How long after giving birth can I swim?

Swimming is one of the sports that many women love, but for new mothers, they cannot go swimming immediately. Because the mother's body has not fully recovered after giving birth, and her resistance is relatively poor, she is easily infected by various bacteria and causes various diseases. Generally speaking, swimming is prohibited within two months after delivery. Swimming after four months after delivery will not cause harm to the body!

1. When can I swim?

Postpartum swimming is a way to lose weight after childbirth. It reduces the body fat accumulated during pregnancy by increasing exercise and is the choice of many beauty-conscious mothers.

Mothers are prohibited from swimming within 2 months after giving birth. Because there are wounds on the inner wall of the uterus caused by placental detachment after delivery, it takes 42 days or even two months to recover.

Mothers can swim four months after giving birth. At this time, the uterus has returned to normal and the mother's body functions have improved accordingly, so swimming will not be a problem. Swimming is beneficial for postpartum body recovery, but it is recommended that the amount of exercise should not be too much, so as not to cause excessive fatigue and reduce milk secretion. Excessive lactic acid is produced after exercise, which can overflow into breast milk. If the baby eats immediately, it is easy to cause diarrhea, so it is recommended not to breastfeed immediately after exercise.

2. You can do these exercises in the water

Leg clamp: Lie on your back on the water surface and hook your hands on the sink above your head. Put your legs together, then spread them as far as possible, then put them together again, crossing your legs up and down. Bring them together, separate them, and repeat the process alternately.

Jump: Stand in waist-deep water with your hands on your hips and your legs together. Jump forward, then jump back.

Squat: Stand in waist-deep water, inhale, squat down, bend left leg, and straighten right leg to the side; stand up, exhale. Switch legs and repeat the same movements.

3. Choose a swimming pool based on disinfection method

Traditional swimming pools are disinfected using chlorine, which produces some chemicals that are irritating to the body. Therefore, it is best for pregnant mothers to choose a swimming pool that uses ozone or infrared disinfection. This method can ensure that the swimming pool water is renewed once in a short period of time, effectively remove bacteria, and the pool water can even meet the standards of drinking water.

For example, swimming pools in five-star hotels, professional-level swimming pools, and private swimming pools have better sanitary conditions.