Frequently Asked Questions about Confinement

Confinement is very important for women. Everyone should understand the importance of this stage. If you can have a good confinement, the physical condition of female friends will be greatly improved. If you don’t have a good confinement, your physical health will be greatly affected, even for life. It is also easy to have some problems during the confinement period. Let’s take a look at the common problems of confinement.

The most important thing for women is the confinement period, especially for those who want to have a child in their lifetime, they should pay more attention to the importance of the confinement period and do it scientifically. However, many women do not do it well and it is easy to have some problems. So what are the common problems in the confinement period?

Why do we need to stay in confinement after childbirth? What is the purpose? Can it change the body constitution?

Due to heavy bleeding during childbirth, sweating, back pain and abdominal pain, the mother's physical strength is greatly depleted, and her qi, blood, tendons and bones are very weak. At this time, she is easily attacked by wind and cold, and needs some time to recuperate. Therefore, she must take a confinement month after delivery to recover her health. The purpose of confinement is to do moderate exercise and rest, proper food supplements and diet therapy during this period, which can restore the uterus to its pre-delivery size, and the qi and blood can be restored through conditioning, or even better than before, thus slowly changing the bad physical condition during this period.

2. What are the basic principles of confinement?

1 Be careful of cold and heat

As the temperature and humidity of the climate and living environment change, the clothing worn by the mother and the electrical equipment used indoors should be appropriately adjusted. The indoor temperature should be about 25 to 26 degrees Celsius, and the humidity should be about 50% to 60%. Long sleeves, long pants, and socks should be worn to avoid catching a cold or having the joints invaded by wind, cold, and moisture.

2. Work and rest properly

Moderate labor and rest are very helpful for the discharge of lochia and the recovery of muscles, bones and body shape. In the early days after delivery, when the mother feels weak, dizzy, and fatigued, she must rest in bed more. The time she gets up should not exceed half an hour. When her physical strength gradually recovers, the time can be extended a little, but the time is still limited to 1 to 2 hours to avoid standing or sitting for a long time, which will cause low back pain, leg pain, knee and ankle pain.

3. Clean frequently

Hair and body should be washed regularly to keep them clean and avoid bacterial infection and inflammation.

4. Adjust your diet

The first three items are the same for everyone, but diet should be different due to individual physical differences. Furthermore, there may be problems with postpartum lochia discharge and breastfeeding, or if there are colds, headaches, mouth sores, itchy skin, stomach pain and other diseases, diet and medication must be changed. In ancient times, due to the simple environment, poor living conditions and the lack of electrical appliances, the regulations were stricter, and there was a restriction of not washing hair or taking a bath for one month. Modern people do not have to work so hard, but the diet during confinement is still mainly warm and nourishing. It is best to ask a doctor to prepare the diet according to your personal constitution.

What are the common complications after tertiary delivery?

Postpartum anemia, low milk supply, mastitis, metritis, muscle and bone pain, back pain, headache, diarrhea, constipation, etc. Pregnant women with anemia can eat more high-iron foods, including meat, black glutinous rice porridge, red bean soup, etc. If you have milk engorgement, you can use 1 liang of maltose, 3 qian of dandelion, and 3 qian of fenugreek, stew them together and eat them to promote milk secretion. If you have constipation, you can eat bananas and sesame paste (boiled and seasoned with honey) to promote bowel movements. If you have a fever or feel extremely uncomfortable due to mastitis or endometritis, you must seek medical treatment immediately.

What are the causes of postpartum muscle and bone pain?

Because babies sleep while sucking milk, feeding takes a long time, mothers have to sit for too long, and many babies have day and night reversal and cry all night. In serious cases, parents have to hold them in their arms and walk around all night. Therefore, after a month, the waist, back, elbows and wrists are in great pain. To avoid these muscle and bone aches, mothers should pay attention to their posture when holding their babies, and ensure that their waist and back have support; rest more, walk less, and do not stay out of bed for more than 1 hour. You can stew Eucommia ulmoides and pork kidney soup. After the lochia is clean, you can eat Shiquan Dabu Soup (containing Eucommia ulmoides and Dipsacus asper), which is very effective in relieving muscle and bone pain.

There are more and more problems during confinement now. You should learn more about common problems during confinement to see if you have any problems in this regard. If such problems arise, you must adjust them in time. Only scientific adjustment can make your body healthier. Everyone should pay attention to the impact of confinement problems.