For the majority of female compatriots, doing postpartum confinement is like being reborn. Only by doing well in postpartum confinement can one live a healthy and happy life. So, what should women pay attention to during their postpartum confinement? Let's take a look together with the author!
Postpartum confinement is the privilege of every mother
"Postpartum confinement" is a colloquial term used by the general public, which is quite vivid. Instead of saying "standing confinement" or "lying confinement", it is referred to as "sitting confinement" because the main burden is on the hips. In the early stage of confinement, one sits and lies half-half, and in the later stage, one can sit and walk, and even train the abdominal muscles. However, the main process is sitting with the support of a pillow and a cushion, which is beneficial for physical recovery.
Every mother should have the privilege of postpartum confinement. The mother's reproductive organs need to be repaired after childbirth, including the discharge of lochia, repair of birth canal injuries and cesarean section incisions, and recovery of the uterus. This repair process takes more than 6 weeks.
What should women pay attention to during postpartum confinement?
1. Avoid engaging in labor too early after childbirth
Postpartum confinement, medically known as the puerperium. The word "puerperium" refers to the mat used for sitting or lying, indicating the connection between puerperium and confinement. After childbirth, the mother's body is weak. If not properly taken care of, it is easy to get sick, and the characteristic of postpartum confinement sickness is prolonged and difficult to heal.
Avoid engaging in physical labor too early after childbirth. Some particularly hardworking women have unfortunately lost their ability to work due to engaging in physical labor too early after childbirth. Therefore, it is important to be vigilant about postpartum confinement sickness.
2. Pay attention to living conditions and diet during postpartum confinement
The suitable temperature, humidity, and air circulation in the living environment are important. It is necessary to avoid excessive heat and also avoid excessive humidity or dryness. Both painful diseases and infectious diseases are related to exposure to cold wind.
Pay attention to the balance between cold and heat in diet, and give priority to easily digestible and absorbable food. In hot seasons, for people with a hot constitution, it is not completely forbidden to eat ice cream or cold drinks, but it is best to consume them in moderation.
3. Postpartum confinement should also keep up with the times
Outdated customs are not necessarily bad habits. Some people say that "postpartum confinement is a traditional outdated custom with the most Chinese characteristics". To some extent, this statement is reasonable! Outdated customs are habits formed due to poor living conditions, and they are the survival wisdom of the poor. If living conditions improve, we should also keep up with the times.
Diet taboos during postpartum confinement for women
1. Avoid excessive consumption of MSG
In order to prevent zinc deficiency in infants, new mothers should avoid excessive consumption of MSG.
2. Avoid taking ginseng
Some new mothers are eager to take ginseng after childbirth to replenish their body. However, it is actually harmful and not beneficial for new mothers to rush to take ginseng.
3. Avoid excessive consumption of eggs
Medical research has shown that it is best not to eat eggs within a few hours after childbirth. During the process of childbirth, new mothers have a high energy consumption, excessive sweating, insufficient body fluids, and decreased digestion capacity.
4. Avoid excessive consumption of brown sugar
Drinking too much brown sugar water can damage the teeth of new mothers, and brown sugar is warm in nature. If new mothers drink too much brown sugar water in the summer, it will inevitably accelerate sweating and make the body weaker.
5. Avoid eating spicy and hot foods
Spicy and hot foods can cause new mothers to get angry, develop mouth sores, have constipation or exacerbation of hemorrhoids, and can also increase the internal heat of the baby through breast milk. Therefore, new mothers should avoid eating leeks, onions, garlic, chili, pepper, fennel, alcohol, etc.
