There are two types of incision, Dr. Fortunato says. With the second type, the big muscle tissue is not cut. Healing is more rapid and the likelihood of prolonged pain is reduced, he says. Take a sitz bath. If you have an incision, sitting in a warm, shallow bath three or four times a day for the first week after delivery should reduce the pain of both the episiotomy and any hemorrhoids left over from pregnancy, Dr. Kay says.
Soap is optional.
Use anesthetic sprays. Today, with antibiotics being given, the infection rate is down to somewhere around 10 to 30 percent after cesarean section. After delivery, just about every woman has hormonal fluctuations that can take the sparkle off having a new baby. But approximately 7 percent of new mothers will actually become seriously depressed. They'll sit with tears streaming down their faces and say that nothing's really wrong.