Reducing uterus after childbirth. How much does the uterus are reduced after childbirth? What to do to make the uterus contract?

The article will allow a woman to find out what the uterine involution is after childbirth, how long the uterus will be reduced and what to do so that it happens faster.

The female uterus is an amazing organ whose main function is to ensure the intrauterine development of the fetus from conception to the birth itself. The uterus is the first, the most comfortable and reliable cradle for a new life.

An amazing organ is also because during pregnancy it is able to increase and increase weight significantly, and after giving birth to return to “preminated” sizes.

What does the uterus look like after childbirth? Uterine dimensions after childbirth

After the child is born and there is an expulsion of the last, the woman enters the difficult postpartum period.

Important: normally, the postpartum period in a woman lasts from 6 to 8 weeks.

For nine months of an “interesting situation”, multiple complex changes took place in her body. In particular, it grew, gained weight, stretched, and the uterus rose. And now that the pregnancy is behind, its involution begins.

Important: the involution of the uterus is the return of the organ to its place in the pelvic cavity and to its normal size.

The uterus of the newly given woman looks as follows:

1. Organ size - approximately 38 cm by 24 cm, transverse size - 25 cm
2. Uterine weight immediately after childbirth-1-1.5 kg
3. The volume of the organ cavity is about 5000 ml
4. The bottom of the uterus is located approximately between the bosom and the navel of the woman
5. Inside the organ is a continuous open wound, the most damaged area is the one where the placenta was attached
6. Inside the uterus can remain the remains of the fetal bladder and thickened blood
7. The diameter of the cervix is \u200b\u200b10-14 cm

How much time after childbirth is the uterus is reduced?

Contractions of the uterus begin immediately after childbirth. Their reasons:

• outpouring of amniotic fluid
• the exile of the fetus
• the expulsion of the placenta
• changes in the hormonal background of a woman

In the next few weeks, the uterus will be cleared, restore its mucous layer (endometrium), decrease and decrease in size.

Important: postpartum contractions of myometrium (muscle layer of the uterine body) are regulated at different levels: at the level of the central nervous system, humoral (in particular, the posterior hormone of the pituitary gland with oxytocin), at a molecular level. It is amazing that for the uterus it returns to the "pre -user" sizes not by reducing the number of muscle cells, but by reducing their size.

In general, in the postpartum period, the uterus changes as follows:

1. In the first three days, the organ is cleansed of the remains of the fetal bladder and blood clots. From the genital tract there are bloody, rather plentiful discharge, suckers. The cervix closes and can only skip 1-2 fingers
2. On the 3-5 days, the suckers become more scarce, bright and smeared. Such they will be in the next 3-4 weeks, during which the endometrium is restored. A week after childbirth, the weight of the uterus is already about 0.5 kg, the dimensions are halved by half
3. More often after 6 weeks, but sometimes after 8 weeks, the placenta attachment is completely healing. The uterus returns to normal dimensions and only a little different from the uterus of a woman who has not giving birth. Its dimensions are again 8 cm by 5 cm, weight - from 50 g to 80 g. A cervical canal from a woman giving birth acquires a slotted shape

Important: how much time is occupied by the reduction of the uterus after childbirth - the question is purely individual. But it is known that in women who breastfeeding, involution occurs faster.

Why does the uterus be painfully reduced after childbirth?

Important: in the first days after childbirth, and sometimes the entire postpartum period, a woman can feel sipping in the lower abdomen, especially when she breastfeed. This is uterine contractions. But if the sensations are very unpleasant, painful, you must consult a doctor. Perhaps the restoration of the uterus after childbirth occurs with pathology.

Such pathologies include:

• flot accumulation in the uterine cavity
• infection
• endometry inflammation (endometritis)
• others

Why is the uterus not reduced after childbirth?

Obstetro - gynecologists know situations when, after childbirth, the uterus in a woman is reduced more slowly (subinvolution of the uterus) than expected, or is not reduced at all.
So, the slowdown of the uterine involution is possible for the following reasons:

• multiple pregnancy
• large fruit
• features of the location of the placenta (low attachment)
• complicated pregnancy
• complex birth
• disorders of the nervous and endocrine systems of a woman
• reduced physical activity of a woman after childbirth

Important: if there are neoplasms or inflammatory processes in the uterus and appendages, the uterus is severely injured during childbirth or there is its excess, the woman has impaired blood coagulation, and due to some other circumstances, the uterus may not be reduced at all.

What to do to contract after childbirth?

So that the uterus contracts well, immediately after giving birth to a woman:

• put the baby to the chest to stimulate the production of oxytocin
• put the cold on the lower abdomen
• additionally prick oxytocin

In the following days, a woman will recommend:

• feed the baby
• lie on the stomach
• move more, but how much it allows you to feel
• prevent excessive filling of the bladder and intestines

If the uterus is reduced slowly, you can contribute to the process by taking plant drugs.

RECIPE: Troth of nettles
Need: nettle leaves dry crushed-3-4 tbsp. tablespoons, water - 500 ml.
Nettle is poured with boiling water, they are waiting for the product to touch and cool. Drink 100 ml three times a day.
RECIPE: Infusion of a white cloth on cold water
It is necessary: \u200b\u200bthe flowers of a white -dry -dry - 2 tbsp. tablespoons, boiled water - 500 ml.
The flowers are soaked in water at night, in the morning they drain the infusion through gauze or sieve, drunk 100 ml 4 times a day.
RECIPE: Infusion of blood-red geranium on cold water
It is necessary: \u200b\u200bGrass Grani is bloody dry-2 teaspoons, boiled cooled water-500 ml.
The grass is soaked in the evening, and in the morning the infusion is filtered, divided into 4 portions and drunk during the day.

Exercises to reduce the uterus after childbirth

In order for the muscles of the uterus, the pelvic floor and the press after giving birth to normal rather, you can start doing exercises after 4 days.

Important: even for simple gymnastics in the postpartum period, a doctor’s permission must be obtained.

Before gymnastics, it is necessary to feed the baby with breasts, empty the bladder and intestines (if necessary). You need to perform exercises smoothly. At the same time, the room should not be too hot.

Exercise number 1: The woman lies on her side, her body from the crown to the pelvis is a straight line, the knees are slightly bent. The hand that is located below supports the head. The second hand rests on the floor (or bed, this exercise can be done in bed). On the exhale, resting on the hand, the woman raises the pelvis, for 2 seconds lingers in this position, after which she returns to the original one. Exercise from 5 to 20 times on each side is performed.
Exercise number 2: Fitball will need him. A woman just needs to conveniently sit on him and make circular pelvis movements in both directions.
Exercise number 3: The woman lies on her back, her hands are on the diaphragm, that is, on the ribs under the chest. On inspiration, slow and deep, she gains air into the lungs so that only the chest is inflated, not the stomach. The woman exhales through her mouth, while trying to drag his stomach.

How does the uterus be reduced after the second birth?

As a rule, after the second birth, the uterus is reduced faster, which can cause a woman discomfort up to intense pain. In this case, the doctor prescribes an analgesic drugs to a woman.

How to find out if the uterus was reduced after childbirth?

The woman learns about how well the uterus was reduced at the first appointment with a gynecologist, which takes place, as a rule, 6 weeks after childbirth.

The doctor feels the woman's stomach to assess the place of position, size and consistency of the uterus.
Also, she can make an ultrasound at which it will be seen:

• how well the uterine cavity has recovered, whether there are blood clots left there
• is the uterus suffer enough
• was there any complications in the postpartum period

Important: if childbirth took place through the operation of cesarean section, the uterus is reduced a little slower. To control this process, a woman is recommended to visit a gynecologist a week after discharge from the hospital.

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