Why does confinement last 42 days?

The confinement period for women is a very critical period. During this period, women need to take good care of themselves and allow their weak bodies to slowly recover after childbirth. As the name suggests, confinement period is about one month. In fact, generally speaking, the confinement period for women is slightly longer than one month, and most women will rest for 42 days. So, why does the confinement period last for 42 days?

Everyone should know that pregnancy is a very painful process. During the ten months of pregnancy, pregnant mothers go through so much. From morning sickness at the beginning of pregnancy to the pain during childbirth, the impact on the mother's body must be particularly great. Therefore, after pregnant mothers give birth, they need more time to recuperate their bodies. In fact, one month is not enough. If conditions permit, it is best for pregnant mothers to extend the confinement period to 42 days so that the body can recover better.

After giving birth, it takes a certain amount of time for the uterus to recover. Generally speaking, it takes about 6 weeks for the uterus to return to its original state after the mother gives birth. If you take a month off after giving birth, your uterus is actually still repairing itself. If the pregnant mother starts working or doing housework at this time, it will affect the health of the uterus. Therefore, it is best for pregnant mothers to have a confinement period of 42 days, so that the uterus can recover better.

In fact, many pregnant mothers now feel that confinement is unnecessary and that their bodies will recover after a few days of rest. Because they feel that confinement is a rather tedious thing and they can't do anything during the confinement period. In fact, confinement is very necessary. If the body cannot recover better, it is very likely to suffer from postpartum diseases. You may not feel it at the time, but many years later, your physical condition will definitely not be as good as that of the pregnant mother who took confinement.

Precautions for pregnant women after childbirth

The postpartum period is 42 days (also called 6 to 8 weeks) after a pregnant woman gives birth. Usually, there are two conditions: deficiency of both Qi and blood and stagnation of Qi and blood stasis, which often lead to some postpartum symptoms, such as postpartum weakness, postpartum edema, retained lochia, postpartum blood loss, postpartum abdominal pain (also called occipital pain), postpartum constipation, postpartum sweating, postpartum fever (also called puerperal fever), etc.

Pregnant women usually suffer from damaged vital energy after giving birth, and suffer from qi deficiency and blood deficiency. If the fluid that flows out of the vagina after childbirth (also called lochia) cannot be discharged gradually, it will lead to qi stagnation and blood stasis.

The key to postpartum health care is to do the following 3 things:

First, avoid being exposed to wind and cold, because the qi and blood are suddenly deficient after childbirth, and the defensive surface is not solid, making it easiest for external evils such as wind and cold to invade. .

The second is to eat more health-preserving grains, especially glutinous rice blood-enriching porridge, two-grain porridge, oatmeal porridge, oatmeal and milk porridge, and baked sweet potatoes. The above-mentioned dietary therapy methods have been introduced in previous or later articles. If taken for a long time, they have unexpected effects.

Third, you should not eat too much raw and cold fruits and vegetables and very cold foods, and you should not eat too much cold drinks.