Planning ahead at a time when you are at home with your new child is very important. You will need to spend time recovering from childbirth, and you will need help around the house. Here are some recommendations for the first two weeks after birth without complications (no complications). In the case of twins, prolonged or difficult labor, birth, anemia, cesarean section, maternal hemorrhages or severe perineal wounds, the postpartum plan should allow additional time for care and recovery.
Here are some things you can do in advance:
- Choose a health care provider for your child.
- Plan for physical assistance. Rent, bribe, or trade a strong, mentally positive person to do household chores. This person should be able to see what needs to be done and done without requiring a lot of direction. There should be no guilt associated with this person!
Sometimes the pope may have to fulfill this role, but ideally, it should be one that the child should not share. Dads are tired too!
- Inform close friends and relatives when visiting privileges begins after birth. Think about when you want to visit visitors, how much time, how much at a time, age restrictions, etc.
- Make a list of things your family loves to eat. Send this list to the fridge. It gives a quick response to people who offer to bring food. If you have the energy of the last trimester, you can freeze the food in advance and stock up on non-perishable. Use them after your assistant has gone. It would be ideal if not for the grocery store too soon after birth.
- Listen to your body! If he says sleep ... sleep! Be selfish, this is perfectly acceptable. Do not feel that you need to do this or that. Love and care for your child and family. People are most important. Do not forget to eat right. The issue of milk supply and postpartum healing is on the agenda. Eat well, drink plenty of fluids and avoid constipation. Take a calico bath if you have stitches.
Many women think a lot about the child, and some women take birth classes and educate themselves to prepare for work. Often the postpartum period is most ignored. Planning ahead and understanding how much time for rest and recovery time your body will need, you can achieve a peaceful transition to motherhood.
