• Do not lift anything heavier than your baby for the first two
weeks
• Avoid using vaginal douches
• Ask the nurse or a relative
to help you with laundry, cleaning
and other tasks that require you to bend and stand up; such
activities should be kept to a minimum
during the first few weeks
after birth
• Avoid driving for the first two weeks after birth
• Avoid
climbing stairs frequently
• Avoid exercising until after consulting a doctor
Do I have to take a bath after giving birth?
Yes, you have to take a warm bath immediately after giving birth,
with the help of one of your relatives
or the nurses in the
hospital, if suitable facilities are available in the hospital: the
place should be warm and not chilly, so that you will not catch a
cold.
How many sanitary pads will I need after
giving birth?
If you are going to give birth in the hospital, the nurses will
provide you with a small cover for
the bed which can be used
once and then thrown away if anything leaks onto it.
If you are going to give birth at home, you will need a protective
cover for the bed to keep your mattress clean.
You will also need a number of sanitary
pads because in the
beginning, following the birth, you will be surprised at the
amount of blood that will come from your uterus.
On the first day
three quarters of the total amount that is supposed to come out
will come out, and on the two following
days the last quarter of
the amount will come. Hence on the first day you will need to
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