If a baby was born with help of Cesarean section, this means that his first cry – is a special miracle. But you need to recover as soon as possible after this operation to enjoy happiness of maternity.

First days after Cesarean section are most difficult. Such small things, like turning sideways, coughing, taking a deep breathe or reaching a bed is so difficult for you now.

FIRST DAYS

During the first day after operation a new mother is in intensive care, where a nurse and anaesthetist take care after her. They take her blood pressure, pulse rate, temperature, value level of uterus contraction and intensity of vaginal secretions, urination.

A nurse changes bandages in the area of postoperative stitch. After taking epidural or spinal anesthesia a woman should stay in bed from 3 to 12 hours. She should get up little by little, without haste, sudden moves and surely in presence of some medical staff or relatives. She can sit on 2nd-3rd day after operation.

To feel more comfortable after operation, you just should follow these advices:

Turning aside

1. It will be easier for you to turn from back to side, if you, first of all, bend your knees so that your feet would set against a level you are lying on.

2. Set you feet against this level and raise your hips so that to draw yourself up from shoulders to knees.

3. Turn your hips aside and pull down them. Then turn an upper part of your body to the same direction.

So, you are lying on side. Such method saves your stitches from damage and prevents your elbows from painful rubbing against bed-sheets.

Cough

If you were given general anaesthetic during operation, you need to cough to get rid of slime that accumulated in your lungs.

Use a simple technique called “woof” to clear your throat without painful sensations. Regardless of its ironic name, it is really effective and recommended by experts.

1. You need to strengthen stitches with your hands, small pillow or tie them up with a towel.

2. Now take a deep breath, filling your lungs completely.

3. Next action – full breath, sharply, but accurately – drawing inside your belly, but swelling it.

4. Utter a sound, resembling “bow-wow”.

5. Repeat several times during an hour, especially if you feel gurgling or sobs in your thorax. If your thorax is clear and you get up regularly, there is no need to do this often.

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