How to scientifically care for postpartum women
Laboring new mothers
New mothers who engage in physical labor before giving birth, such as sales jobs or heavy household chores, may experience lower back pain and fatigue after childbirth. Consuming nourishing herbal soups during the postpartum confinement period can help alleviate these symptoms.
Recommended recipes
Angelica and Peony Decoction
Ingredients: 4g of angelica, 4g of peony, 3 jujubes
Preparation: Wash the ingredients and boil them with 3 bowls of water until 1 bowl remains. Serve hot.
Nutritional benefits: This soup improves peripheral circulation, promotes blood circulation, and relieves lower back pain and limb soreness.
Lei's Postpartum Conditioning Soup
Ingredients: peach kernel, honey grass, sliced black ginger, brown sugar
Preparation: In a pot, add 500ml of water and soak the ingredients for 20 minutes. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 20 minutes. Strain the soup. Add another 300ml of water to the pot, bring to a boil, then simmer for another 15 minutes. Mix the two portions of soup together and consume.
Nutritional benefits: Consuming this soup 1-2 times can alleviate postpartum swelling and body aches, and promote the discharge of lochia. Consuming it 3-5 times can prevent symptoms such as coldness in the body, joint pain, weakness, and reduce the occurrence of gynecological diseases.
