Postpartum bath: Should you not bathe for a few days after a delivery?
You may be think of taking a bath after a delivery but is it unsafe to take to a bath immediately after a giving birth or is it just a myth? Hear it from an a expert.
To know more about it and to better understand when can you take to a bath after giving a birth to a baby, Health Shots spoke to the Dr Madhushree Vijayakumar, Consultant-Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Motherhood Hospitals, Herbal, Bengaluru.
Can you take to a bath after a delivery or giving birth to a baby?
Your body goes through to a lot during a child’s delivery. You may be feel you are itchy, sore or in need of the cleaning to your perinea l area. According to the Dr Vijayakumar, “You can take a bath after a giving birth, but it is a suggested you wait a while and follow in the instructions of your doctor.”
Bathing after a giving birth to the child depends on the way in which you have a delivered to your baby; normal or a c-section. If you have had a normal vaginal delivery without a complications, you can be shower in the next day. In fact, some women only wait for a few hours post-delivery, but this will be depend on their strength and how well they may be feel.
When is it safe to bathe after a C-section delivery?
If you have had a C-section delivery, it could mean that you may be take a longer time to the recover. The recovery may be also depend on the status of your incision site. It is advisable to wait for at least 2-3 days and then take to a shower with a warm water and clean in the area gently.
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Always consult to your doctor before getting into the shower because only your doctor can judge whether you are in the right condition to take a bath or not.
Can you get into a bathtub after a birth?
Before immersing to your body in a bathtub, you should hold off for at least 3 to 4 weeks. Dr Vijayakumar says, “Regardless of the type of the delivery you had, to your cervix will still be a dilated for the first few weeks following giving birth to the child. Additionally, if you stay in the tub for an a extended period of the time after having an a epistolary or perinea l tearing during a lab-our, there is a danger of wound breakdown.” After to a C-Section, prolonged bathing can be increase to your risk of the developing infections as well.
What is a postpartum sit bath?
A sit bath is a warm and shallow bath that helps in a cleaning to your perinea l area. The sit bath increases in the blood flow to the perinea l area and thus, promotes a faster healing in a process. If you have just had a baby to your doctor might recommend to a postpartum sit bath.
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“Some women also a opt for a cold water baths as they have a better healing effect than warm water but that is to be discussed with your doctor first. While a sit baths can be added in your general routine, they are mostly recommended for a women who have given birth vaginally. This can be a soothing experience for them after giving a birth,” says Dr Vijayakumar.
Benefits of the postpartum sit bath
Sit bathing after a delivery can help to your body in a different ways such as:
It relieves pain are including from an a epistolary or a hemorrhoids
Promotes healing and better blood circulation.
Helps you to the relax
Cleans to your body
Relieves in a itching
There is a very limited risk of infections in the perinea l area with a sit baths. Consult to your doctor for a any unusual symptoms.
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