Solene Delinger
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7:55 p.m., January 10, 2022
Vulvar varicose veins, hemorrhoids, heaviness in the lower abdomen … The perineum is strained during pregnancy. How to relieve it and prepare it, gently, for childbirth? Invited in “Bienfait pour vous” on Europe 1, midwife Souailla Mohamed, also founder of Louvz, a brand specializing in maternity, delivers all the good reflexes to adopt before and after D-Day.
The perineum, also called the pelvic floor, is particularly stressed in pregnant women. If it is possible to re-educate him after childbirth, it is better to prevent certain damage during pregnancy by adopting good reflexes. Invited in Bienfait pour vous on Europe 1, midwife Souailla Mohamed delivers five invaluable tips to limit perineal pain during and after childbirth.
Become aware of your perineum
This is the most important thing: you have to be aware of your perineum, visualize it and take ownership of your body during pregnancy, because you will be examined by other people.
Do massages
It is necessary to prepare the perineum to avoid episiotomies or tears during childbirth. We can therefore perform massages to try to soften the perineum and avoid possible tears on D-day. The Louvz brand offers organic and vegetable massage oils, specially designed for the perineum.
Wear a sacroiliac support belt
This belt helps to position yourself better when you are standing and to fight against feelings of heaviness. You should know that it is not just childbirth that will damage the perineum. All the weight associated with pregnancy, along with the weight of the baby, the placenta and the uterus, can damage it. The perineal area is indeed necessarily much more used during pregnancy.
Soothe your perineum with the cold
The cold has an analgesic effect. Louvz therefore offers a cold pack in the form of a sanitary napkin. It gently provides cold to relieve women in their postpartum period. You just have to slip it into the panties. The objective is above all not to attack the perineum with too intense cold which would be unwelcome.
Apply a serum based on hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronic acid is known to deeply hydrate and fill in wrinkles. The Louvz brand serum for the perineum is therefore composed of hyaluronic acid but also colloidal silver, which will come to cleanse the wounds to avoid the risk of infection. After childbirth, we can massage our perineum with this serum to soften if there has been an episiotomy or a tear.