The mother is usually sent home with her baby a day or two
after cesarean surgery. He usually comes back to the hospital for a week later.
In the meantime, there are some points to pay attention during and after a week
at home:
- Breastfeed your baby frequently and every time. In those
who have cesarean surgery, milk does not come immediately or the promise of low
income is not correct. This is a situation related to your breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is a very important issue for baby and mother.
- Usually it is allowed to take a bath 3 days after the
operation and the seam area to become wet. However, this issue may vary
depending on the condition of your stitch and your doctor's recommendations.
You should follow the advice of your doctor in this regard.
- Take the time to rest and sleep. Since this period is a
tiring period due to the baby, you should take care to rest and sleep whenever
the baby allows.
- Try walking for 20-30 minutes every day. This will be
beneficial for your body to recover after pregnancy, abdominal swelling, and
excess weight. Avoid heavy exercise and sports, except walking in the first
weeks.
- It is normal to have a small amount of vaginal bleeding
after cesarean. This continues for a month or so. For this, only sanitary pads
should be used, and tampons should not be used. Operations such as washing
inside the vagina should never be performed.
- If your doctor allows, you can start sexual activity 4 - 6
weeks after surgery.
- You should take care of regular and healthy nutrition. You
should consume plenty of water and liquid foods.
- In cases such as excessive bleeding, fever, foul-smelling
vaginal discharge, opening or discharge in the seams, bleeding, excessive pain
and redness in the breasts, sudden swelling and redness of the legs, consult a
doctor immediately. Even if there are no complaints, you should definitely go
for a check-up on the date determined by your doctor, this usually happens 7 to
10 days after surgery.
- When you leave the hospital, you should definitely use the
drugs that are prescribed for you.