Childbirth can be a wonderful experience, and it can also be a painful experience. When you think you know all about childbirth it's also the moment when you realize you don't know. Do not worry too much, let aFamilyToday Health follow up on the following sharing so that mothers do not be too surprised when picking up the baby.
Relatives often don't tell you these things because they don't want to scare you. Because these facts are more or less odd and painful.
This sounds a bit odd, but you should know. At birth, the doctor will ask you to try to "push, push". And when you push, you will not be able to control your bowel movements during childbirth. Don't be ashamed if it comes to you because midwives and midwives have seen it not just once or twice.
During pregnancy, if the mother has complications such as high blood pressure then for the safety of both mother and baby, the doctor will have to suck the baby out. However, mothers do not panic and this method does not affect the baby's health too much.
After giving birth, you will bleed for a long time. The doctor or specialist will not tell you about this in advance. You can actually bleed 4–6 weeks after giving birth. This is because during pregnancy, you never "come month". Therefore, you will need sanitary napkins.
Pain is inevitable at birth, spasmodic pain is worst. Imagine these pains like menstrual cramps, but only the early stages. Over time, these pains became worse and worse in the lower abdomen. To relieve pain, you can ask your doctor to do an epidural.
Movies often depict women who, before giving birth, experience massive rupture of their membranes . However, this is completely not true. When the amniotic sac bursts, it feels very similar to when you are urinating. The only difference is that the water comes out drop by drop of liquid, which drips slowly and can flow all day.
The use of a spray to clean the anus will help limit the anal irritation caused by rubbing with paper.
During pregnancy, the level of estrogen in the body increases, making hair thicker and stronger. However, after giving birth, estrogen levels drop causing hair loss.
Swelling of the feet is a common response to pregnancy. Even though the swelling should be less after birth, the size of your feet will still be larger than normal. For some women this will only last a short time, but for others it will be forever.
Sweating is common a few weeks after birth. This may even make you mistakenly think that you have had a cold. More specifically, sweating can last throughout the night.
Through the above sharing, you must have learned some useful information to prepare yourself mentally before the day of labor . Do not worry too much, because after these difficult moments, you will experience an extremely happy feeling when you see your baby for the first time.
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