Episode 14: POST-NATAL EP 03 – DAY3-4 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AT THIS STAGE POSTPARTUM
It is such a unique time when the baby is over two days old, but your full-milk hasn’t yet fully arrived – and of course, there are lots to know about on this steep learning curve!
MATERNAL:
- Blues ending > Milk arriving
- Post-birth examinations (breasts, perineum, C-section wound)
- Psychologically feeling confident in the home environment
- Awareness of Signs & Symptoms for Postnatal Infections e.g. Fever/Flu-like, especially Breast mastitis (red patches/streak), and Womb entometritis/puerperal sepsis (abdo cramps, foul-smelling discharge)
- Self-Care (rest, support, daily multi)
- Access to assistance & advice on breastfeeding & lactation
NEONATAL:
- Physical well-being (vigorous, productive suckling, increasing wet diapers, transitional stools)
- Knowledge of recognising & managing minor issues (e.g. conjunctivitis, cord-flare, nappy-rash)
- Access to understanding baby cries (free WHY THEY CRY guide & OH BABY chapter)
- Jaundice – recognising the difference between mild, moderate & severe (to access blood-tests of Bilirubin levels for potential
- Light Phototherapy in a timely manner), and increase feeds, decrease cold-stress & give naked indirect natural light in a well warmed room
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