If the pregnant mother has to undergo a caesarean section because of the fetal position or other reasons, then when to drink water and eat after the caesarean section must be the first concern of everyone.
To eat, you have to exhaust it first.
Because I was pregnant with twins, it was most likely a caesarean section, so I did a lot of notes on issues related to caesarean section at the beginning. Because a fetal umbilical cord is circled around the neck and a fetal position is breech position, I ended up giving birth to a caesarean section that was indeed performed.
After giving birth, I was exhausted in 16 hours because of the proper method. Unfortunately, it was most of the night when the family slept, otherwise I really wanted to eat something immediately. Here will be made these small notes, small experience to share to the pregnant mothers, in advance to understand.
In the middle of the night after the caesarean section, I excitedly used my mobile phone to record the exhaust time
My caesarean section was scheduled for the second in the morning, and two children were born around 11 a.m.
The first night, naturally, I also slept lightly. From 3:20 a.m. to 3:30 a.m., I let go of 3 farts, 2 at 5:00, and once at 5:45, 6:16, 6:30, and 6:56.
My mother, who has not yet given birth, may look a little embarrassed, but my mother who has undergone a caesarean section should be able to understand my excitement: I can finally eat!
The next day, when the nurse came to check, she thought I hadn't moved much, and said, "If you don't move, you can't exhaust, you can't eat!" ”
I proudly told her: "There is an activity, it is exhausting in the middle of the night, and I drank millet porridge in the morning." ”
Before and after caesarean section, four preparations should be made to promote maternal exhaustion.
Preparation 1: No water and fasting for 6 hours before surgery
Non-temporary caesarean section surgery will require pregnant women to fast from water for 4 hours before surgery, and it is best to do 6 hours before surgery.
If the operation time is optional, try to arrange the first and second surgery in the morning.
Morning surgery, fasting after dinner the day before. One is that when you fall asleep, you will not be too hungry, and you will not be hungry because you see your family members eating; the second is that you will fast food and water for a longer time, which is more conducive to rapid postoperative exhaustion.
I had my second caesarean section in the morning, and from 8:30 to 9:00 the doctor and nurse came to round the room, change my surgical gown, and intubate the urinary catheter. Enter the operating room at about 10 o'clock.
I hadn't eaten anything since 8 p.m. the night before, and I had fasted for 14 hours before the surgery.
When I get up in the morning to brush my teeth, I don't feel hungry, just a little thirsty.
And why is it best to fast for a caesarean section?
Caesarean section surgery generally takes epidural anesthesia, commonly known as "semi-anesthesia", and anesthesia is injected into the posterior lumbar spinal cord.
The allergic reaction of anesthesia is vomiting, reflux, or a certain incidence. If vomiting and reflux occur during surgery, it is easy to let the stomach contents enter the trachea, and the most serious is to cause mechanical airway obstruction, affecting the health of mothers and babies, and even threatening life safety.
Using "half anesthesia" surgery, the maternal consciousness is awake, but the lower body has no feeling for a while. At this time, if the mother has an allergic reaction to anesthesia - vomiting, it can also cooperate with the medical worker to spit it out, rather than accidentally inhaling into the trachea.
Similarly, fasting and water for 4 hours before surgery is also to make there less food in the stomach, minimize and avoid the dangerous situation of food choking into the trachea, all from the perspective of maternal safety and health.
There is also a case where the woman is turned by caesarean section, or if the woman has an emergency and temporarily arranges for a caesarean section, the woman may not have fasted food and water 4 hours in advance.
Please don't worry too much, after all, the probability of anesthesia allergy is very low, so the probability of airway blockage is also very small. It is good for the mother to maintain emotional stability, cooperate with the doctor, and trust the doctor.
This situation may only be slower after surgery.
Preparation 2: 6 hours after the operation, do not water, fast, move your toes more, and cooperate with the medical staff to press the stomach
After the caesarean section, it is necessary to lie flat on the pillow and not drink water for 6 hours. It is necessary to turn the head to one side in order to spit out in time when vomiting occurs, so as to prevent debris from being inhaled into the trachea by mistake.
Caesarean section surgery stimulates the intestines and greatly hinders intestinal function. Intestinal peristalsis will slow down, there is gas accumulation in the intestinal lumen, and it is easy to have a feeling of bloating after surgery, and the body needs to recover slowly.
When Mom returns to the ward, she tries to move her toes. A small number of people may also have sequelae of anesthesia, feel cold or feel weak limbs, and need to reduce discomfort by moving the toes, ankle joints and other movements.
At the same time, the fingers can also be moved.
Fingers and toes are the furthest from the heart, and only when the rate of blood circulation through here is restored, the body's metabolic capacity can be restored more quickly.
When I first came back to the ward, in addition to shivering (in the summer, I thought I was wearing thin socks), the anesthesia had not yet dissipated, I did not feel pain, I was basically still in a state of excitement, and I poked my mobile phone for a long time. This is a very wrong approach.
In addition to the annunciation (you can also let your husband do the work) after the operation, it is best to close your eyes and rest the meeting quickly. Because the anesthetic is scattered, combined with the strong uterine contraction, you will feel pain.
When the postpartum doctor and nurse come to round the room, they will press your stomach by the way, and it will indeed hurt, but don't resist, don't dodge. Muscle relaxation and coordination are good, but it is less painful, and it can also promote exhaust faster.
In fact, the doctor's method is still more professional, although the nurse has guided the family to help me press the stomach, but still dare not operate, please the sister-in-law also pressed the intensity is relatively light, in fact, can not achieve the good effect of medical staff.
Preparation 3: After 6 hours, drink 3 more kinds of water and turn over frequently
After 6 hours, the mother can drink water, and the family can prepare these three kinds of water in advance:
White radish soup (soup stewed without salt);
Tangerine peel soaked in water to drink (it is recommended to go to the Chinese medicine store to buy old tangerine peel, to make snacks of tangerine peel added too much sugar and salt);
Kumquat can be bought in water (can be bought in Chinese medicine stores; fresh kumquat is bought in water at the time of the season; when there are no above two kinds, you can go to the supermarket to buy a pack of kumquat for snacks, first soak off the sugar on it with warm boiling water, and then give the mother a second boiled water to soak out the water).
It is best for women who have a caesarean section to eat only liquid foods until the anus is not exhausting. Eat less, try not to eat foods that are easy to ferment and produce more gas: sugar, soybeans, soy milk, starchy foods, reduce bloating, promote exhaustion.
After exhaustion, first eat some semi-liquid food, such as white ear soup, millet porridge (both nourishing, promoting milk production, but also making people feel full), and then slowly turn to ordinary meals.
Before I was born, I knew that I could drink tangerine peel water, but when I went to the pharmacy to buy it, I could also drink kumquat water, and the white radish soup did not put salt at the beginning Of these suggestions, which were taught to me by a very experienced sister-in-law.
I was born in the summer, afraid that my parents were too hard, did not let them specially prepare meals, I did not drink radish soup, just alternately drink tangerine peel water, kumquat soaked water, the taste is good, the effect is also very good.
Tangerine peel water
In addition to drinking water, the mother can also put on a pillow at this time and start practicing turning over.
Of course, it is best to have the assistance of family and medical staff in the first few times, and then you can grab the armrests on both sides of the bed by yourself and practice slowly.
At this time, the best position is not to lie flat, but to lie in a semi-recumbent position, which can reduce the vibration and traction pain of the wound, and facilitate the faster discharge of blood in the uterine cavity.
The semi-recumbent angle, preferably in a 20-30 degrees body and bed, can be assisted by lifting the bed adjustment, cushioning the futon, etc.
To ask the mother to take the initiative to turn over, of course, generally still do not have the courage, the family can borrow the opportunity to change the mattress pad, feed the baby and other opportunities to force and assist the mother to turn over.
The puerperioparian pad must be changed frequently, especially in the summer when the temperature is higher, it is easy to breed bacteria, and it is also convenient to observe whether there is an abnormality in the amount of vaginal bleeding (family members should pay attention to the amount of maternal bleeding within 24 hours after surgery, if the amount of bleeding exceeds the amount of menstruation, notify the doctor in time). If the replacement of the entire puerperal mat is more troublesome, it is indeed more expensive, you can prepare some knife paper, about 10 yuan a roll, you can do postpartum toilet paper, or pad several layers of knife paper on the puerperal mat; when the puerperal mat is not particularly dirty, replace the knife paper.
Knife paper
The mother who has a caesarean section can breastfeed, return to the ward, and immediately let the family hold the child and suck it, and feed more.
I was breastfeeding twins at the time, and I had to feed one on one side at a time, lie flat, and feed the other side to the other, plus the stimulation of uterine shrinkage, and it felt like a pain of all kinds of tearing.
Turning over more, in addition to being able to exhaust as soon as possible, is also to help the mother discharge lochia.
When I was discharged from the hospital on the 5th day after giving birth, my ultrasound B ultrasound was one of the few twins who met the standard, and I was praised by the doctor. In fact, move early, move more early, but the pain will be lower. On the 5th day, I walked to the B ultrasound room, got off the elevator and went home, and was already able to walk independently (the family carried the luggage, held the two children, and coordinated with the security guard to pick up the car parking place).
Postpartum exhaust is a sign of intestinal function restoration, and turning over can avoid the occurrence of intestinal adhesions.
Preparation 4: 24 hours after surgery, get out of bed and be more active after removal of the urinary catheter
As mentioned above, I left the hospital slowly and independently, and some caesarean section women also needed their families to borrow a wheelchair to push out of the hospital building. In fact, early activity is really of great benefit to the recovery of the mother's own body.
24 hours after the operation, the nurse will come to pull out the urinary catheter, and you will have to get out of bed to pee.
Start by getting out of bed to get used to it. The mother tries to move the body to the edge of the bed, the legs are hanging under the bed, first let the blood circulation of the body adapt to the meeting, there will be lower limb congestion, numbness, swelling, slight pain.
After a few minutes of acclimatization, slowly get out of bed and stand still.
After being able to stand firmly, with the support of your family, slowly walk to the toilet to urinate.
Start by walking in the ward to walking slowly in the corridors of the ward.
A final tip
For caesarean section mothers, compared with normal mothers, there will be more work to be done after childbirth and the acute situations that the body may encounter. Mom herself and her family must not be careless!
For the health of the mother, early exhaustion and early eating after childbirth, it is necessary to do a good job of early abstinence before birth, only drink tangerine peel water, kumquat water, and white radish soup before exhaust, turn over, get out of bed early, walk around diligently, and breastfeed as much as possible.
At the same time, after exhausting, it is also preferable to have an easy-to-digest and light diet. After all, caesarean section has great harm to internal organs, slow intestinal peristalsis, big fish and meat or heavy food, which is not conducive to eating in the first week after childbirth, easy to block milk, and also easy to cause adverse effects such as maternal constipation.
Kumquat water
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