How to take care of your body during the confinement period

A miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy through medical means or through miscarriage is called a miscarriage. After a miscarriage, a woman needs to pay attention to her physical health and rest in bed more. During the confinement period, the uterus is damaged and needs good care. She should pay more attention to personal hygiene, do a good job of contraception, and eat more high-protein foods.

How to take care of your body during the confinement period

How to care

1. Pay attention to proper rest after the operation. It is best to rest in bed for the first three days. Because after the artificial pregnancy operation, the endometrium is left with a wound, if you move too early, it may prolong the vaginal bleeding time. Generally, you should avoid physical labor and physical exercise within half a month.

2. Increase nutrition appropriately, because the operation will cause a small amount of bleeding and cause certain damage to the body, so you should promptly supplement with some foods rich in protein and vitamins, such as lean meat, fresh fish, eggs, milk or soy products.

3. Observe the bleeding. During the unexpected pregnancy surgery, after the placenta is separated, there may be a small amount of bleeding on the wound left on the uterine wall. In this case, as the uterus contracts and the wound repairs, vaginal bleeding will gradually stop in 3-5 days and will not exceed 10-15 days at most. If the amount of vaginal bleeding exceeds the amount of menstrual blood, lasts too long, and is even accompanied by abnormal symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, fever, turbid and smelly leucorrhea, you should consider the possibility of infection or the presence of residues in the uterus, and seek medical treatment in time.

4. Adhere to good contraception. After the surgery for unexpected pregnancy, the ovaries will resume ovulation in about 1 month, and then menstruation will come. Therefore, as long as you resume your sexual life after artificial pregnancy surgery, you should further strengthen contraceptive measures and use appropriate contraceptive methods or sterilization measures under the guidance of a doctor to prevent pregnancy again. If you are planning to use an IUD for contraception, you can have it inserted at the same time as the unexpected pregnancy surgery, because the success rate of IUD insertion is high, the shedding rate is low, and there are fewer side effects.

5. After an unexpected pregnancy surgery, the body's resistance decreases, so more attention should be paid to personal hygiene. Because of the wounds left on the endometrium, vaginal secretions increase, making it a breeding ground for bacterial infection and reproduction. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the cleanliness of the vulva, shower and clean the vulva in time, disinfect the toilet paper and change it frequently; avoid taking a bath in a tub within half a month, and change underwear frequently; and sexual intercourse is absolutely prohibited within one month to prevent bacterial infection. These are important measures to prevent gynecological diseases such as endometritis, salpingitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.

What should you pay attention to during the confinement period?

1. Take rest

It is generally recommended to rest for two weeks for miscarriages in pregnancy less than 12 weeks, and four weeks for miscarriages over 12 weeks. Without adequate rest, it is easy to cause bleeding that is difficult to stop, back pain, abdominal pain, and poor spirits. During recuperation, you should eat more protein-rich foods such as fish, eggs, soy products and fresh vegetables, as well as blood-enriching foods such as jujube and wolfberry.

2. Pay attention to hygiene

After miscarriage, the vagina is vulnerable to infection by bacteria, so special attention should be paid to keeping the vulva clean and hygienic. The sanitary napkins and underwear used should be washed and changed frequently. Do not take a sitz bath within half a month after the operation to prevent bacteria from entering the vagina and causing infection. In addition, avoid sexual intercourse within 1-3 months to avoid infection.

Things to note for the baby's confinement period

1. Pay attention to bleeding. If the bleeding is heavy or lasts for a long time, you must see a doctor. Also pay attention to whether your stomach hurts. All abnormal situations should be given sufficient attention.

2. If necessary, the short-term confinement period is the same as the long-term confinement period. A miscarriage between 10 and 24 weeks of pregnancy requires at least one month of recuperation, and the methods and precautions are basically the same as those for a long period of confinement. You can refer to "Three Essential Factors of Postpartum Confinement from Pregnant Moms and Dads Network".

How to take care of yourself during the confinement period

1. The mammary glands should be “open” during the period of “confinement”

During the "confinement period", the newly developed mammary glands stop growing, the alveoli become smaller and even disappear, and the mammary glands recover. However, this recovery is usually incomplete, so it is easy to induce lobular hyperplasia of the breast. Causes breast lumps and breast pain. “Pain occurs when there is blockage”. If you dredge the meridians as soon as possible, the suddenly stagnant Qi and blood will start flowing again. You can avoid breast lumps and breast pain caused by improper "confinement".

Commonly used "tong" methods include "abortion protection soup" and so on.

2. Protect your uterus during the period of confinement

The mother's endometrium is inevitably damaged during the "confinement period". Those who have seen artificial "abortions" should have the deepest impression of the damage to the cervix during the operation. The wounds to the cervix cause the uterus' own resistance to decrease. The cervix itself is a susceptible site for HPV infection, and modern science has confirmed that HPV infection is directly related to cervical cancer.

During the confinement period, the uterus should be fully protected, including increasing the resistance of the uterus, promoting rapid repair of the uterus, and completely expelling blood stasis. You can use the "Abortion Protection Soup" alone.

3. Rest and diet during the period of confinement

Traditional Chinese medicine points out that: "The care required for a miscarriage is ten times that of a normal birth", which means that abortion or miscarriage suddenly stops the normal physiological process of the human body, which causes greater harm than a normal delivery, so you must pay attention to care. Although it doesn’t mean you have to stay in bed for 10 months, you should at least stay in bed for half a month after a miscarriage.