How long is the appropriate confinement period?

Confinement after childbirth has always been a tradition. I believe many friends want to know about the duration of confinement after childbirth. So how long is the appropriate confinement period? Next, this article will introduce you to the appropriate confinement period for your reference only. Friends who want to know more about this can take a look! Please see the detailed introduction below.

How long is the appropriate confinement period? Traditionally, a month is considered to be 30 days. In fact, the exact duration of confinement should be up to 42 days. Because it takes 6 weeks for the mother's uterus to shrink and return to a size close to that of a non-pregnant uterus, and it also takes 6-8 weeks for the abdominal wall tension to recover after delivery, so it is recommended that mothers should stay in confinement for a full 6 weeks, or 42 days. The purpose of confinement is to do moderate exercise and rest during this period. Appropriate food supplements and diet therapy can restore the uterus to its pre-delivery size. Qi and blood can also be restored through conditioning, and may even be better than before. Bad physical condition can be slowly improved during this period.

The taboos of confinement are as follows:

1. You should not be exposed to wind during confinement, because your qi and blood will be weak, your muscles and bones will be loose, and wind, cold and dampness will easily take advantage of the opportunity to enter, causing colds, rheumatism, joint pain, diarrhea and other diseases. Because of the odor and bacterial spread caused by changing diapers, it is necessary to open windows for ventilation. When ventilating, the mother needs to avoid the wind. At the same time, it is also necessary to use diaper pails to store used diapers to control the secondary spread of bacteria and odor that affect the baby's health.

2. When washing your hair, be sure to use warm water at 40 degrees Celsius and blow it dry as soon as possible, otherwise you will easily catch a cold.

3. Do not cry or read a lot for a long time, otherwise it will damage your eyesight. Therefore, you should maintain the correct posture when reading, not read for too long, use sufficient light, and avoid reading sad, angry, or emotionally intense content. Most importantly, do not affect your rest, because without adequate rest, it is easy to cause bleeding, back pain, abdominal pain, and lack of energy.

4. Try not to get it wet. You can eat porridge, which is good for the stomach of the mother.

5. Do not eat raw or cold food. Because the postpartum body constitution is poor, poor absorption of raw and cold food can easily affect the body's recovery and affect the baby's stomach through breast milk.

The above is some information about the appropriate duration of confinement. I believe that after reading the above introduction, everyone already knows how long it is appropriate to sit during confinement. Generally speaking, the appropriate confinement period is 42 days, which is conducive to postpartum recovery. Therefore, friends who need to stay in confinement for a period of 42 days are advised to do so! I hope the above introduction will be helpful to friends who want to understand the appropriate confinement period.