After childbirth, a woman’s body undergoes a major restructuring. After the placenta comes out, the nervous, cardiovascular and other body systems begin to change. Hormones adjust to lactation, oxytocin and prolactin are produced in large quantities. At the same time, estrogen and progesterone levels decrease.

A woman’s breasts swell and enlarge, producing colostrum and then milk. Breastfeeding stimulates the production of oxytocin, which helps the uterus to contract, which, by the way, mom can even feel during feeding – when the lower abdomen feels like contractions.

During contractions, the damaged surface on the uterine wall, which appeared after the placenta was rejected, begins to heal. Postpartum secretions consisting of blood, tissue particles and blood secretions emerge from the wound.

Immediately after delivery, the uterus weighs 1 kg. Over the next six weeks it returns to its normal weight of 50-60 grams. The bloody discharge goes away after a few days. They can be quite active and even more abundant than in the first days of your period, but over time they become less intense. Postpartum discharge – lochia lasts for 5-6 weeks after delivery until the uterus contracts completely and returns to its normal size. This period is called the postpartum period.

Until the uterus contracted, it is important for a woman to be very careful with physical activity, exercise – not all of it will benefit you. In the first postpartum weeks should not throw all the power to return to its former slimness. At this stage of the young mother and her body a different problem.

For the postpartum period, nature has set aside 6 weeks. This includes the psychological phase – a time when a woman needs to think about what happened, to adapt to new feelings and sensations. It is a multi-stage and complicated process, the “quality” of the passage of which depends on the psycho-emotional stability of the mother. Her condition, in turn, affects the adaptation and development of the baby. Thus, some psychotherapists believe that certain areas of our brain are formed during the first six months of life and directly depend on the emotional relationship with the mother during these months.