Postpartum diet for normal delivery in the first week

The confinement period for women is crucial for them. Postpartum mothers are weaker and more sensitive, such as being prone to catching colds and having weaker resistance. Therefore, in the first week after a normal birth, the mother should be given a strict diet and must not eat anything else. The stomach is very fragile after delivery, and what you eat will also affect breast milk, so you must pay more attention.

Four principles of postpartum diet

1. Soft: refers to the cooking method of food should be mainly soft and tender.

The rice that new mothers eat should be cooked softer, and they should eat less fried food and less hard food with shells. This is because many new mothers will have loose teeth due to physical overdraft after giving birth. On the one hand, hard food is not good for teeth, and on the other hand, it is not conducive to digestion and absorption.

2. Essence: It means that you should not eat too much

Excessive eating after childbirth will not only make the new mother further obese on top of the weight gain during pregnancy, but will also be of no benefit to postpartum recovery. If you are breastfeeding and have a lot of milk, you can eat a little more than during pregnancy, but only by 1/5 at most; if your milk is just enough for your baby, then the amount can be the same as during pregnancy; if you have no milk or do not plan to breastfeed, then the amount can be about the same as when you are not pregnant.

3. Thin: means the food should have more water content

The secretion of milk is one of the reasons why new mothers need more water after delivery. In addition, most new mothers sweat a lot, and the evaporation of water from their body surface is also greater than usual. Therefore, new mothers should include more foods rich in water in their diet, such as soup, porridge, etc.

4. Miscellaneous: refers to the variety of food

Although there are many things to pay attention to when it comes to a new mother’s diet after childbirth, she should not be too strict with certain foods, and it is still very important to have a good combination of meat and vegetables. The more variety you eat, the more balanced your nutrition will be. Apart from foods that are clearly not good for the body and foods that may cause allergies after eating, the variety of meat and vegetable dishes should be as rich and varied as possible.

①Confirm the daily calorie requirement

The calorie requirements vary depending on the breastfeeding situation of the baby. For example, those who exclusively breastfeed need about 2,500 calories a day, while those who feed milk need 1,800 calories a day.

② Pay attention to food quality

When it comes to the intake of calories or other nutrients, the most important thing is the quality of the food, not the "quantity" of the food. If the quality is poor, it will be useless no matter how much you eat.

③Strictly control fat intake

During pregnancy, the mother stores 3 kg of fat in preparation for lactation. Therefore, you should not eat too much oily food after delivery, such as sweets and instant noodles, otherwise the milk will become viscous and the mammary glands will easily become blocked. Use less oil when cooking.

④Cooked vegetables are better than raw ones

Vegetables are rich in vitamins, and stir-frying or boiling them is better than eating them raw, especially for enhancing the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A and D.

⑤Absorb more water

Absorbing more water can promote the secretion of breast milk. Water replenishment can be obtained through pork dishes or stews, and a large amount of vitamins and protein can also be taken in, which is really "killing two birds with one stone".