- Drink lots of fluids, at least two 8-ounce glasses of liquid (water or juice) immediately after delivery.
- Run the water in the sink. Hearing running water gives your system the same idea.
- Relax your pelvic floor muscles.
- Be upright. Stand or walk. Allow gravity to help you urinate.
- Try to relax your pelvic floor muscles as you try to urinate. Try to relax your whole body.
- Soak your bottom in a warm tub, and urinate right there if that’s more comfortable for you.
- The nurse may massage your bladder (if it’s enlarged) to get it going.
- If your perineum has raw spots from a cut or a tear, ask for a “peri-bottle” (a plastic squeeze bottle). Fill it with warm water and squirt it onto your perineum as you urinate. The water will dilute the urine and lessen the burning.
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