If you are a would-be-mummy, you would have to ensure that your little one arrives healthy and hearty. Most of you, during your pregnancy, may think of delivering your baby, vaginally. However, some of you may give birth through an emergency C- section. A C-section is a common surgical method to deliver your baby via an incision made in your abdomen and uterus. This is a cut just a little bit around 4 to 6 inches long – vertically and horizontally. This is big enough for your little one to pop out of your womb.
Ideally, it would take only 6 weeks for a C – section to heal. However, the healing period after C-section delivery may differ from one new mom to another. After all, an emergency C-section may impact your physical as well as mental state greatly. You might bleed vaginally, and experience pain and discomfort. You might even have to be in the hospital for 7 – 8 days.
Read on to find out how to heal from C-section Delivery.
The Ways to Get Relief from an Emergency C – section
Here are a few different ways by which you can take care of your emergency C – section:
Hospital Care
If you are in the hospital after a Caesar for around 3 or 4 days, you would be taken care of in this way:
- You will be given painkillers
- You might experience skin-to-skin contact with your baby and can start breastfeeding your little one. Keep the breastfeeding positions in mind – football hold and side-lying hold
- Your healthcare provider will suggest you move out of bed as soon as possible
- For at least 12 hours you might have to be cathered
- For at least 24 hours you might have to be dressed
- You might be advised to eat in balance and stay hydrated
- As soon as you are ready to go home, a lift will be there for you to make the way out of the hospital easily. Keep in mind that you do not drive for a few weeks.
Ways to Look After Your Wound
Your healthcare provider would advise you to:
- Keep the wound dry and clean it gently
- Do wear loose and comfy clothes with cotton underwear
- Be careful of the signs of infection
- Don’t forget to take painkillers from your healthcare provider
Ways to Look After Your C-section Scars
You might have scars of two types – Keloid and Hypertrophic after you deliver your baby via a C-section. Here are a few things to keep in mind while you heal your C – section scars:
- Use warm water and a soft towel for wiping the area. But try not to scrub
- Use a heating pad on the scars so that the pain is less
- Wear loose clothes so that air passes easily, thus healing the scar
- Avoid doing strenuous exercises so that, you do not further infect the scar
- Itching and feeling numb are quite normal. Follow your doctor’s advice and take proper medicines. The scars will ultimately fade away.
Ways to Look After Your Emotional Health
After a C-section delivery, it is quite natural that you will undergo an emotional change also. In fact, you might feel depressed for a lot of reasons, postpartum. And, you should not take this lightly. Take in all the nutritional benefits from your food and do some yoga and meditation to keep yourself mentally boosted.
Take a lot of rest. This will help you recover easily.
