What To Expect After Giving Birth
03 February 2012 / Uncategorized / 0 Comment
After the nine months of waiting period, the time has finally come to meet personally that little one who used to swim in your womb. After giving birth, new moms are overwhelmed with the changes that happen to them. To give you an idea on what to expect after giving birth, I am sharing my experiences after giving birth to my baby girl. I can say motherhood is something that you will fully understand when you are already in that situation. Although there are books, blogs and sharing with other moms before giving birth, there are many things that you will learn once you become a mom. Every mom’s experience is unique and expects that your everyday experiences with your little one will constantly give you everyday lessons that will make you a better mom eventually.
• After giving birth, your baby will be the first one in your mind once you woke up from recovery room. As new moms, we are excited to cuddle them and excited to go home to take care of our little one.
• It is only when we arrive in our home that we notice the physical changes in our body. The sagging abdomen, dark pigmentation in our skin (especially on the neck, armpit and cheekbone), enlarge genital organ, dark nipple and stretch marks. Feeling ugly is common since we expect that after giving birth our physical body will get back to normal. You will even feel frustrated if you try to wear your clothes before you became pregnant and notice that you already have those extra fats.
• Expect heavy bleeding, lochia, after giving birth. This consists of blood and tissues from the separation of placenta in our uterus. It will eventually go lighter after two weeks.
• Expect vaginal dryness until you have your first period because of hormonal changes that undertakes in your body. You will feel abdominal cramps since your uterus is getting back to normal. Your genital organ may have enlarged or stretched but it will come back to its normal shape over time. Avoid sexual contact until your uterus and vagina have fully healed. You can resume sexual contact with your partner after six weeks.
• Usually on the fourth month after giving birth, your hair will go back into its original texture and thickness. Our hair usually shed everyday, but due to pregnancy hormones, our hair goes thicker because the hormones prevent hair from falling. After giving birth, the strands of hair that are supposed to shed will fall.
• Majority of women who gave birth experiences postpartum depression. That is why, you will feel depressed and blue at some times without any reason.
Giving birth is one of the most difficult part of being a woman, but being a mom is the most rewarding.
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