What should I do if I can’t sleep during confinement?

After giving birth, women’s vitality will be greatly damaged, and they need to recover through confinement. Everyone knows that confinement is very important for women. Postpartum women usually need more rest, but some women can’t sleep during the confinement period. Generally speaking, there are many reasons for postpartum insomnia in women. Postpartum insomnia has a great impact on the body of the mother and needs timely adjustment.

What to do if you can't sleep during confinement

1. Diet adjustment

If you have trouble sleeping during the confinement period, you can eat some foods that help improve your sleep quality, such as lily, red dates, honey, walnuts, millet porridge, etc. People who are prone to insomnia at night can drink a glass of milk before going to bed, because milk can promote sleep.

2. Adjust your attitude

The reason why some mothers cannot sleep during the confinement period is due to their bad mentality. For example, many mothers are not suitable for the role of mothers, and they are often anxious, nervous, at a loss, and even depressed during the confinement period. These bad mentalities will cause postpartum insomnia, so in this case, it is key to adjust the mentality, maintain an optimistic attitude towards life, and have a happy mentality, which is more conducive to physical health.

3. Arrange your sleep time properly

Mothers should get enough sleep during the confinement period, and it is best to change bad sleeping habits, such as staying in bed in the morning, which is a bad sleeping habit. In addition, if the mother often has difficulty falling asleep at night, it is recommended to reduce the nap time appropriately.

Many mothers are prone to lack of sleep during the confinement period because they have to get up at night to feed their babies. Therefore, it is generally recommended that mothers follow the baby's sleep schedule. For example, when the baby sleeps during the day, the mother can also sleep for a while to avoid being too tired.

4. Proper exercise

When the body has almost recovered after childbirth, the mother should do appropriate exercise every day, such as walking more often or doing some simple gymnastics, which will also help improve sleep quality. But be careful not to exercise too close to sleep time, because exercising before bedtime can cause the body to become excited and cause insomnia or aggravate insomnia, so it is best to exercise 2 hours before bedtime or earlier.