Post-cutting: trenches, “useful” pains
The "trenches" are the pains and uterine contractions felt as a result of childbirth, during the layers of diapers.What are they for ?How long do they last?What can we do to relieve these pains?Point.
Back home with baby, you hoped to be released from all the ailments of pregnancy and pain related to childbirth...But all the changes experienced by your body in one sense will have to be crossed in the other way!Your uterus must resume its size before pregnancy, your wounds must heal, your perineum strengthens...All this can lead to new daily sensations of discomfort, even pain.
Lochies, hemorrhoids, fatigue, urinary leaks...and trenches will be, at least at the very beginning, of your new life as a mom.We call "trenches" the contractions of the uterus occurring from a few hours to a few days after childbirth, whether it is a childbirth by low way or a cesarean.By extension, we also designate the pains linked to these uterine contractions as trenches.
Postpartum pain: What are the trenches due to?
If your uterus was able to extend at leisure during pregnancy, this then implies a return to normal...The uterus must regain its original size!This is what the trenches use.These uterine contractions act in three stages:
In medical jargon, we thus speak of "uterine involution" to evoke this transformation of the uterus causing the trenches.Note that the trenches affect multiparous women more, having had several pregnancies, than primiparous women, for whom it is the first pregnancy.
À lire aussiIt is estimated that the uterus regains its size in two or three weeks, but the lochies generally only appear during the 2 to 10 days depending on the delivery.Follows what is called the "little return of diapers", a bleeding phase that can last a month.
Breastfeeding: When appear the pain due to the trenches?
The uterine pain and contractions that follow childbirth, or trenches, are triggered, even increased by the secretion of oxytocin, hormone of childbirth and attachment, but which also intervenes during breastfeeding within.The baby's sucking induces an oxytocin secretion in the mother, which then sends a signal for contraction to the body to eject milk.The feeding is therefore often accompanied by trenches during the days following childbirth.
Vagina and uterus after childbirth: What does a cesarean change change?
It is possible that the trenches are a little more painful after childbirth by cesarean than by low way since the contraction will be done on a scar, a bloody and inflammatory place.If the pain is too large, consult your doctor or midwife so that analgesics are prescribed to you.
À lire aussiUterine trenches or contractions after childbirth: how to relieve them?
In addition to painkillers, some tips can decrease the pains of trenches: urinate often to avoid pressure from a full bladder on the uterus, use a hot hot water bottle, lie on the belly with a pillow at the lower abdomen, resort to homeopathy or even manage contractions with breathing exercises taught during childbirth preparation sessions ...
To relieve the pain of trenches, midwives and gynecologists generally prescribe antispasmodic or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) associated with paracetamol.It is advisable not to practice self -medication without medical advice, even for what seems to be simple pains of trenches.It is important to confirm the diagnosis so as not to miss another condition or complication immediately for diapers.
Bleeding, pain or fever after childbirth: when to consult?
Trenches could hide another pathology as a result of childbirth, such as endometrial infection, endometrite.It is therefore strongly advised to consult in case of:
A lire aussiAuteur : Hélène Bour, Journaliste scientifique Article mis à jour par Marion Bellal, Journaliste
