What Are the Characteristics of a Postpartum Uterus?

Postpartum uterine contraction, the foreign name is Postpartum uterine contraction. The fetal growth and development needs during pregnancy, that is, the entire abdomen feels hard tied, or there is a feeling of tightness, and even pain, which will cause major postpartum bleeding. During activity or when the fetus grows up and the uterine band is pulled, it seems that there is a contraction of the uterus. The preventive method is to massage the uterine base early in the postpartum period.

Postpartum uterine contraction

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Postpartum uterine contraction, foreign name Postpartum uterine contraction,

Uterine contraction means that the entire abdomen feels tightly bound, or there is a feeling of tightness, or even pain. However, when the fetus is moving or the fetus is growing up, the uterine band is pulled, and it also feels like a uterine contraction.

As mentioned earlier, shrinkage of the uterus and reduction of lochia to disappearance are indicators of uterine recovery. Therefore, it is common to classify the lower abdomen as poor uterine contraction. In fact, maternal lower abdomen cannot be eliminated, often because the skin of the lower abdomen is stretched so loose that it cannot shrink. In fact, most pregnant women's uterus is still contracted normally. But if a mass is still felt in the lower abdomen, May be a poor contraction of the uterus. But in fact, we need to look at the reduction of lochia. Sometimes the uterine volume does not decrease because of the presence of long uterine fibroids. These all need to go to the hospital for examination. If the uterine contraction is really bad, the main danger is that it will cause major postpartum hemorrhage. This is where you really need to pay attention.

It is the most natural way to massage the uterine floor in the early postpartum period, so that the uterine muscles can be stimulated to contract. Also, letting your baby suck breast milk can stimulate uterine contractions. But what about mothers who do nt breastfeed? According to the physiological principles of uterine contraction, stimulating the nipples will make the body produce uterine contractin, so massaging the breast or applying hot breasts will have the same effect. This is the physical way to promote the uterus Shrink method.
After conceiving a baby in October and successfully "unloading", the uterus that has changed the most during pregnancy has to rest well. During confinement, pay attention to the uterine recovery, and don't forget to return to the clinic after the full moon to confirm the recovery of the uterus. The biochemical soup often used during confinement should pay attention to the correct way of drinking, to avoid the lochia ticking all the time, affecting the recovery of the uterus.
During postpartum confinement, pay attention to the discharge of lochia and the recovery of the uterus to grasp the recovery of the uterus. Consider that the size of the uterus before pregnancy is the same as your fist (about 50 grams). In order to conceive a new life, it will be so large (about 1000 grams). When the fetus is delivered, the uterus is like a flat ball, but still It will take some time to return to the pre-pregnancy condition.

The uterus is an organ made of thicker muscles and does not immediately return to its original shape. It takes about two weeks to return to the pelvic cavity and return to the size before pregnancy in 6 weeks. He said that the state of uterine recovery can be viewed from three aspects:
Uterine body: The uterus contracts immediately after delivery. Therefore, you can use the hand membrane in the abdomen to reach a very hard and spherical uterine body, which is almost the same height as the navel. Then, the height will drop a little every day. In about two weeks, the uterus will become smaller and enter the pelvic cavity. At this time, the bottom of the uterus cannot be touched.
Cervix: After delivery, the cervix becomes very soft due to congestion and edema, and the wall of the cervix will also become very thin. It will not return to its original shape after about 7 days. 7 to 10 days after the birth, the cervix's inner mouth will close, and the cervix will return to its original size until about 4 weeks after delivery.
Endometrium: After the placenta and placenta are separated from the uterine wall, they are excreted by the mother. From the basal layer of the endometrium, a new layer of endometrium will grow. About 10 days after delivery, except for the original placenta attachment surface (after delivery, about the size of the palm, it will completely heal without leaving traces after 6 to 8 weeks after delivery), all other parts of the uterine cavity will be covered by the new endometrium.
In the process of uterine recovery, the blood vessels need to be compressed to stop bleeding and return to their original size through a strong muscle "contraction" action. Therefore, within 1 week after giving birth, the mother often feels pain caused by uterine contraction. If the contraction is not good, the blood vessels will continue to bleed. If blood clots are formed in the uterine cavity, the contraction of the uterine muscle layer will be worse, and the bleeding will worsen.
In order to speed up the contraction of the uterus, Dr. Chen Baoren said that natural mothers can use uterine massage and uterine contraction drugs, while cesarean women have wounds, but inject drip uterine contraction agents to allow the uterus to contract smoothly.

The mother puts her hands around her belly button and touches to find the uterus. If she does not feel a round lump in her abdomen, she needs to perform a circular massage of the uterus to accelerate the contraction of the uterus. As the uterus contracts, the lochia is also excreted. A hardened uterus indicates a good contraction. Therefore, natural mothers should massage at any time within 24 hours after giving birth. They must be hardened before they can stop.

If there is still placenta or placental tissue in the uterus or poor uterine contraction, it will affect the speed of uterine recovery. This can be judged by observing the color, amount and smell of lochia discharged. Dr. Chen Baoren pointed out that under normal circumstances, the amount of lochia will be less and less, the color will become lighter, and it will end in about 3 weeks. Too much lochia is abnormal.
If the amount of bloody lochia increases significantly, and the duration is prolonged (more than 3 days), or the lochia has an odor, or even the lochia has been endless, the original color has faded and turned red, the mother must go to the doctor in time. After inspection, if there is still residual material in the uterus, it needs to be treated. If the uterine contraction is not simple, oral (injection) uterine contraction agent will be given, and the mother will be taught to massage the uterus and encourage her to continue breastfeeding to promote uterine contraction and increase uterine recovery.

The uterus during pregnancy often shrinks, divided into two types: physiological and pathological.

Traditional Chinese medicines such as motherwort, angelica, safflower can also strengthen the contraction of the uterus. Among them, the essential oil of angelica and ferulic acid can inhibit the contraction of uterine smooth muscle, and its water-soluble alcohol-volatile non-volatile substances can excite the uterine smooth muscle. The effect of angelica on the uterus is biphasic depending on the functional state of the uterus.

1.Gastrodia angelica water fish soup

Ingredients: 600 grams of soft-shelled turtles. Supplementary materials: 20 grams of Gastrodia, 20 grams of Angelica. 40 grams of jujube (dried). Seasoning: 3 grams of salt, 3 grams of ginger. Production method 1. Put raw fish (about 640 grams) in boiling water and make it Drain your urine.
2. Scrap the raw fish (turtle) and remove the internal organs.
3. Gastrodia and angelica heads were washed with water and sliced.
4. Wash the red dates with water and remove the seeds.
5. Put all the ingredients in the stew pot and add cold water.
6. Cover the lid, put it in the pot, and simmer for 4 hours.
7. Season with fine salt and drink.
2. Ingredients of Angelica Pig Waist Spectrum: 500g of pork loin Auxiliary materials: Angelica 10g, Codonopsis 10g, Yam (dry) 10g Seasoning: 10g of soy sauce, 5g of ginger, 10g of garlic (white peel), 2g of balm 25 grams of vinegar production method 1. Cut the pork loin and wash it;
2. Put Angelica sinensis, Codonopsis sylvestris, and Yam into gauze bags, tie them together in a pot, and add an appropriate amount of water;
3. After the pork loin is cooked, remove it and cool it, then cut into thin slices.
4. Mix soy sauce, vinegar, shredded ginger, minced garlic, sesame oil, etc. and drizzle.
3. Ingredients for Guishen and Baked Rice Recipe Ingredients: 500 grams of anchovies Ingredients: 15 grams of angelica, 15 grams of Codonopsis seasoning: 5 grams of shallots, 5 grams of ginger, 30 grams of rice wine, 30 grams of soy sauce, 10 grams of white sugar, 1 gram of monosodium glutamate , 5 grams of starch (peas), 1 gram of sesame oil, 1 gram of pepper powder. 1. Put angelica and codonopsis in a small bowl, add 100 ml of water, and steam for about 20 minutes.
2. After the pan is set on a hot fire, add a little oil, put onion and ginger first, stir in the flavor, and then stir-fry the shredded pork, add rice wine, soy sauce and sugar, and stir well. Then pour steamed Angelica and Codonopsis into it, add fresh soup, cover, and simmer for about 5 minutes over low heat.
3. Before putting out the pan and putting on the plate, put a little MSG, hang it with water starch, pour some cooked oil, and drizzle some sesame oil. After serving, sprinkle with pepper