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Changes in the uterus
The uterus rapidly grows smaller and shrinks in order to go back
to its normal size and place. This shrinking may be accompanied
by some pain, especially after a second or subsequent birth; this
pain is similar to labour pains and that shrinking or contraction
leads to the expulsion of any remnants of pregnancy, which
refers to a mixture of blood and any membrane that may be left.
This usually happens whilst breastfeeding, as it leads to the
secretion of hormones that stimulate the uterus to contract and
shrink.
Breastfeeding helps to speed up the return of the uterus to its
normal, pre-­‐pregnancy size and to go back to the same weight as
it was before pregnancy within six weeks from birth, because
breastfeeding stimulates the breasts and hence the pituitary
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gland to secrete two hormones, prolactin and oxytocin, which
help the uterus to contract.
Vaginal discharge (lochia)
The colour of this discharge is dark red during the first week,
turning to yellow in the second week and then white during the
third week. Most of the discharge is produced during the first
week of nifaas.
Your stomach may be flabby and not firm
And your waist circumference may not have settled yet, because
you have not yet lost all the weight that was accumulated during
pregnancy. You may also continue to experience back pain and
haemorrhoids, and stretchmarks may appear on your chest,
stomach and thighs, especially if you gained a lot of weight
quickly during pregnancy.