After delivery care.....

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Re: After delivery care.....
« Reply #30 on: February 12, 2008, 11:31:07 AM » by herbs girl

Quote from: happyhomemaker on February 12, 2008, 10:27:49 AM

Wow, I have to say that I feel a little un-prepared. Shocked

I think for me, focusing on taking "baby steps" will be a must. We have several meals in the freezer, but it's nothing like the 70 that I saw someone had waiting for baby. Shocked

Hubby has been planning the meals out for us for a few weeks, and doing some cooking too. The other day he washed the clothes, and I figure this is good "practice".

I am not the kind of person that likes to lay around resting, and I am concerned that with the "resting while down" I am going to go crazy. What are some igood deas of things that would be productive for me to do besides care for baby etc.?

That was me that had 70 meals. Grin

But I made a mistake with that. I only made casseroles and mashed potatoes ect, and I had too many of each casserole. If I ever had to do it again, I would make no more than 3 of each dish/casserole to make more Variety. Also make alot of extra stuff too to round out the meals, like cookies, pies, cakes, and maybe some vegtable dishes and side dishes, also.

I was reading through the link that steadygirl posted above, and something I missed doing, that I could have done much better, is preparing my children ahead of time, like training them to be more independent. Also to help more around the house, so that by the time the baby got here, they would be a big help. With gathering laundry, and carrying it up and down the basement stairs. Putting away folded laundry vacuuming, setting the table, and little easy tasks like that which help so much! My oldest children are almost 4, and 5, they can do so much in the chores area when "they are in the mood". We need to work on that anyway.

I also mentioned the housecleaner. My mom always comes to help, but it is a full time job for her to get the meals (even frozen ones) on the table and take care of the other children. Having someone clean my house once a week would have helped me so much last time I had a baby.

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« Reply #31 on: February 12, 2008, 01:14:34 PM » by Whiterock

Crochetting baby blankets would be something productive you could do while resting. If you don't know how to crochet, it is really not that hard (if I can do it anyone can!) and you wouldn't have learn more than two or three stitches to do a blanket. I don't know any fancy stitches and don't feel the need to learn them, since all I ever use it for is blankets.

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Re: After delivery care.....
« Reply #32 on: February 12, 2008, 06:18:41 PM » by happyhomemaker

Hmmm. I can't say that I know how to do that. I know it is easy, but I don't know if I should bother to start something that I really don't think I'm interested in. I hate to start one more thing...and then do nothing with it. KWIM? I do appreciate the idea, and if "it comes to that" I will have to give it a try. Any other ideas out there???

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« Reply #33 on: March 02, 2008, 01:36:12 AM » by JeffAngie

Hopefully this is the right thread to ask this question in.
I do not feel comfortable giving my new baby the eye salve that they usually give the babies in the hospital.
We are due in 4 weeks and are hoping and praying for a VBAC2. I was wondering if any of you mothers do a natural alternative for your baby's eyes in case of infection. I know that I do not have any STD's but I have heard that baby's can still get infectons from the process. Is there anything you do in place of the antibiotic ointment or do you do anything at all?
Thanks for your help,
Angie

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« Reply #34 on: March 02, 2008, 09:22:37 AM » by steadygirl

My last midwife said that the ointment is rarely necessary and more and more hospitals are not doing it as a standard procedure. I have had some experience with eye infections in animals and they clear up very quickly with the antibiotic ointment and this is already after they have it. I would just assume they will not get an infection and use the antibiotic ointment if one should happen to occur. I don't think they are that common. Just make sure if you decide you don't want it to make if very clear to your Dr and nurses.

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« Reply #35 on: May 20, 2008, 07:00:23 AM » by joyful_mommy03

I was wondering about specific things to do for care after c-section. A friend of mine just had one yesterday and I'd like to deliver some natural things that would help her take care of everything.

I was thinking some comfrey in a metal tea ball that she could put in the tub and soak - but would comfrey make things heal too fast. I heard that comfrey sometimes works so well that it creates an abcess under the wound due to the under part not healing and the skin healing over it. I also was going to put some lavendar flowers in it, but would that bother things too much?

I've never really had surgery or c-section and haven't known anyone who has since this new journey into more natural health, so I really have no clue. I just know that my friend is in pain and I'm sure there is something out there to help her - but I would like to help and not cause more pain with the wrong remedy.

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Re: After delivery care.....
« Reply #36 on: May 20, 2008, 08:31:04 AM » by healthybratt

Quote from: joyful_mommy03 on May 20, 2008, 07:00:23 AM

I was wondering about specific things to do for care after c-section.

These links might help.
Healing my Body post Surgery
Post Partum Health: The first 12 weeks
Postpartum Depression

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Re: After delivery care.....
« Reply #37 on: May 20, 2008, 10:24:04 AM » by joyful_mommy03

Quote from: healthybratt on May 20, 2008, 08:31:04 AM

Quote from: joyful_mommy03 on May 20, 2008, 07:00:23 AM

I was wondering about specific things to do for care after c-section.

These links might help.
Healing my Body post Surgery
Post Partum Health: The first 12 weeks
Postpartum Depression

Doh!! Thanks HB!!! I really did look - just didn't search for the right thing I guess!! You are wonderful!

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Re: After delivery care.....
« Reply #38 on: June 22, 2008, 03:11:33 AM » by panmamma

stupid me started this and never hit the button for getting replies!!

anyway, our baby is due any day now.........our ladies at church are helping with chicken stews. Chinese women tend to have rice and barley, and some stews for the few weeks after birth. There is a ginger and vinegar stew as well. They tend to have lots of things high in iron and calcium after birth.

The Chinese say that Americans have so many problems because they don't take care of themselves after birth. Getting up and doing things, bathing baby (chinese moms don't touch water for a month), any work....anything.....will cause injury and strain to the back and therefore causing other issues...

after having ds3, within 2 weeks him and i were left alone while dh took the older 2 to visit family.......i don't know if it was doing too much or what.....but i had lots of health problems after him whereas the others, i didn't. So we are trying more traditionally Chinese this time......... it does seem to me that in noncaucasian cultures, it is expected that mom is taken well care of and pampered for 30 day after birth. Here in Taiwan we even have "after birth" centers where mom and baby can stay and be taken care of .....$$$$

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Re: After delivery care.....
« Reply #39 on: June 22, 2008, 05:19:11 PM » by mommyjen

Quote from: panmamma on June 22, 2008, 03:11:33 AM

The Chinese say that Americans have so many problems because they don't take care of themselves after birth. Getting up and doing things, bathing baby (chinese moms don't touch water for a month), any work....anything.....will cause injury and strain to the back and therefore causing other issues...

after having ds3, within 2 weeks him and i were left alone while dh took the older 2 to visit family.......i don't know if it was doing too much or what.....but i had lots of health problems after him whereas the others, i didn't. So we are trying more traditionally Chinese this time......... it does seem to me that in noncaucasian cultures, it is expected that mom is taken well care of and pampered for 30 day after birth. Here in Taiwan we even have "after birth" centers where mom and baby can stay and be taken care of .....$$$$

Um, I so wish I lived in a non-Caucasian culture sometimes! Thanks so much for the info! Very valuable as my baby is due in about three months so. I am planning on taking much better care of my self pp this baby.

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Clinical and research evidence would indicate that childbirth is “wearing” on a woman’s body, often resulting in prolapsed uteri, cystioceles, rectoceles, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, etc. Now that part that gets interesting is in whether this occurs in all pregnant women who have several (or more) pregnancies or whether the weakened pelvic floor muscles and weakened venous walls are a pr0duct of “childbirth lifestyle“.
After interviewing a number of midwives caring for women, many of whom are grand multips (I just love that we‘re considered “Grand“ after giving birth 5 or more times), the recurring voiced concern is “These mother don‘t realize they‘re going to pay later for what they‘re doing to themselves today.”…

She (a post-partum mama) has forced discipline to sit don’t and rest. During the first two weeks, she’s lying down or reclining al the time she is not going to the bathroom. In fact, she doesn’t lift anything heavier than her baby (and, if baby is a big 10 pound chunk of love, she’s better off lying with her in bed or on the sofa during this time” or drive anywhere or un the vacuum, sweep, mop, stand to do dishes, stand to cook, wag the laundry around, scrub the tub…do I need to go on?

The first six weeks following birth is a time of healing. A gift, mamas, God gives us to get to know our baby in a way that is achingly dear…This allows her pelvic floor to heal from the tissue trauma of birth (yes, birth is good, but we have to be honest and say it is traumatic to our body tissue). The uterus is still the size of a cantaloupe at this point. That’s a heavy weight to be pressing down on those already stretched and traumatized pelvic floor muscles. When she does begin to add back in home activities, she does so slowly.”

Mommy Diagnostics by Shonda Parker.

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As I mentioned before, at the excellent advice from my midwife, I took a week off from activities after each of our babies were born and rarely left the bedroom. As soon as a baby is born, I tuck him into my bed next to me. Doctor and Martha Sears advise, “Don’t take your nightgown off for at least two weeks.” Enjoy these special first hours and days. Give your baby the gift of this special time alone with you to learn to feed at the breast, to adjust to life outside of the womb, and to bond with you and his family. This way Mama gets extra rest and relaxation to establish a good milk supply and let her body heal. It is a joy to take time to get to know this new little person you have been waiting to meet for nine months…When I was pregnant, I worked toward taking this bonding time. I delegated and trained my other children to run the household in my absence, including cooking and serving meals, making shopping lists, taking phone messages, caring for siblings and carrying out our daily routine. Before baby was due I stocked the freezer with casseroles, the cupboard with groceries, and did everything ahead of time that I could. After the baby was born I retreated to my little nest. I took a vacation with my baby right in my bedroom!”

Breastfeeding and Fertility by Jenny Silliman.

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Re: After delivery care.....
« Reply #40 on: June 27, 2008, 12:39:09 PM » by mommyjen

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Women who feel great after giving birth run the risk of doing too much too soon. Others don’t have enough help or don’t understand the need for rest. In early postpartum, when the uterus is still in contact with the abdominal muscles, activity can slow down uterine involution and increase bleeding…our grandmothers were kept on bed-or house-rest for ten days after birth.

Birthing From Within by Pam England.

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« Reply #41 on: June 27, 2008, 12:53:20 PM » by joeswife

My hubby always has me resting after I have a baby. I feel so blessed, not many women get that option. But, I wish the benefits were more well known. I hear so many young moms "bragging" about being able to just get up and do this or that as soon as the baby was born. But, a six week recovery time does not have to be the norm. my bleeding usually lessens by a week and is nearly gone by two. Although with my first this was not so. My hubby had to be at work much sooner, and I just did what I felt like. It took me forever to feel even human again. I now rest (like lay down) for two weeks and I feel awesome within a week or so. It is worth it. All the work will still be there when you get up, there is no hurry. Plus the sweet time to cuddle and be with baby alone is so important. If hubby cannot be there find someone, ask at church, family , friends neighbors. You will be glad you did.

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« Reply #42 on: June 27, 2008, 05:33:37 PM » by petrimama

;DMy poor husband is usually so worn out from work by the time the baby comes that I think he needs the rest more because he's got to pitch in more than usual around the house for a couple weeks afterwards. Last time, as soon as I was settled in bed with the new baby he took a nap while I introduced the first 3 to their new brother and kept them quietly occupied away from him. Roll Eyes

But he was probably much more patient with them after having the rest. ~L

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« Reply #43 on: August 29, 2009, 01:14:09 PM » by mommyjen

Here's my written recovery plan after my last baby was born. This was formed and discussed with the whole family and then pasted on the fridge before birth. It was a great experience!! Hubby liked having it all on paper. Peaceful, orderly, NICE! Note: I do not have any older, more capable children or nearby family, so this would be different if I did.

~Taking Care of Mom and Baby Postpartum~

First Week
*Mom just takes care of baby.
*Daddy's home!!! No housework, No cooking, and No dishes, but a much deserved special
time with boys, baby, and mommy!
*Emma Time (10 am to 2 pm) (Hubby really appreciates this. Time for rest and with me, and
didn't get that burned out from being Mr. Mom ALL day long.)
~throw in a load of laundry
~housework
~put laundry in dryer
~11:30 prepare lunch
~clear table and throw away dishes while boys read books on the couch.
~Read boys a story and put them down for their nap
~fold laundry.
*Meals
B- Cold cereal, Instant Oatmeal, Freezer Breakfasts.
L- Leftovers or Sandwiches
D- Freezer Meals
*Paper plates, bowls, cups, plastic utensils, and napkins.
*Mom's water pitcher kept full by John.
*Sitz Baths: 8" very warm water and 5-7 drops lavender oil for 20 minutes for 7-10 days.
*Mommy is resting if door is shut. It will be open for snuggling otherwise!

Second Week
*No housework
*No standing to cook. Sit at table to prepare meals.
B- Cold cereal, Instant Oatmeal, Freezer Breakfasts.
L- Leftovers or Sandwiches
D- Freezer Meals
*No standing to do dishes.
~paper plates, cups, bowls, napkins, and plastic utensils.
*Just take care of baby and boys (read books, outside, blanket time and toys, videos, snuggle
in bed, pool and popsicles after naps, school, art and crafts, playdough, games).
*Emma Time (10 am to 2 pm)
~throw in a load of laundry
~housework
~put laundry in dryer
~11:30 prepare lunch
~clear table and throw away dishes while boys read books on the couch.
~Read boys a story and put them down for their nap
~fold laundry.
*Daddy takes over care of boys when he gets home.
*Daddy and boys do dinner meal cleanup. Thank you and this should be easy!

Third-Sixth Week
*Ease back into our routine.
*Emma Time! (9-11 am, once a week)
~first hour: mop, clean bathroom, and vacuum
~second hour: miscellaneous tasks or play with boys!
*Freezer or simple meals (sit down while prepping, etc. as much as possible)
*Paper plates, cups, bowls, napkins and plastic utensils until sick of them.
*Family cleanup after dinner.

**********No carrying baby in carrier till at least 6 weeks pp*********************************

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