6 Great Postnatal Care Tips That Every New Mom Should Follow
Discover 6 expert-approved postnatal care tips to support new moms in their journey. Elevate your postpartum experience with these valuable insights.
Dr. Sarita Jain
May 25, 2019
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This is a dream of every married woman that she wants to become a mother by giving birth to her own child. If you are that much fortunate enough and recently you have become the new moms then it is very important for you to take care of yourselves too. When you will remain physically and mentally fit then only you will be able to take good care of your child. So, it is very crucial for as a mom that you should be healthy and fit both physically and mentally.
Here are some of the vital tips that the new mothers should keep in mind:-
Try to get as much rest as you can
If you have recently given birth to your baby, so it is general that you will feel exhausted after childbirth. In addition to this, your daily routines will not be going to match according to your baby, as the baby needs to be fed and changed every three to four hours. So, not forget that you will get proper sleep of approx eight hours. Try to match these things with your baby as sleep when your baby sleeps.
Don’t hesitate to call the doctor
A body of a new mother is weak for the first couple of week. Try to don’t miss the doctor’s appointment for a retinue checkup to check stitches and cuts. If, sometime you feel pain, fever, cold, shivering, dizziness or any kind of discomfort, consult a doctor immediately. The new moms need to be more careful in case of a C-section.
Focus on a healthy and balanced diet full of nutrition
While busy taking care of your baby, it is must that you should also take care of yourself and especially related to your diet. Try to it healthy balanced that contain all the nutrition values. Adding to it, it’s a myth that you need to consume lots of ghee and fat to feed your baby better.
Drink plenty of water
During pregnancy, most of the women lose accumulate water that will make you urinate more often for a few weeks. So to prevent dehydration problem and bladder infection or UTI, try to drink more amount of water daily.
Maintain the best possible hygiene
A new mother is more prone to infections, which can even pass on to the baby. Even it can slow down the mother’s healing process. So, it is very necessary that the mother should pay special attention towards hygiene, this includes wash your hands often, rinse your breasts after the breastfeeding, etc.
Find ways to stay active
It is very common that during pregnancy most of the women gain weight. Apart from helping you out to lose the gained weight, try to stay active to beat stress. For this do some exercises or you can even go outside for a short walk. The moms, who have a normal delivery, can start exercising of the first day itself and in case of C-section; you can do exercise after four days.
So pull your socks up and get started! Keep yourself and your health at the highest priority. Try to reclaim your body and health after the pregnancy.
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