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Ask Hello doctor. I just gave birth to my first baby 26 days ago. Sometimes I have headaches and dizziness. Sometimes I had a fever over 38 degrees and felt very cold with symptoms of headache, dizziness and breast pain. Doctor let me ask if headache, chest pain, dizziness with fever after giving birth are normal for mothers after cesarean section? Do you have signs of blocked milk ducts? What should I do when I encounter this situation? Can I take Paracetamol pain relievers? I thank Dr. much sir.
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Hi,
After cesarean delivery, pregnant women often have anemia (due to blood loss during surgery and childbirth), so they will have symptoms of lightheadedness and dizziness. Because, after the cesarean section, pregnant women need to eat enough, drink a lot of water, take iron tablets to restore health, should not be too strict, it will lead to chronic anemia that is difficult to treat.
In case of headache, chest pain, dizziness with fever after giving birth, there is a high possibility that the baby will have engorgement, stagnation of milk, causing signs of blocked milk ducts. You can use Paracetamol to reduce fever and pain, do not take more than 4 tablets in a day, take at least 6 hours apart. In addition, you need to feed the baby actively, massage the breasts and express the milk to avoid stagnation of milk for a long time, which will cause inflammation/abscess of the mammary gland.
If you need to see a doctor, you can go to the hospitals of Vinmec Health System nationwide to have a specialist doctor directly check your condition and answer in detail. Thank you for sending a question to Vinmec. Best regards!
Answered by Master, Doctor Nguyen Nhu Thu Truc - Obstetrician and Gynecologist - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.
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