The best time to replenish blood and qi after childbirth

We Chinese have always attached great importance to confinement after childbirth. Confinement after childbirth is a typical reflection of TCM's approach of preventing illness. The confinement period is a critical period for pregnant women to maintain their physical fitness. If the physical fitness of pregnant women is well maintained during this period, not only will the breast milk be sufficient, the mother and the child will be strong, but the future physical and mental health of the pregnant woman will be guaranteed.

On the other hand, if you don’t sleep well during the confinement period and don’t keep up with your diet, even a healthy pregnant woman will go “downhill” in her health afterwards, and pregnant women with poor physical fitness will also be unpredictable. Therefore, the folk custom figuratively calls the period of confinement after childbirth "blood transfusion".

As the saying goes, "Great supplements can cure great deficiency." The bones, tendons and kidneys of ordinary people are in a closed state. Pregnant women lose body fluids and blood during childbirth, and sweat a lot. After giving birth, their limbs feel uncomfortable. The bones, tendons and kidneys of the whole body are in a unique state of openness and relaxation. At this time, the effect of food supplements is twice the result with half the effort, and pregnant women digest and absorb food particularly well. After this month is over or after 100 days, the pregnant woman's pelvis and the bones, tendons and kidneys of the whole body will gradually return to their normal closed state, and the nourishing and health-preserving effect will be poor. Therefore, there was a saying in ancient times that "if you catch a cold during the confinement period, you should treat it by sitting in the confinement period". If you don't make up for it after giving birth to this baby, you can wait for the opportunity to adjust your physical condition for the next baby.

Therefore, the best time for pregnant women to make up for the food after giving birth is one month. If they do not make up for it within one month, they can still seize the "last train" within 100 days to make adjustments and make up for it.

1. What to eat to replenish blood and qi after childbirth

1. Longan meat

Longan meat is a well-known blood tonic food. It is rich in iron, and also contains vitamins A, B, glucose, granulated sugar, etc. After giving birth, women can eat longan soup, longan glue, and longan wine, which will have a good effect of nourishing blood and replenishing qi.

2. Carrots

Carrots are rich in vitamins B2 and C, and also contain a special nutrient - carotene. Carrots are very beneficial for nourishing blood and qi. Carrot soup is a good soup for nourishing qi and blood.

3. Nostoc

Fat moss is as black as hair, and its texture is coarser and smoother than hair. It contains iron, so it can replenish blood and qi. Eating it regularly can make hair darker. After giving birth, women can use hair algae to make soup and cook dishes to replenish blood and qi.

What foods should I eat for postpartum blood-replenishing and qi-replenishing soup

1. Pork liver soup

Food: 200g broccoli, 100g beef liver, 3g wolfberry, 10g ginger, 8g table salt, 3ml rice wine.

Method: Wash all the food, cut the beef liver and ginger into slices, add some oil to the pot and heat it, sauté the ginger slices, add appropriate amount of water and roast over medium heat, add broccoli and wolfberry, cook until six-tenths done, finally add beef liver, rice wine and salt, and cook until the flavors are absorbed.

Effect: Beef liver and spinach are both copper-rich blood-enriching foods. After being boiled into soup together, the copper content per gram can reach 10.4mm. Eating this dish regularly can play the role of nourishing blood and qi.