stitches

i m bleeding pure red today after giving vaginal birth to my daughter. its been 20 days . i m feeling burning sensation in stitch.. my appointment with dr is a week later .. what should i do ?? ager stitches khul jaen tu kya wapis hoga ? my baby doesnt sleep whole day and i cant take rest for a singal sec even i cant lay down .. i m full time annoyed..
i live alone having a lot of issues like baby bathing i cant take her bath
cant wash her clothes as she doesnt allow me to go for washroom .
how should i manage the things now ?
kaam wali maasi is also not coming she is demanding 8000 n i can pay 4000 .. im all disturbed ..

Re: stitches

See your doctor before the appt if you can. Yes, babies are like that, don't let you do anything. My so was like that too. I could not put him down for even a minute. Try a bouncy chair or swing.

Re: stitches

Saniya definitely get your stitches checked out by your doctor. My stitches came apart before the wound had fully healed and I was prescribed antibiotics to prevent infection.
As for baby not sleeping during the day - does she have reflux (acidity)? Newborns usually sleep a good part of the day when they’re not feeding, that is :slight_smile: My daughter was diagnosed with reflux and prescribed a feed thickener and antacid. She’s been sleeping much better ever since.

Here’s some info on newborn reflux

GERD in Infants: Tips for Better Sleeping

Burning sounds like a possible infection in your stitches. Hope you have seen your doctor since you opened this thread.

First 2 months are tough with a new born. With your own body healing & the baby’s needs, it’s a lot of hard work. Hang in there. I promise you it will get better. First 2,3 months babies wake up every 2 to 3 hours to feed. Eventually they start doing at least one long stretch of sleep so it WILL get easier & you will be able to rest soon. Feed the baby, change her diaper & swaddle her & try to sleep when she sleeps. Cat naps are better than no sleep at all. Also swaddling the baby for the first 3 months makes a huge difference. Baby will think she is still in your womb, feel secure, stay more relaxed & possibly sleep longer.

Why can’t you take her for a bath? Are you scared to handle the baby? Or is it something else? Let me know & I will try to give you some tips on how to bathe her alone without any help.

How is your husband like? Does he help at all with the baby? Maybe have him watch her when you have to go to the restroom, wash clothes or do other things? During the day time when/if he is at work take the baby with you to the restroom, put her safely on the floor (provided it’s clean) or leave the restroom door open so you can use the restroom & keep an eye on the baby at the same time.

Remember if at any time you feel emotionally overwhelmed or feel like crying or get annoyed at the baby, it’s okay to put her in a safe place, crib/cot or middle of the bed & just go to another room & cry it out. No matter how frustrated you get do not shake the baby or get rough in handling her. Just put her in a safe place, take some deep breaths & pull yourself together & then come back to the baby. Sometimes we mothers need to let it out & its completely okay to do that.

Also when you change & feed her during the night do not talk or play with her. Do all that during the day. Your baby doesnt know the difference between day & night. You will need to teach her that so the quicker she falls into a routine, the easier it will be for you.

For example after 8:00 at night I put my baby in his crib & turn off as many lights as I can at home & we try not to be too loud so he can learn that night is to stay quite & sleep & after 6:00 in the morning we try to get as much light in & we talk to him & play if we have the energy so he can learn day time is to stay awake.

If kaam wali is demanding 8000 then maybe ask her to come for less time, do less work & charge 4000. If not, try finding someone else maybe?

Good luck. If you are alone & have been taking care of the baby & your home all by yourself since she was born then you are one awesome strong woman. Keep it up because the day your baby gives you her first smile it will be all worth it :slight_smile: