What kind of porridge is best to eat during confinement?

Women can eat some nutritious porridge during the confinement period, which is beneficial to digestion and the nutrients are well absorbed by the body. Millet porridge is a common porridge during the confinement period. In addition to millet porridge, mothers can also drink other porridges to supplement nutrition, such as corn porridge, yam porridge, etc., which are better for human recovery. What kind of porridge is best to eat during the confinement period? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What kind of porridge is best to eat during confinement?

1. Hawthorn porridge

Ingredients: 15 grams of hawthorn, 60 grams of rice, 10 grams of brown sugar.

Preparation method: First, boil the hawthorn with water to get the thick juice, then add rice and brown sugar and cook it into porridge for consumption.

Efficacy: It has the effects of stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is suitable for those with postpartum lochia, abdominal pain and lack of appetite.

2. Millet and Egg Porridge

Ingredients: 60g millet, 1 egg, brown sugar

Method: Wash the millet and beat the eggs. Put appropriate amount of water and millet in the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the porridge is thick, add egg liquid and cook briefly, then season with brown sugar.

Efficacy: It has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood, and activating blood circulation, and can promote the discharge of lochia.

3. Yam porridge

Ingredients: 100g yam, 200g polished rice, a small amount of brown sugar

Method: Slice the yam, wash the rice, cook them together into porridge, add a small amount of brown sugar when the porridge is cooked.

Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and lungs, consolidates the kidneys and improves essence. It is very suitable for postpartum women, especially those with weak spleen and stomach.

4. Jujube and peach porridge

Ingredients: 15 dates, 60 grams of walnut kernels, 200 grams of glutinous rice.

Preparation method: Crush the walnut kernels, remove the core of the jujubes, and cook them with glutinous rice into porridge.

Efficacy: Warming the yang and tonifying the kidney, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, moistening the soup and relieving constipation. It is especially suitable for those who suffer from kidney deficiency, low back pain, chills and constipation after childbirth.

Tips: For those suffering from postpartum constipation, you can also cook porridge with red puma splash and glutinous rice.

2. What to pay attention to during confinement

1. Keep a good mood. Mothers should learn to self-regulate and control their emotions. They should not worry, be concerned, anxious or fearful. These bad mentalities will affect your body's recovery. You must be happy, imagine some fun and interesting things every day, talk to your baby and tease your baby.

2. Pay attention to keeping the indoor environment clean and hygienic. You can ask your husband or mother-in-law to help you clean the house. This can reduce the reproduction of bacteria and ensure the health of you and your baby. Open windows for ventilation every day, but don't open them yourself to avoid catching a cold.

3. Don't touch cold water. In particular, do not use cold water to wash your face, hands or clothes. Touching cold water during the confinement period can easily cause joint pain and arthritis. When you need to wash your hands and face, you can first turn on the faucet and put water into the basin, then pour an appropriate amount of hot water into the basin, mix it, and then wash. As for clothes, leave it to your mother-in-law or husband.

4. In terms of diet, pay attention to light and nutritious food. When women are in confinement, they should not blindly take extra supplements, but should pay attention to eating a light and nutritious diet, which will be beneficial to the body's recovery. Drinking more nutritious soups and eating more fresh vegetables and fruits will not only help your body recover, but also help with milk production.

5. Get moderate exercise every day. During the confinement period, don’t always lie in bed without moving. Get out of bed and walk around from time to time. This is not only beneficial for wound recovery, but also good for your mood. However, be careful not to stand or walk for a long time to prevent the uterus from prolapsing and becoming difficult to reposition.

3. Reminder

During the confinement period, a woman's body has not yet fully recovered. If she has sex during this period, it is very easy to cause infection and cause postpartum diseases, which is extremely harmful to the health of women. The best time to have sex after delivery is two months.