What to do if your shoulders hurt during confinement

Nowadays, many women do not pay attention to taking care of their bodies during the confinement period, do not follow certain foods, wear less, and some even go out and walk around before the end of the confinement period. This makes it easy to catch a cold and suffer from confinement diseases. Some women also experience shoulder pain during the confinement period, which makes their shoulders uncomfortable and makes it difficult to hold the baby and feed the baby. What should I do if I have shoulder pain during the confinement period? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. What should I do if my shoulders hurt during confinement?

This situation is obviously caused by fatigue. Cold is also a trigger. You can do a full-month sweat steaming. It is good for relieving joint pain. Usually pay attention not to overwork and keep warm appropriately.

2. Confinement Taboos

If you don’t take good care of yourself during the confinement period, your health will deteriorate (confinement period is one of the best times to adjust your health)

Reason: According to traditional Chinese medicine, there are three critical periods in a woman's life that affect her health for the rest of her life, namely "menarche", "postpartum confinement period" and "menopause". Among them, the postpartum confinement period is the turning point for physical conditioning. If it is properly conditioned, women can become more youthful and beautiful!

"If you don't take good care of yourself during the confinement period, you will have a lot of problems in the future. Especially you must not get sick during the confinement period, otherwise your health will deteriorate in the future!" This is the concept that many people, especially the older generation, still hold. In fact, if you get sick during the confinement period, as long as you receive timely treatment, you will not be left with a bad physical condition. Many traditional biased concepts should be corrected.

3. Mothers should not be afraid to seek medical treatment when they are sick

During the confinement period after giving birth, the mother's body is still in the recovery stage, and her resistance will be significantly reduced. Once she gets sick, she must be diagnosed and treated more actively. The most common illnesses during the confinement period include colds and gastroenteritis. Should you breastfeed at this time? Will the medicine pass through breast milk and affect the baby's health? Xu Bozhi, deputy director of Union Women's Hospital, said that in fact, most diseases will not affect breastfeeding, and the amount of drugs that enter the body, pass through the blood and organs, and actually penetrate into breast milk is quite low. Even if antibiotics are used, the impact is limited, and the doctor will give appropriate dosage based on the patient's condition. However, if antibiotics are used for more than one week, the dosage of the drug may need to be adjusted.

In addition, when taking medications, you should also pay attention to the effects of confinement meals. For example, too much alcohol in a sesame oil chicken meal may conflict with the medication, and the two should be used as far apart as possible.

The most important issues to observe in the first few days after delivery are uterine contraction and infection. Usually, there will be medical staff to take care of the mother during hospitalization, so the mother does not need to worry. If any abnormal symptoms occur after discharge, she needs to return to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. If you stay in a confinement center attached to a hospital nearby, you can get care from medical staff at any time if you have any problems.

In addition, mothers often complain of back pain, which is caused by the weight of the fetus during pregnancy, poor posture or sitting for too long, a too soft bed, etc., which causes compression of the lumbar nerves and even cartilage displacement. Most of these symptoms will recover after delivery, but those with heavier weight must undergo rehabilitation for a period of time.

Postpartum depression is also a common phenomenon, especially for new mothers who lack experience in taking care of babies. They are easily overworked and their moods are easily affected. Family members should provide assistance and comfort. If the mother is in a confinement center, there will be professionals to take care of the baby, allowing the mother to have sufficient time to rest, which is beneficial both physically and mentally.

In addition to getting sick, mothers often suffer from breast engorgement during the confinement period, or give up breastfeeding due to feeding difficulties. At this time, family members should give more care and support.

4. Can’t be exposed to wind during confinement?

The older generation believes that it is best not to go out during the confinement period, and of course, you should also try to avoid seeing a doctor. Lin Miaosui, head nurse at Union Women's Hospital, said that the ancient taboo was mainly due to the lochia and bleeding of postpartum women, so there were taboos against seeing the sun and going to temples, and one must carry a black umbrella when going out. On the other hand, the elderly will remind mothers to avoid going out in the wind. They believe that being exposed to the wind will easily lead to the so-called "head wind" in the future. Therefore, in the previous agricultural society, mothers who were in confinement had to be wrapped from head to toe, and their whole body must be wrapped tightly to keep out any air. These are all traditional Chinese customs.

However, due to changes in modern people's lifestyles, previous views may not necessarily be fully followed. Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Wangquan pointed out that modern people’s living environment is different from before. In the past, they could only walk to go out, and they lacked warm clothing. Now, they have cars to travel with complete air-conditioning equipment, so they don’t have to worry about being exposed to the wind when going out. Moreover, if medical treatment is delayed if you get sick during the confinement period, it will be more disadvantageous for the mother.

As for the concern about getting a headache in the future after being blown by the wind when going out, it is actually unnecessary. In addition to not being taboo about going out, there is no need to wrap your body tightly. This will make it easier for you to be blown by the wind after sweating, which can really cause problems. In fact, just dress appropriately according to the temperature. Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Wangquan also emphasized that if you get sick during the confinement period, you must seek medical attention in time, just like everyone else, and get the disease cured quickly, so that there will be no hidden worries about weakening your constitution in the future. The biggest problem is refusing to see a doctor and delaying treatment, which harms the already weak body and leads to reduced resistance in the future.