery, your body has undoubtedly stretched and now it needs to be recharged. Keep one thing in mind, you’re different from another new mum, with different postpartum symptoms. Sore nipples, back pain, perineal pain, and leaky breasts are going to stick around you, until your baby is a little older.
If you’ve had a vaginal birth or an emergency C-section, the symptoms are not going to change and the recovery might take 3 to 6 weeks. However, if you’ve been bleeding after you’ve delivered your baby, for maybe up to 10 days, remember, it will turn from red to pink to brown to yellowish-white and then slowly the bleeding will fade away. In this situation, there are chances that you might be requiring more than one pad at every hour.
However, with a medical expert’s help and with home remedies, there are ways to speed up the postpartum recovery process:
Heal Your Perineum in This Way
Put ice on perineum after every 2 hours for the first 24 hours. Spray warm water on the area after visiting the bathroom, to keep yourself from skin irritation. Moreover, go for warm sitz baths.
Gently Clean Your C-section Scar
Use soap and water to clean the incision every day. Dry clean the area with your towel and apply ointment.
Ease Postpartum Pains and Fatigue
Take a hot water bath or use a heating pad or massage the areas which are aching.
Include a Balanced-diet and Daily Exercise
Eat fiber-rich foods, and do regular exercise like going for long walks and doing kegels (no better way to bring your vagina back in shape) to help you. Who knows this can also help you deal with your postpartum constipation?
Give a Gentle Massage to Your Breasts
Use warm compress or ice packs and give a gentle massage to achy breasts, wear comfy nursing bras and apply moisturising cream to treat cracked or sore nipples.
Undeniably, giving birth to a baby is a life-changing experience and postpartum depression is not uncommon. However, keep consulting your doctor for any help.
