If everything goes well, you can expect to be discharged from the hospital within two
days after a vaginal birth and within four days after a c - section.
Women should feel 100 percent empowered to ask their care provider to help them start breastfeeding within the first
hour after a vaginal birth or two hours after a C - section if the circumstances allow for it, she said.
The typical hospital stay for a C - section is four days, compared to the two that new moms
need after a vaginal birth, Economy says.
Most women can safely perform a low - impact activity one to two
weeks after a vaginal birth (or three to four weeks after a cesarean birth).
Depending on your GBS status, most hospitals require that mom and baby stay for up to 48
hours after a vaginal birth to observe the baby for possible GBS infection.
After a vaginal birth, you will have tons of questions!
After a vaginal birth, you may have 3 types of pain: pain from an episiotomy or tear, «afterpains» or hemorrhoid pain.
After a vaginal birth you can begin exercising 4 - 6 weeks after your baby is born.
After a vaginal birth, hemorrhoids may make it difficult or uncomfortable to wipe after emptying your bladder or having a bowel movement.
I was prescribed Tylenol # 3
after vaginal birth and was told to take every 3 - 4 hours, as needed.