Vaginal Care after Delivery
Vaginal Care after delivery If you have just had a baby through vaginal delivery, give yourself and your vagina a huge round of applause, she deserves it! During delivery i was given an episiotomy and instead of 6 weeks healing I was anticipating, it took about 5 months to heal. It was horrible. I did a lot of things wrong that made the healing worse and did some things right. So, let me share some tips that helps 1. It's important to keep your stitches clean. This will reduce the chance of getting an infection. Change your sanitary pads frequently and wash your hands before and afterwards. 2. Use warm water to rinse while bathing or urinating. Warm not hot! African Mama's will tell you hot, warm water is enough to do the tricks and heal you just right 3. The fear of pooping after vaginal delivery is the beginning of wisdom (Lol) which is why my very African Mama’s tip is to take lots of liquid especially (pap) and food rich in fibre content, take it plentieee...