You wanted to know how long you need to wait after having a baby before you get into a swimming pool. And a good rule of thumb is to wait until you’ve been checked out by your doctor at your postpartum visit, and made sure that everything looks good, and they’ve cleared you to do so. And there’s a couple of reasons for this. Number 1 is that after either a vaginal delivery or a C-section, you’re going to have bleeding for 3 to 6 weeks after delivery, and you can’t use tampons while you’re having that bleeding, and so you shouldn’t get into a swimming pool until all of that bleeding has stopped.
Another consideration is infection, because it takes time for the cervix to close back up, and whether you had a vaginal delivery or a C-section, your cervix is probably dilated a little bit. And if you had a C-section, you have a healing incision. And so again, for all of these reasons, it’s just best to wait until you’ve seen your doctor at your postpartum visit and they’ve cleared you to go swimming. If you have more questions in the future for me, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/IntermountainMoms, and recommend us to your friends and family too.
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