Can I eat hard food during confinement?

The main purpose of the confinement period after giving birth is to replenish blood, recuperate and promote physical recovery. During the confinement period, in addition to maintaining a comfortable external environment, the most important thing is diet. A reasonable and healthy diet is not only beneficial to the mother's physical recovery, but also promotes the baby's physical development, which is an aspect that needs to be paid attention to. Some mothers always want to eat their favorite foods, such as hard food, during the confinement period. So, can you eat hard food during confinement?

How to eat properly during confinement

1. Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the body. It is recommended to consume complex sugars as much as possible, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, whole wheat, rice and other cereals.

2. Fat can provide high-energy energy, help the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, and make you feel fuller. Choose unsaturated fats, such as vegetable, seed or peanut oils.

3. The organs, hormones and other structures in the body are made up of protein. Mothers must eat a variety of foods to provide complete essential amino acids. In addition to meat, fish, eggs, milk and cheese, peanuts, dried fruits, whole wheat, etc. are also important sources of protein.

4. The function of vitamins is mainly to regulate the body's functions. They are divided into fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) and water-soluble (B group and C, etc.). During breastfeeding, it is recommended to increase the intake of water-soluble vitamins to increase the content in breast milk. Generally speaking, most people can get the required amounts of vitamins from their diet.

5. Minerals: Breastfeeding mothers should pay special attention to the intake of calcium, iron and zinc. In addition to milk, hair algae, black sesame, seaweed, dried fish, dried shrimp, etc. are all rich in calcium. Cereal seeds are rich in zinc, while iron is mainly found in red meat.

What can't you eat during confinement?

Don’t eat ice cream during the confinement period: it is not conducive to the recovery of the digestive system and blood circulation, and it will also have adverse effects on the new mother’s teeth.

After childbirth, the body is deficient in qi and blood, so you should eat more warm and nourishing foods to help restore qi and blood. Eating raw or cold food after childbirth will be detrimental to the replenishment of qi and blood, easily lead to spleen and stomach digestion and absorption dysfunction, and is not conducive to the discharge of lochia and the removal of blood stasis. Moreover, raw and cold foods have not been sterilized at high temperatures and may contain bacteria, which can easily cause gastroenteritis in postpartum women after eating.

Do not drink tea during the confinement period: the tannic acid contained in tea will affect the intestinal absorption of iron and easily cause postpartum anemia; tea also contains caffeine, which will make it difficult to fall asleep after drinking tea, affecting the physical recovery of new mothers. Moreover, when the tea enters the baby's body through breast milk, it will cause him to suddenly have gastrointestinal cramps, and become irritable and cry.

Don’t eat chocolate during the confinement period: chocolate will affect your appetite, making you less likely to eat normally, resulting in insufficient supply of other nutrients needed by the body. At the same time, because new mothers do not exercise much, eating too much chocolate will cause excess calories to accumulate and form fat.

Mothers need to breastfeed their newborns after giving birth. If they consume too much chocolate, it will have an adverse effect on the development of breastfeeding babies. This is because the cocoa alkaline contained in chocolate will seep into breast milk and accumulate in the baby's body, which can damage the nervous system and heart, relax the muscles, and increase urination, resulting in indigestion, unstable sleep, and constant crying in the baby. If a mother chews chocolate in her mouth all day long, it will affect her appetite and make her body fat, but she will lack necessary nutrients. This will of course affect the mother's health and be detrimental to the growth and development of the baby.

Do not eat black plums during the confinement period: they taste sour, slightly astringent, and have a neutral nature. It enters the liver, spleen, lung, stomach and large intestine meridians. The texture is moist, astringent and astringent. Black plum is the immature fruit of the deciduous tree plant plum of the Rosaceae family. It contains citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, sugars, sitosterol, vitamin C and other ingredients, and has ideal antibacterial effects. Wumei is a product that can be used as both medicine and food. It is one of the Chinese medicinal materials processed from green plums. It is warm in nature and tastes sour and astringent. Plum-like snacks are a favorite of many mothers in confinement, but this sour food will block the normal flow of blood and is not conducive to the smooth discharge of lochia.