From pregnancy to delivery, a woman’s body is constantly changing, especially the uterus and intimate areas. Many new moms who chose vaginal delivery would suffer from the lateral incision. The perineum is prone to infection and looseness after delivery.
Whether it’s vaginal delivery or C-section, new moms are going through a lot of changes, in particular for their intimate areas.
After delivery, there may be mild edema in the vulva, which will disappear on its own within 2-3 weeks. If you pay attention to local cleaning and care, mild lacerations or incisions on the perineum will usually heal within 4-5 days. If the perineum is severely lacerated or the wound is infected, the incision will split open and increase the pain. It can take 2 weeks or even 1 month to heal.
During delivery, the vaginal wall becomes swollen with many small wounds due to the passage of the fetus, which may cause stinging pain when urinating 1-2 days after deliver. This will normally recover after 1 week. Usually, the enlarged vagina can be tightened 1 day after delivery. After giving birth, the vagina is enlarged and the muscles of the vaginal wall are relaxed. The mucosal folds of the vagina will also disappear due to hyperextension during delivery. During the lactation period, vaginal muscle will gradually become tight, but will not fully reach prenatal status. The mucosal folds begin to reappear about 3 weeks after delivery.
The special physiological structure of women makes the intimate area easily exposed to outside bacteria causign symptoms such as slight itching, odor and stickiness, leading to various gynecological diseases. Proper intimate care can effectively prevent the breeding of gynecological diseases.
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