How to avoid getting sick during confinement?

All women need to go through the confinement period after giving birth. This is a tradition in our country and it makes sense. Many women do not believe in traditional sayings during the confinement period, such as touching cold water, eating cold food or being blown by the wind, etc., which eventually leads to confinement diseases and various physical discomforts. So, how can you avoid getting sick during the confinement period? What are the precautions during the confinement period?

How to avoid getting sick during confinement

The first thing you need to pay attention to during childbirth is to avoid infection with colds, because infection with colds can cause relatively serious postpartum illnesses. Once infected with colds, the whole person's physical condition will begin to decline, and in severe cases it can lead to many aspects of disability. After that, you need to pay attention to the hygiene of your lower body to avoid the possibility of gynecological inflammation caused by bacterial infection. You still need to pay attention to rest, especially not overwork. However, excessive laziness may also lead to weight gain, so you need to pay attention to the combination of work and rest.

Ancient Chinese people said that after giving birth, one should stay in bed and rest. During the two weeks after delivery, do not move around except when eating and going to the bathroom. Do not walk around casually. If you sit or walk around frequently, it may cause other diseases. You should climb stairs less often during the confinement period. If possible, avoid climbing stairs, otherwise it will cause damage to your leg joints in the future. Because every organ in the body changes after childbirth, moving your legs and feet too much during the confinement period will have an impact on your legs and feet in the future. So after giving birth, try to do the simplest activities and walk on flat ground.

Taboos during confinement

Taboo 1 of confinement: Avoid bathing and washing hair

After giving birth, all the pores on a woman's body will open. If she takes a bath or washes her hair during the confinement period, it may cause temporary hypoxia of the scalp epidermis, leaving sequelae of migraine. A woman with a weak constitution is prone to catching a cold if she is 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 if the mother is really uncomfortable, she can use boiling water (boil the water and then boil it for about three minutes), let it cool to

About 40 degrees, then add a cup of medicinal alcohol, and then wet a towel and wipe the whole body clean, including the hair, using the disinfection and volatilization effects of alcohol to remove grease. Some people will still take a bath and wash their hair during the confinement period, but they still have to remember to blow dry their hair quickly after taking a bath to avoid catching a cold.

Taboo 2 of confinement: Avoid being blown by the wind and going out

The body of a postpartum mother is still relatively weak. If she goes out in the wind at this time, she may catch a cold. In addition, the muscles and bones of a postpartum mother are loose. If the cold wind blows on her bones, she may suffer from muscle and bone pain in the future. Therefore, experts recommend that new mothers wear long clothes and long pants during the confinement period. If the floor is cold in winter, it is best to wear socks. If it is summer, choose thin long-sleeved clothing. In the hot summer, you can let the electric fan blow against the wall to promote indoor air circulation. In the past, it was believed that doors and windows should be closed tightly after delivery in order to prevent the mother from being exposed to drafts. However, as long as the cold wind does not blow directly at her, proper air circulation should still be maintained indoors.

Taboo 3 of confinement: Avoid drinking boiled water

Many 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 a lot of 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 medications, she still needs to drink an appropriate amount of water, but do not drink a lot of water at one time.

Taboo 4 of confinement: Avoid sour and salty food

If you eat too much sour and salty food during the confinement period, it will easily cause water to accumulate in the body, affecting the body's water elimination, and may cause the mother's lower abdomen to bulge. In addition, the sodium ions in salty foods are more likely to increase the thickness of the blood, affecting metabolism and causing blood circulation to slow down. Therefore, it is best to avoid sour and salty foods during the confinement period.

Taboo 5 of confinement: Avoid eating raw and cold food

The diet of postpartum women should be warm and nourishing, while raw and cold food is not only cold but also unhygienic. Especially those 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.

Taboo 6 of confinement: Avoid reading, watching TV, and crying

Elderly people often say that mothers should not watch TV or shed tears during the confinement period. In fact, they do this in the hope that mothers can give their eyes more rest to avoid excessive eye fatigue that may affect future vision or make the eyes dry. Dry and uncomfortable eyes may also lead to headaches. If your eyes are uncomfortable or tired, you can press the area around your eyes with your fingertips or rub your palms together to generate heat, and then gently apply an eye compress to improve the discomfort.

Taboo 7 of confinement: Avoid fatigue

Postpartum mothers are weak and their bodies need to recover, so they should rest as much as possible, avoid climbing stairs and overwork. But it does not mean that you should just lie in bed and do nothing. You can still do some recovery exercises to help you recover after childbirth.

Taboo 8 of confinement: Avoid lifting heavy objects and washing things with cold water

Because lifting heavy objects requires force, the abdominal muscles will be pulled. For mothers whose bodies have not yet recovered, it is easy to cause back pain. Mothers who have undergone caesarean section may also suffer internal bleeding if they do not exert enough force. Contraction of the abdominal muscles may also affect the discharge of lochia. Some new mothers like to hold their cute babies. Experts suggest that mothers try not to maintain the same posture for a long time. If they need to breastfeed, they can lie in bed or put a cushion behind their back. Do not use your waist to support yourself, so as to avoid back pain in the future.

Taboo 9 of confinement: Avoid postpartum sexual intercourse

Usually, women can resume sexual activity 6-8 weeks after delivery. However, during the confinement period, the mother's body is still recovering, so it is naturally not suitable to have sexual activity. In addition, it takes about 3 weeks to eliminate lochia. If you really can't wait, there should be at least a three-week buffer period.