What to do if your feet get cold during confinement

In our country, confinement is a special period. Traditional confinement regulations stipulate that you cannot wash your hair for a few days, cannot go out, etc. Many mothers may find it difficult to accept, but it is indeed good for their future health. During the confinement period, you should be especially careful not to catch cold. Once you catch a cold, taking medication may also cause poor breast milk production. But what if you accidentally get cold feet during confinement?

What to do if your feet get cold during the confinement period

If the back of your feet get cold during the confinement period, you can use Chinese medicine to treat it. The effects of Chinese medicine are to increase qi, replenish blood, and invigorate qi, enhance the circulation of qi and blood, and also need to nourish the kidneys, mainly to replenish the deficiency. In addition, adjustments should be made to the diet and mood to achieve the purpose of treating both the symptoms and the root causes. It is best to go to a Chinese medicine hospital and let the doctor take a look before prescribing the right medicine.

Can I eat sweets during the confinement period?

1. Brown sugar: You can eat it. Brown sugar can supplement the calcium, iron, zinc and other nutrients needed by new mothers. Drinking brown sugar water is helpful to expel lochia from the body as soon as possible.

2. Lollipops: Eat with caution. New mothers are prone to depression in the 4-10 days after delivery. Lollipops have a relaxing effect, so it's okay to eat them occasionally. However, lollipops contain a lot of additives, preservatives, sugar, etc., so postpartum women should eat less.

3. Mint candy: Eat with caution. Although mint candy can relieve throat discomfort, refresh the mind and reduce internal heat, the sugar it contains can easily cause obesity. Mints are very irritating to the oral cavity and are not good for the oral health of postpartum women.

During the confinement period, the elders may nag you from time to time, especially the new generation of women may not listen to the advice of the older generation, which is not good. Not catching cold is something you must insist on during the confinement period, because catching a cold seriously will be bad for your future health. Therefore, you still have to listen to your doctors and elders so that you can take good care of your body.