The length of the recovery stage after delivery depends on many factors. If this period is excessively prolonged, a woman may fall into a severe depression and simply not be able to take care of an infant. To prevent this from happening, every young mother needs to know how to recover from childbirth in order to get back to normal as quickly as possible and to fully implement her new duties.
How long does the body recover after delivery?
Even in the last months of pregnancy, the future mother may ponder, after how many days the body is restored after giving birth. In fact, even physicians can not unequivocally answer this question. The duration of this period is affected by a huge number of factors, in particular:
- the age of the woman and the presence of other underage children;
- the psychological situation in the family;
- general health and the presence of chronic diseases;
- gain in weight during pregnancy;
- the state of the nervous system and so on.
With the right approach, a young mother can affect the duration of this period and noticeably reduce it, however, this does not apply to all functions of the female body. So, for example, the recovery of the menstrual cycle after childbirth in any case takes a long time and is difficult, and this time will just have to wait out.
How to return the old figure?
One of the most difficult tasks facing a young mother is weight restoration after childbirth, after all, after 9 months of bearing the fetus, her uterus is significantly stretched, and the appearance of the body changes markedly. Some women during the waiting for the baby gain from 20 to 40 extra pounds, which, of course, extremely negatively affects their figure.
On average, recovery of the uterus after childbirth and return of the abdomen to a "pre-pregnancy" state takes about 5-6 weeks. To make this happen faster, doctors recommend applying ice to the bottom of the abdomen, wearing a bandage, lying more often on the stomach, and also possibly feeding the baby with a breast.
If during pregnancy you have gained too many extra pounds, you can remove them with the help of proper nutrition and easy gymnastic exercises, and it will not be difficult at all. The ideal way to lose weight for a young mother is swimming in the pool, but, unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to briefly leave the crumbs and swim.
Vaginal recovery after childbirth
Restoring the vagina takes a long time, however, it is unlikely to significantly reduce it. The volume of this organ decreases gradually and after about 6-8 weeks it reaches its minimum, but does not return to "pre-pregnancy" values.
In addition, if a vaginal injury occurred during childbirth, the duration of this period may significantly increase. In any case, young parents will have to refrain from sexual relations within 1.5-2 months.
How to get rid of depression after childbirth?
Of course, most of the problems that arise after childbirth cause a hormonal imbalance in the body of a woman. To the level of hormones in the blood of a young mother could normalize, you just need to rest as much as possible and not overexert, and how mentally,
Of course, in caring for a newborn baby it can be very difficult, but still Mummy should not forget about herself. If you have the opportunity to at least briefly leave the baby with someone close to you, be sure to use it and briefly distract yourself to bring your thoughts in order.
The postpartum period, during which the level of hormones comes back to normal, is really quite difficult, but it needs to just wait out, and through this absolutely all women who have recently found the happiness of motherhood pass.