Are the last few days of confinement important?

Confinement is something that all Chinese women must go through. There is a reason why many elderly people emphasize the importance of confinement. Some women have begun to admire foreign culture. Many foreign movie stars do not need to observe confinement after childbirth. This is because Europeans and Americans have stronger physiques and can recover quickly. As the most important part of giving birth, girls should take care of themselves. So, which days during the confinement period are more important?

1. Avoid taking a bath or washing your hair

The reason for not taking a bath or washing your hair is that after giving birth, all the pores in the body will open, including the scalp. If you wash your hair during the confinement period, it may cause a temporary lack of oxygen to the scalp epidermis, resulting in sequelae of migraine. There is also a concern that the weak mother will catch a cold after being exposed to cold air after taking a bath; and if the body is exposed to cold, it may affect the elimination of lochia.

Some experts suggest that mothers can use boiling water (boil the water for about three minutes), cool it to about 40 degrees, then add a cup of medicinal alcohol, and then wet the towel with it to wipe the whole body clean, including the hair, using the disinfection and volatilization effects of alcohol to remove grease.

2. Avoid blowing wind

A weak mother may catch a cold when exposed to wind. Another reason is that the muscles and bones of the whole body are relaxed after childbirth. If the cold wind blows on the bones, there is a possibility of muscle and bone pain in the future. Experts recommend that mothers wear long clothes and long pants during the confinement period. If the floor is cold when getting out of bed, it is best to put on socks. If it is summer, choose thin long-sleeved clothes.

If it is hot and humid in summer. You can let the electric fan blow against the wall to circulate the indoor air. In the past, doors and windows had to be closed tightly in order to prevent the mother from being exposed to the draft. However, as long as the cold wind does not blow directly at her, proper air circulation should still be maintained in the room.

3. Avoid boiled water

Generally, women will experience edema in the late stages of pregnancy, and the postpartum confinement period is the golden period for physical recovery. During this period, all the accumulated water in the body should be eliminated as much as possible. If you drink too much water, it may cause your lower abdomen to bulge and your body to become deformed. If the mother has a caesarean section and may need to take some medication, she still needs to drink an appropriate amount of water, but do not drink a lot of water at one time.

5. Avoid spicy, sour and salty foods

In fact, this statement is the same as not drinking boiled water, because sour and salty foods can easily cause water accumulation, which affects the body's water excretion and may cause a bulging belly; in addition, the sodium ions in salty foods can easily increase the thickness of the blood, affecting metabolism and causing blood circulation to slow down. It is best to avoid sour and salty foods during confinement. Most mothers are weak and have blood stasis after giving birth, so they should avoid eating cold or raw foods. Because mothers lose blood and body fluids after childbirth, they suffer from internal heat and yin deficiency, so they should avoid spicy foods such as garlic, onions, peppers, ginger, etc. Eating spicy food can not only easily lead to constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., but may also affect the gastrointestinal function of newborns through breast milk. If you eat some raw and cold food, it will hurt your stomach. Cold food can easily cause blood clots, and lochia cannot be discharged from the body, which can cause postpartum mothers to suffer from body pain, abdominal pain and many other diseases.

6. Avoid eating raw or cold food

Raw and cold food is unhygienic, so it is better for postpartum women to eat warm tonic food. Especially foods that are more likely to cause allergies, such as seafood and cabbage, mothers should not try them rashly, otherwise they may cause allergies or bacterial infections.

7. Avoid fatigue

Modern doctors will first cut the perineum of the mother during childbirth and then suture it, so mothers nowadays should also "sit on the month of confinement", which means resting as much as possible, not climbing stairs, and not overworking. But it does not mean that you have to lie in bed completely without moving. You can still do this recovery exercise to help you recover after childbirth.