Pregnancy is a time of pleasant expectations and hassle. Almost every woman is happy to meet with her baby. For 9 months a woman needs to do a lot of things and especially the last month is saturated. It is necessary to prepare yourself for the delivery process and create all the conditions for the baby. Preparing a woman for childbirth includes both a psychological attitude and preparing the body for a complex process.
What you need to do before giving birth?
Preparation of the body
This can include a prenatal diet, training the perineum, shaving, cleansing the body before giving birth and more. All these procedures help to protect and facilitate the process of childbirth. Although they are recommendatory in nature, every woman should understand that this is very important:
Diet before childbirth
Doctors recommend to adhere to a certain food. A month before the beginning of labor, you need to reduce the intake of animal proteins (fish, meat, eggs, milk), you can consume sour-milk products, cereals, vegetable food. After two weeks it is desirable to remove cereals and bread, leave sour-milk products and vegetable food. This will allow a little release of the intestine. Especially since women usually have an appetite before giving birth, a growing child presses on the stomach and the gastrointestinal tract is hard to cope with heavy food. On the day of childbirth, when a woman feels contractions and the waters have already moved away, it is better not to eat. First, the stomach during delivery should be empty, and secondly, contractions sometimes provoke nausea.
Cleansing the body before delivery with enema
It is better to conduct this procedure at home at the very beginning of labor. It will be less painful. The enema is made in order to minimize the discharge from the intestine during childbirth.
Shaving before delivery
Previously, shaving in Russia was an obligatory procedure before giving birth. But now our obstetricians-gynecologists began to orient themselves to the West and do not require mothers to come to the hospital shaved. So whether you need to shave before childbirth - it's up to you. If you are not sure whether you can shave neatly without cuts, then it's better not to shave at all, because infections can get through the cuts. You can also ask the administration of the hospital, how they treat shaving pubic hair.
Sanitation before childbirth
From the 36th week, it is necessary to begin purification of the birth canal. Sanitation is carried out so that a possible infection of the mother is not transmitted to the child at the time of birth. In addition, if there is inflammation in the mother's vagina, this can cause cracks in the vaginal mucosa. Sanitation of the birth canal before birth is done with antiseptic solutions, suppositories, medical tampons. There are many methods, a suitable method can be suggested by the attending physician.
Perineal massage before delivery
To prevent breaks, it is necessary to prepare a crotch for the birth of a child. Massage is done with the help of oil and is aimed at increasing the elasticity of the skin. Intimate gymnastics will also be very handy.
Preparing for a meeting with a baby
In addition to the above procedures before giving birth to a child, a woman should prepare for the meeting of her baby. It is necessary to prepare a room, clothes and everything necessary for care. It is advisable that someone is always at the supposed time of birth next to a woman. If there are children in the house, it is necessary to decide with whom they will stay until the woman is in the hospital.
Preparation of things necessary for the maternity home
It is necessary in the last days before the birth to collect a bag with the necessary things. Here's what you might find useful:
- bathrobe;
- slippers,
- gaskets,
- hygiene items (toothpaste, soap, etc.),
- money,
- set of clothes for the kid,
- towels.
This list may differ depending on the rules of the hospital. It is necessary to discuss with the hospital administration everything you need to do before giving birth and what to take with you. For example, some hospitals do not accept home clothes, they give out their dressing gowns and slippers. Do not hesitate to ask even the smallest things, perhaps your curiosity will help you to facilitate the process of delivery and make this day the most joyful and memorable.