How long after giving birth can I wash my hair?

Elderly people often say that natural childbirth is more damaging to one's vitality, and there are many taboos such as not being able to take a bath, wash one's hair, or be exposed to the wind for one month after a natural childbirth. In fact, these are all folk practices, and there is no scientific research to confirm that these names are correct. So how many days after a normal birth can you wash your hair?

Pregnant women should wash their hair according to weather conditions. If the weather is hot, they sweat a lot, and their hair is very dirty, they can wash their hair after they move around freely, usually after a week. For pregnant women who give birth in winter, the discomfort of dirty hair gets worse too quickly, so they can wait until ten days before washing their hair.

After washing your hair, pregnant women need to prepare two cotton towels in advance to quickly absorb unnecessary moisture from their hair to prevent stroke. The temperature for washing hair should not be too high or too low. The best temperature is around 45 degrees. After washing your hair, pregnant women can use a wooden comb to comb their hair properly. At this time, the pores of pregnant women's skin are all open. When combing, pregnant women must pay attention to the amplitude to avoid irritation to the hair.

When washing your hair, close all the windows in the room. After washing, dry it with a hair dryer immediately. Don't sleep with wet hair, as it is easy to catch a cold. After washing your hair, you can drink some ginger tea to dispel the cold. In addition, pregnant women need to have a moderate amount of exercise every day and pay attention to the intake of nutrients.

So after giving birth to a baby, how should we nourish and maintain our health?

1. Start by eating liquid food

The mother's digestive tract has not recovered after a normal delivery, so in the first few days after giving birth, you can eat some foods that are easier to digest, such as porridge, noodles, etc., and then switch to eating white rice porridge, and then eat rice and noodles.

2. Eat brown sugar ginger water moderately

Brown sugar contains a variety of nutrients and minerals, which can promote waste excretion and prevent incontinence.

3. Pure natural ingredients

Many mothers who have just given birth feel that they need to take a lot of supplements after giving birth. In fact, taking a lot of supplements will only increase the stress on the human body. Mothers should focus on natural green foods during the confinement period, and try to avoid or not take all kinds of artificial supplements.

4. Don’t overly bland flavors

New mothers consume a lot of water when sweating and secreting milk after delivery, which will cause the outflow of salt from the body. Therefore, there can be less salt in the food, but it does not mean no salt. Appropriate amount of salt can supplement the intake of iodine.

5. Ensure calcium and iron intake

Since new mothers will lose a lot of calcium and iron during pregnancy and childbirth, they should ensure that they get enough calcium and iron from food every day. Foods rich in high-quality protein include milk, peanut butter, etc., and foods rich in iron include animal organs.

6. Avoid eating chicken, duck, fish and meat within two weeks

After a normal delivery, mothers should not eat too greasy food and should try to avoid eating chicken, duck, fish and meat before their gastrointestinal function has recovered.

7. Drink more warm water

Warm water is stronger than tea. Mothers should drink more warm water to replenish the water lost by sweating.