Women after childbirth literally count the hours before discharge from the hospital and dream of getting home as soon as possible. And this is absolutely understandable - at home we are waiting for relatives and friends whom we have not seen for so long. We are waiting for a shower, a native bed and slippers. But at home we are waiting for not only relaxation, but also many new tasks and responsibilities.
Cleaning, washing, cooking, ironing - and this is not the whole list of daily chores. And to care for the baby you need so much strength! And if the house also has older children ?! In fact, you don’t need to try to cover everything: therefore, in the first days after returning from the hospital, it is very important for mom and baby to adjust the situation for themselves and have more rest.
So, if you and the baby are all right from the hospital, you will be discharged for 3-4 days. During this time, relatives already probably managed to do a general cleaning, remove from the room where the baby will now live extra carpets, furniture and strongly smelling house plants, installed a crib and made room for a stroller on the balcony.
The first day at home after the hospital makes a real panic for newly mummies, especially if it was their first birth. What to do after the maternity hospital, what you need to know, how to properly care for the newborn, what the child needs after the maternity hospital and how to plan your own schedule? All these questions simply fall upon young mothers. But inexperience is not a problem. We will tell you what you need after giving birth to mom and how the first days of the baby should go after the hospital.
A few days before discharge
You need to take care of your arrival home before discharge. Make a list of the things your husband should do before you arrive. Many women believe that their husband will do everything necessary without additional advice. But it is only obvious to you that any nursing mother needs black tea and milk, cottage cheese and boiled turkey, and any child needs a wet cleaning in the room and a bed ... That's just even the most caring man can be confused with joys, forget something or confuse something.
Your first business after discharge
After returning home, I want to lie down and do nothing. Of course, you need to sleep at night and in the afternoon - good and the newborn does this often and a lot, but there are some things that cannot be avoided:
- Call the children's clinic and report a new tenant. Now the doctor should visit you. While the doctor has not arrived, find slippers for him (or buy disposable shoe covers), a notebook or notebook where you will enter information about caring for the child.The pediatrician will examine the baby, give some recommendations on some procedures and introduce the main rules of care;
- It is necessary to take care of the reallocation of responsibilities for the next few days. After discharge from the hospital, mom needs to rest more. But what about cooking, washing and cleaning? These responsibilities will be assumed by your loved ones. Give your husband cleaning and grocery shopping. Leave your mother cooking (let mom cook a large pot of soup and meatballs so you don’t have to think about cooking for at least a couple more days) and do the laundry;
- It is important to establish GV. For successful lactation, you need to eat well, drink plenty of fluids, get less nervous, relax more, and correctly apply crumbs to the chest. Eliminate from your diet any foods that allergies can provoke. If the chest is empty, drink tea with milk, do not be nervous and sleep more. Do not wash your breasts before each feeding - just take a shower once a day. And feed the baby in a position convenient for you. There are also several simple rules, following which you can breastfeed a baby for a long time and without problems. First of all, this decantation only if there is a good reason for this. For example, if you need to leave home for several hours, or there is a lump in the chest (lactostasis), which the child cannot "resolve" in any way. Secondly, the correct attachment, you need to ensure that the child correctly grasps the nipple, otherwise you can not avoid cracks. And thirdly, the alternate change of mammary glands for feeding. That is, for 1 feeding, provided that there is no shortage of milk, you need to give one breast, the next feeding another.
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Microclimate for mom and baby
On the first day at home after the hospital, it is worth restricting the visits of relatives - the baby adapts to the new environment, and strangers can only add stress.
Doctors do not recommend walking in the first days of a child’s life - his immunity is weak, he can very easily get sick. Do not overheat the baby - his clothes from cotton should be only one layer warmer than your clothes. Prepare a room for the baby. First, ventilate it well. Secondly, do a wet cleaning. Baby need bathe every day (moreover, with soap only once a week. It is advisable to purchase a separate bath for the child in advance) It is not necessary to boil bathing water. Dry your umbilical wound after bathing. How to process it, they should tell you in the hospital. There is no consensus - some doctors are inclined to hydrogen peroxide and brilliant green, others advise just boiled water.
As for home clothes, usually newborns most of the time, especially during sleep, are kept in diapers. Since the child still cannot control his movements, it can be difficult to fall asleep, the diaper in this case is good helpers. But only tight swaddling is harmful (swaddling detail) And in short periods of wakefulness, the child should be worn in vests and sliders. A cap at normal room temperature should only be worn after bathing.
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Can be worn under clothing disposable or reusable diapers. The former are very convenient and safe for the skin of the child, if you change them in a timely manner. And on the street you can’t do without them. Reusable diapers are often used by conservative parents.
Organize a children's corner so that you do not need to spend extra time on transitions from the locker to the changing table, bend over behind diapers, move the crib. Newborns poop up to 20 times a day, after each attachment to the chest - be prepared for this and stock up with enough diapers - come in handy.
If, suddenly, a bad mood and irritation pours on you, you should not be tormented with guilt that you are a bad mother - just tell someone about your feelings, an inanimate object, write your bad thoughts on paper, and then tear and throw it away .
Organization of a children's room
It is necessary to take care of the room for the baby in advance, not at the moment when the mother on the doorstep with the bag goes to the maternity hospital. The best option is to organize a room with the participation of both mom and dad. It is best to choose the design and interior of the room together — the color of the wallpaper, ceiling, etc. It’s best to choose a cool room and keep the room constant temperature 20 - 22º at a humidity of 60%.
When drawing up a room plan, several nuances must be taken into account. Firstly, the curtains should be easy to wash and not be made of heavy and coarse fabrics. The room should have a minimum of furniture, which must be cleaned daily with a damp cloth. Secondly, the room should not have long-pile carpets, rugs, or flowering houseplants.
The baby's crib should be as far from the window as possible. It is undesirable to hang heavy canopies from a powerful fabric on the bed - this design will be an excellent “dust collector”. It is best to use a light transparent cloth.
In the crib the newborn should behard mattress made of hypoallergenic material, a pillow is not needed for such a crumb. It is worth paying attention to bedding, which must be made of soft natural fabrics.
Choosing clothes for the baby
Clothing for the newborn also needs to be taken care of in advance. It is not permissible to use clothing made from coarse fabrics with many fasteners, staves and zippers. In addition, it is worth paying attention to the seams in clothes - they should not be coarse, but ideally they should be on the outside. Currently, there are no problems with the selection of clothes for babies.
It is important to pay attention to how the child is dressed. Parents always need to follow the rule - to put on the child one layer of clothing more than themselves. You can check whether the child is hot or cold with a simple test - check his nape. If it is cold - the baby is frozen, if he is hot or even sweaty - you need to undress the baby.
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Personal hygiene
Do not forget about yourself. After all, you survived childbirth just a few days ago, you may even have stitches, so hygiene is very important now. Change your underwear often; if you have sutures during childbirth, do not forget to rinse them regularly (make sure that the sutures in the crotch or abdomen are clean, dry and not inflamed). Buy a bra with wide straps for nursing mothers - they will help prevent the formation of stretch marks. If you have been given an episiotomy, it is contraindicated for you to sit over the next two weeks, otherwise the seams may break. Therefore, you should learn feed the child in a lying and reclining position. You can’t take a bath, only a shower (When you can take a bath after childbirth).
Within 3-6 weeks, women who have given birth will have postpartum vaginal discharge. But bleeding every day should be less and less intense. After the disappearance of postpartum secretions, that is, approximately 2 months after the birth, it is recommended to visit a gynecologist. He should examine the cervix, which could have suffered during childbirth, and also recommend a contraceptive if motherhood is not in the immediate plans.
In the first weeks after childbirth, perhaps you will feel emotionally broken, confused, unsure of your own actions. Believe me, this will pass over time, you do not need to focus on your own mistakes, it’s better to find someone who will tell you what’s what.
Schools for pregnant women now provide a special service - a visit to a lactation consultant and the first days of the baby. By inviting a specialist, you will avoid unnecessary hassle like "Do I feed him correctly (bathe, swaddle)."Otherwise, do not hesitate to ask all your questions to the pediatric nurse from the clinic, and then to the local pediatrician (they are required to regularly visit newborns).
Nutrition
Now priority is steamed vegetables and cereals, boiled lean meat. It is better to refrain from coffee at first. You should not drink carbonated drinks, as well as foods and dishes that lead to bloating. Fruits and fruit juices should be introduced into your diet gradually. The advantage should be given to green fruits, as they are usually less likely to cause allergic reactions.
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Parental experiences
Sometimes young mothers and fathers in the first days after the maternity hospital cause panic absolutely natural phenomena, especially if you do not consult anyone. Situations in which you should not worry:
- Heat. In children, thermoregulation is not formed immediately, and if during feeding or crying the mark on the thermometer reaches 38 degrees, then after the baby calms down, it usually decreases. Therefore, do not panic if there is no cough and other symptoms of a cold.
- Skin condition. In the first weeks of life, it gets used to the environment, so peeling and redness are possible. Do not get involved in baths with herbs and potassium permanganate, it is better to find out from a pediatrician about a suitable moisturizer.
And finally, you need to do three things: register the child in the registry office, register him in the apartment and arrange yourself maternity payments.
Let the husband find out what is the deadline for registering babies (up to a maximum of 3 months) and registration of assistance (half a year). This can be done before delivery, in advance to prepare the necessary certificates. Remember, a child can be registered with one of the parents without the knowledge and consent of everyone living in the apartment (even privatized).
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So, of course, there are enough difficulties (but this is a positive experience), and if everything is done correctly, then in a few days it will all become a habit. Then the excitement will recede, and you will be able to cover the usual household chores. Soon you will tremblingly remember these first days of your life with your baby.
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How much you don’t read, but you don’t remember everything, I was convinced of this from my own experience, therefore initially my mothers, that is, my husband and my husband helped me, one day one, another day another, I already coped with the second myself.
The first days after the hospital - the period is very responsible, and mother and baby need to adapt to new conditions. First of all, to mom, because the baby will basically sleep and eat. But mom needs to avoid stress so that there is milk.
The first days, or rather even months, were consumed by the regimen of feeding, sleeping and hygiene procedures. And this is not counting household chores such as cooking and cleaning. This was the most sleepless period for me and my husband, especially when the baby fell ill. But now she is already 6 years old and other problems begin 🙂
I have an 8-month-old baby, the birth was unexpected, urgent and we did not even have time to buy a crib. I want to say that my husband does not know what he would do if it were not for my mother. She supervised, he bought everything that is necessary. Well, at home, of course, all the great help was from my mother, with her I felt confident and calm, and was able to get stronger after giving birth.