Written By: Debjani Arora | Published : March 11, 2018 4:06 PM IST
Postpartum care is crucial to help a new mother deal with post-birth stress. The right kind of postpartum care can help a mother in many ways beat the baby blues, help to wade off postpartum depression, gain strength and vigour to carry on with the usual challenges and much more. One way to help a mother during the postpartum phase is to give her enough rest. However, with a newborn to take care, rest and sleep is a farfetched dream. But there are other ways in which one can still overcome the blues during the this phase eating the right kinds of foods, keeping oneself hydrated, avoiding stimulants, going for walks and indulging in a relaxing massage. These little things help a mother to rejuvenate and get into a better mental state to take things in her stride. Here are few beverages that every mother should have postpartum to gain some strength.
Now, we are aware that going for a massage sounds a bit demanding and a luxurious idea, but you don t have to spend long hours at a spa or salon to indulge in a post-pregnancy massage, leaving your baby behind. In fact, you can give yourself a massage at home while taking care of your newborn or when your baby takes a nap. It is also necessary that when you get a massage after delivery get it done by an expert or do it all by yourself. Here are few ways to deal with postpartum sleeplessness.
Remember if you are engaging a bai or maid to do the massage, first do a background check if she is a professional in giving postpartum massages. As if done the wrong way the implications could be scary, especially, if one had to undergo a c-section. Women who undergo c-section are advised not to go for massages until the incision heals completely or wait for a minimum of two to three months before going for a massage.
However, even if you have undergone a c-section you can still indulge in an aromatherapy massage session all by your own. Here is what you need for the massage:
Mix these oils well and give yourself a whole body massage but avoid vigorous massage over the abdomen, no matter if it is a c-section or a vaginal delivery. Be gentle while massaging and try to follow it up with a lukewarm bath for better results.
(Inputs from the book Garbhasanskar written by Dr Vikram Shah and Dr Geetanjali Shah)
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