What to eat in the second week after cesarean section

Women who have undergone cesarean section are very weak in the first week, so most of the food they eat at this time is liquid food; while women who have undergone cesarean section are in a gradual recovery stage in the second week, so the food they eat at this time will be different from that in the first week. The food eaten in the second week should be conducive to the body's recovery and development. So what should mothers eat in the second week after cesarean section to help their bodies?

Dietary principles in the second week after cesarean section: focus on preventing and treating back pain.

This week, the focus of new mothers' postpartum recovery is to contract the uterus and pelvic cavity, focus on the recovery of the waist and pelvic cavity, promote metabolism, and prevent back pain. It is also the main axis of postpartum weight loss, mainly to strengthen the bone and waist and kidney functions and restore the pelvis. Mothers should arrange their diet properly during the confinement period.

In the second week after cesarean section, the confinement mother's diet can be the same as the first week after cesarean section. New mothers can refer to the confinement diet recommendations for the first week. You can add Eucommia ulmoides as a medicinal food and drink Eucommia ulmoides tea as a beverage to promote body recovery.

Eat more blood-enriching foods

By the second week after delivery, the new mother's wounds have basically healed. After a week of careful conditioning, the appetite should have improved significantly. At this time, new mothers can start to eat more blood-enriching foods to regulate Qi and blood.

New mothers should eat more nutritious foods such as animal liver, animal blood, fish, shrimp, eggs, soy products, black fungus, black sesame, red dates, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits.

Don’t eat too much

Never overeat and remember to control your food intake. In addition to making the new mother obese on top of the weight she gained during pregnancy, eating too much after childbirth is also of no benefit to her postpartum recovery. If the new mother breastfeeds her baby and has a lot of milk, the amount of food can be slightly increased compared to during pregnancy, at most by 1/5; if the new mother's milk is just enough for the baby, the amount can be the same as during pregnancy; if there is no milk or no plan to breastfeed, the amount of food can be about the same as during non-pregnancy.

Lactation should be gradual

The diet therapy for new mothers after childbirth should also be gradual according to the characteristics of physiological changes, and it is not advisable to rush. Especially right after giving birth, the gastrointestinal function has not yet recovered, the mammary glands have just begun to secrete milk, and the mammary ducts are not yet unobstructed, so it is not advisable to consume a large amount of greasy lactation-promoting foods. When cooking, use less frying and more easily digestible stews with soups. Food should be light, eat less cold food, and avoid eating malt that affects milk secretion. Brown sugar water, milk, soy milk, millet porridge, chicken soup, meat broth, fish soup, shrimp, pig's trotters, hens, peanuts, soybeans, day lily, carp, crucian carp, cuttlefish, etc. are all good products for increasing milk production. Others include pork liver, soy products, red beans, peas, loofah, peanuts, sesame seeds, etc. Luffa can be fried with eggs, or made into egg and luffa soup.