What are the must-do items for postpartum recovery

In fact, the only "must-do" that is common to all people is the 42-day postpartum comprehensive recovery assessment. The rest of the items must be based on your own review results. There is no such thing as the "three-piece postpartum repair set that everyone must do" promoted by the organization.

Last week, I just accompanied my best friend who had a cesarean section for a re-examination. During her confinement, she was tricked by a door-to-door obstetrician into paying a deposit of more than 8,000 for a full set of repairs. Pelvic closure, rectus abdominis repair, and pelvic floor muscle magnetic therapy were all required. However, during the re-examination, the doctor tested her rectus abdominis muscle score. Li Cai only had 1 finger, and there was no leakage or prolapse of urine, and her pelvic floor muscle strength was level 4. She didn’t need to spend money on equipment at all. She could slowly recover after going home and doing Kegels and abdominal breathing for 10 minutes every day. Finally, she went to the obstetrics and health care institution to get a refund for most of the money, saying that she almost paid IQ tax.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the pelvic repair project that is currently causing controversy on the Internet. The opinions of the two sides are very different. Most of the public obstetricians and rehabilitation doctors I have asked will say that if the simple pubic symphysis separation caused by pregnancy and childbirth is within 2cm, it will usually reset naturally about 3 months after delivery. Those so-called repairs that forcefully press your hips and wrap your waist are completely unnecessary. If you use too much force, you may damage the soft tissue and aggravate the organs. Prolapse; however, many clinical postpartum rehabilitation practitioners who have been working for five or six years will mention that if you have sacroiliac pain when walking for a long time after delivery, cannot put on the pants you wore before pregnancy, or if you have sacroiliac joint disorder when taking X-rays, targeted muscle relaxation and bone adjustment are necessary, and you cannot kill all pelvic-related rehabilitation projects at one stroke.

Of course, this does not mean that all maternity and health care projects are IQ taxes. If your pelvic floor muscle strength is found to be less than level 3 during the reexamination, you usually leak urine when coughing and laughing, or you have mild to moderate organ prolapse, then electrical stimulation and biofeedback training of the pelvic floor muscles really need to be arranged. , don’t be embarrassed to delay. My cousin didn’t take it seriously after giving birth to her second child. She leaked urine for more than half a year, and she didn’t even dare to dance in the square. Later, she underwent pelvic floor repair according to the treatment plan for 2 months, and basically never happened again. She always said that she would have done it if she had known better, so as to avoid suffering so much. If the rectus abdominis is separated by more than 2 fingers, don’t blindly practice crunches and planks at home. First seek guidance from a professional rehabilitation specialist for targeted closed training. Otherwise, the separation will become wider and wider, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

In fact, to put it bluntly, buying skin care products for postpartum recovery is the same as buying skin care products. No matter how great the essence is, if you don’t do a skin test first to know that you have dry skin, oily skin and sensitive skin, using it blindly will only ruin your face. Don't be stupid and just rush if the organization says you must do it. Do a good evaluation first and make up for whatever is missing. Only then can you be truly responsible for yourself.