Post partum healing
I know this post will be met with 'don't worry, you will be fine' but I need to ask anyway. In many cultures, the elders focus on a minimum of 40 days of no work and only restz to be able to heal the raw wound that is the uterus, post birth. Now given how insensitive my partner was during post partum, I got almost no rest and had to carry the baby and do some chores around the house! I have stitches down there and my labor lasted extremely long (22 hours). I was so sore that sitting felt like torture.
Anyway, my grandma scared me into believing that I will not heal and because I couldn't rest, there will be repercussions as I age. Which there might be but how on earth do women heal post partum when in the western world, there is absolutely no help of any sort!
This stresses me out so much that it affected my milk supply.
Is it true? Will I not heal given that I barely got any rest? Please advise
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My SO assumed I'd be perfect and back to normal immediately after giving birth. He didn't help out around the house, nor did he want to help feed or change the baby. I had stitches, hemmeroids, and lack of sleep, yet still managed without any help. We even moved within the first couple weeks, so I was packing and moving heavy objects in 100°+ weather. My daughter was born 8lbs 9oz. My doctor warned me to not lift anything heavier than her. I went to my 6 week check up and my obgyn said my stitches healed perfectly, and my uterus went back to how it was pre-pregnancy.
I was concerned about the healing process, as well, but I did indeed heal. I hope the same will happen for you.
No it's definitely not true. When I had my daughter, I was kept in the hospital for 1-2 days and up and movin the day after I got home. When I had my son, I was kept in the hospital for 3 almost 4 days and when I got home I was up and movin and cleanin (not cuz my husband wouldn't, but cuz he took care of my daughter and couldn't cuz she has autism and isn't use to carin for her alone unless I'm in the shower) and my Dr said I have been healin just fine. U will be ok Mama, don't let ppl scare u into thinkin u won't heal. A mother's body is made to handle cleanin, carin for a baby, and healin all at the same time. Don't freight, u will be ok and heal. Only time u should worry is if ur Dr tells u that u aren't healing, otherwise don't worry about it. 😊 u got this Mama!!
You will heal and everything will be ok. I dunno why your family would scare you like that.
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