Essential tool for postpartum recovery

When it comes to pelvic floor muscle repair, Kegel balls are also the subject of controversy. Some people say that after three months of use, the muscle strength has directly increased to level 5, while others say that after using them, urinary leakage becomes more serious. My own experience is: wait 42 days for a re-examination to evaluate the pelvic floor muscles. If the muscle strength is less than level 3, follow the hospital for electrical stimulation rehabilitation first. Don’t blindly practice ball training at home. If you use incorrect force, it will strain the pelvic floor muscles, and the more you practice, the worse it will be. If your muscle strength has reached the standard and you just want to maintain it on a daily basis, the lightweight Kegel balls are really useful. I just stuffed them in when I was sitting on the sofa and breastfeeding. I didn’t have to take time to do exercises. I just practiced without realizing it. It was much easier to persist than setting the alarm clock every day to get up and do Kegels.

Actually, many people don’t know that the speed of postpartum recovery really does not depend on how many repair exercises you do. It is very important to have enough time to rest. The little girl I was in the same ward before had a natural delivery and side surgery and recovered well. However, no one came home to help take care of the baby. She had to sit and hold her baby for more than half an hour every time she breastfed, and she had to squat in the bathroom to wash her buttocks. Before the end of the month, she developed back pain and pelvic floor muscle pain, and she also developed mild prolapse during the review. For example, the adjustable nursing pillow is really much easier to use than the fixed model that costs tens of dollars. I used to use the ordinary model, and I had to put my arms on the cushion every time I nursed. After feeding, my waist and shoulders were so sore. Later, my best friend gave me a liftable one, which was adjusted to the right height for the baby to stick to my chest. When I leaned on the backrest, I didn’t have to use my arms at all, and I didn’t feel tired after feeding for 40 minutes. There is also a constant-temperature bidet. Don't listen to what people say that you can wash it by squatting on the ground with an ordinary basin. After childbirth, the pelvic floor muscles are already loose. If you squat for a long time, the abdominal pressure will increase, which will cause prolapse. Every time you go to the toilet and flush it, sit in it and soak it in warm potassium permanganate water for 10 minutes. Side cuts or tears heal very quickly. I was completely pain-free in 7 days. The little girl in the same ward I just mentioned bought one after my recommendation, and said that the pain was reduced by half in less than three days.

Oh, by the way, there is also a recovery tool that no one has ever thought of. I bought it purely by scraping together the bill, but it turned out to be the most used item during the entire confinement period - noise-canceling headphones. During the two months after giving birth, my hormones were so chaotic that even the slightest movement would make me irritable for a long time. I finally coaxed the baby to sleep. My mother-in-law was mopping the floor in the living room and turning on the range hood, while my husband was snoring next to me. I was already sleep-deprived and was so noisy that I couldn't sleep at all. I almost cried several times. Then I put on headphones and played white noise, and the world instantly became clean. I was able to sleep for two hours, which is more effective than any repair mask. There is also a small gadget that costs a few dollars that I highly recommend. It is a small whiteboard that can be stuck on the refrigerator. Sometimes I get tired of taking care of the baby, or I have an quarrel with my husband, so I write down the unhappy things on it and cross them out after I write them. It is much better than holding back and sulking, or making my husband complain to the point of quarreling. Once my mood is stabilized, my body will naturally recover faster. Of course, some people think that it is useless to do this and just adjust their mentality. I can only say that people who have never experienced it are not qualified to say this. When hormones come up, all the principles will not work. Having a gadget to give you an outlet for your emotions is much better than carrying it hard.

I am now helping my sisters make a list of postpartum recovery. I never directly throw out a bunch of links. I always ask them first whether it is vaginal or cesarean, how the rectus abdominis and pelvic floor muscles are, whether there is anyone at home to help with the baby, and whether they are prone to anxiety. Then I recommend suitable things to them. So far, no one has said that what I recommended is not useful. To put it bluntly, there is no "must-have artifact" that is universal across the Internet. What you need most at the moment, the one that can help you suffer less, is the best artifact.