Can I touch cold water after 42 days of confinement?

Confinement refers to the period of time that women undergo postpartum recovery and recuperation. During this period, women's physical condition is relatively weak. Therefore, in order to ensure that women can better recover to a healthy state, all aspects of care must be done well. Of course, there are many taboos during the confinement period, such as not touching cold water. So, how long after giving birth can you touch cold water?

1. How long after giving birth can I touch cold water?

Due to heavy bleeding during childbirth, sweating, back pain and abdominal pain, the mother's physical strength is greatly depleted. Her qi, blood, muscles and bones are very weak. She is easily attacked by wind and cold at this time and needs some time to recuperate. A natural birth requires 30 days of rest, and a caesarean section requires an extended rest of more than 40 days. During this period, you should avoid catching a cold or chilling a fever, or exposing your joints to wind, cold, and dampness. Therefore, the bath water temperature for new mothers should be kept at around 35℃-37℃. Even in summer, you should not take a shower with cold water to avoid poor discharge of lochia, which may cause abdominal pain, irregular menstruation, body pain, etc. Generally, you should wait for 40 days before slowly using cold water.

2. What are the precautions after childbirth?

1. The main thing to do after giving birth is to avoid catching a cold. In winter, it is best to stay at home less. In summer, don’t stay in the wind for a long time. Don't use cold water to do housework too early. Use hot water to wash your face, hands, feet, brush your teeth, etc.

2. Don’t overwork yourself when taking care of your baby after delivery. Seek help from your parents and get enough sleep every day so that you have the energy to take care of your baby and recover.

3. The postpartum diet should also be scientific. Eat more foods rich in protein and vitamins, but also take in other nutrients appropriately to ensure a balanced diet. It is best not to touch some cold drinks and spicy and greasy foods.

4. Some proper exercise after childbirth is also essential, which can prevent postpartum pain in the wrist, thumb, and waist, and is beneficial to the recovery of the body and the restoration of a slim figure.

3. Postpartum hygiene precautions

Postpartum clothing should be clean, comfortable, and of appropriate temperature, and should not be too different from the air temperature. Keep cool in summer and keep warm in winter. The bad custom of excessively "covering" is unscientific. Regardless of the coldest months of winter or the scorching hot summer, people wrap themselves up tightly and wear thick clothes, leaving only their hands and faces exposed. This prevents sweat from evaporating and affects the body's heat dissipation. Especially in the hot summer, it is easy to cause postpartum heat stroke.

You must pay attention to personal hygiene after giving birth. You should brush your teeth, wash your face, wash your feet, and comb your hair as usual, wash your hands before meals and after defecation, and before breastfeeding. On the first day after delivery, the mother is relatively weak and should not take a bath, but can use warm water sponge bath.