POSTPARTUM VISITATION NOTES
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POSTPARTUM CARE
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1ST HOME VISIT: DATE_________
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2ND HOME VISIT: DATE_________
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Breasts, Nipples &
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Perineum, Sutures
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Lochia Discharge
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Uterus
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Baby's Cord
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Jaundice / Baby Behavior
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SUGGESTIONS:________________________________________________________________
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FIRST PHONE CALL: TIME:_______________ DATE:_________________________________
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SECOND PHONE CALL: TIME:______________ DATE:________________________________
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OTHER VISITS:________________________________________________________________
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3 WEEK HOME VISIT: DATE_________
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6 WEEK HOME VISIT: DATE_________
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Breasts, Nipples &
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Vaginal Exam, Cervix
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Perineum, Muscle Tone
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Lochia Discharge
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Uterus
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Infant Checkup
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Parenting Skills
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POSTPARTUM CARE
1. Let us know if you soak more than one pad in 20 minutes - massage your uterus firmly to re-contract it, and if bleeding doesn't stop, contact us at once or seek emergency care.
2. Check your uterus for firmness and/or tenderness several times a day, for 3 days at least.
3. Notice if your flow has any bad odor (it should smell like your period) - and report to us.
4. Take your temperature twice daily for at least four days.
5. Drink lots of water (about 3 quarts daily to establish milk flow) and make one quart of the water into a tea made from a mixture of shepherd's purse and comfrey leaf tea
(for healing and bleeding control.
6. If you have had stitches, soak them in (or use compresses of) comfrey, goldenseal, and ginger tea - 3 or 4 times daily. Report any pain.
7. Clean your baby's cord stump carefully with hydrogen peroxide or alcohol every few hours (or at each diaper change). Pay special attention to the folds where the cord
joins the skin.
8. Do not hesitate to call us if the baby seems disinterested in nursing, listless, or irritable.
9. Get lots of rest, sleep when the baby sleeps, eat lots of good food with plenty of iron to replenish lost blood, and ask visitors for real help - like doing your dishes
or laundry. Work into activity slowly, and you won't have any sudden breakdowns later.
10. Try to take the parenting one day at a time - call if you need to.
MoonDragon Birthing Services
Office: (978) 744-5583
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