Q I'd like to get postpartum care herbal medicine in Dong-gu, Incheon. When after childbirth is a good time to visit a Korean medicine clinic?
A Many people start treatment around two to three weeks after childbirth, when the lochia has settled to some extent. Since the timing varies with the delivery method and recovery condition, you can decide it together at your consultation.
Detailed Answer
The timing of postpartum herbal medicine is set according to the recovery stage. Right after childbirth, the discharge of lochia and uterine involution are still in progress, so the full tonifying stage is often started around two to three weeks, when the lochia has settled to some extent. However, the timing can vary depending on whether it was a vaginal birth or a cesarean section and on the state of bleeding and recovery, so it is not uniform.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Because Dongjedang views postpartum recovery in stages of \"emptying out and refilling,\" we distinguish between the early period when blood stasis needs to be expelled and the time for replenishing qi and blood when guiding the timing of treatment. For those visiting from Dong-gu, Incheon and Dongincheon, we listen to your delivery method and current condition and decide together on a timing you can start without strain and a care plan.
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