Things to note the day before cesarean section

Cesarean section does not require natural delivery and uterine contraction. Cesarean section can reduce the pain caused by uterine contractions to a certain extent. However, everyone also needs to pay attention to it in daily life. The preparation for cesarean section is very important. On the day of cesarean section, you should pay attention to rest well and check your body's organs in time, and make sufficient preparations.

Key points for care in the first 3 days after cesarean section

The day after cesarean section

On the day of cesarean section, the mother must make sure to get a good rest after returning to the ward, because it is a major surgical experience after all. At this time, there will be irritation from the urinary catheter, discomfort from the oxygen tube, entanglement from the ECG monitor cuff, and a pain pump on the back.

After the birth of a child, the mother has great attraction. The mother will constantly pay attention to the child. Mothers are reminded that at this time, except for feeding the child when needed, they must close their eyes and rest at other times to restore their strength as soon as possible. After delivery, you should turn over more often to promote early gas discharge, and eat as soon as possible to replenish the physical energy loss caused by the surgery.

Day 2 after cesarean section

After the catheter is removed on the second day after delivery, you should move around as soon as possible. You can sit up first, then move around on the bed, and then get up and move around. Never lie in bed motionless, as this will affect blood circulation in the lower limbs and cause deep phlebitis in the lower limbs. When the analgesic pump is removed, the wound will feel painful, and the uterus will contract and hurt when the baby sucks the breast. These pains are very painful for women who have undergone cesarean section and have not experienced the labor process. They must grit their teeth and get through it. The pain of uterine contractions when the baby is breastfeeding is just like the mild dysmenorrhea during menstruation and is tolerable. Only such contractions can cause the uterus to shrink from a spherical organ as big as a ball to its pre-pregnancy size.

There will be puerperal sweat after delivery. This is the water stored in the body during pregnancy which is discharged from the body in the form of puerperal sweat after delivery. Don't think that it is sweat caused by physical weakness. Change clothes every day to ensure your body is clean. The nurse will help the mother to clean the vulva and keep it clean. Fluid infusion is also required in the first two days after delivery to replenish the loss during the operation and the energy deficiency caused by not being able to eat as soon as possible after the operation; the doctor will also give the mother antibiotics to prevent infection.