What is the best time to sweat during the first month of confinement?

Most of the time, a woman's body is still quite damp. Of course, during pregnancy and childbirth, there is no need to expel the dampness. If you want to completely get rid of the moisture in your body, you can make good use of the confinement period, because the pores are all open during childbirth, so the effect of removing moisture and toxins will be doubled at this time! So, what is the best time to sweat during the confinement period?

The best time is 30 days after delivery. Also note that there are some rules for sweating after childbirth. Many mothers and even ordinary people believe that they should take Chinese medicine to sweat on the 3rd, 7th and 30th days after childbirth to drive out the toxins and cold in the body, so as to avoid body pain, back pain, leg pain and joint pain. In fact, there are some rules to follow when sweating after childbirth.

Many mothers and even ordinary people believe that they should take Chinese medicine to sweat on the 3rd, 7th and 30th days after delivery to drive out the toxins and cold in the body, so as to avoid body pain, back pain, leg pain and joint pain. In fact, this view is unscientific.

The trauma and bleeding during childbirth, as well as the exertion of force during labor, will damage the qi and blood, resulting in "emptiness in all joints" after delivery and weak resistance to disease. If the mother is forced to sweat again, the loss of body fluids will be further increased. Body fluids are an important component of blood, and blood is the carrier of qi.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heart governs blood, and that blood and sweat have the same origin, so "sweat is the fluid of the heart." Pathologically, excessive sweating can easily deplete the heart's blood. Depletion of blood can cause mental unrest, resulting in symptoms such as palpitations, heart palpitations, and shortness of breath. If you lose blood and body fluids, your spirit will have nowhere to attach to and you will not be able to sleep. Improper sweating can damage the yin and cause wind, which can also cause spasms, manifested as stiffness in the neck and back, convulsions and cramps, etc.

How to sweat during confinement

1. Make the bed: In order to prevent the mattress from getting wet and difficult to wash, you should lay a waterproof layer on the mattress in advance, and then lay a thicker layer of absorbent sheets or towel blankets. Prepare one bed of highly absorbent sheets or towel blankets to cover yourself when you sweat, and two quilts to cover yourself when you sweat.

2. Dressing: I wore pure cotton spring and autumn clothes, pure cotton socks, and a woolen hat. The confinement nanny felt that my neck was exposed, so she put a scarf on me.

3. Drink soup: The sweating soup should be drunk while it is hot. The specific amount to drink depends on your daily alcohol tolerance and your reaction to the sweating soup. The confinement nanny heard that I could drink one pound of liquor before I had a baby, and she was worried that one pound of liquor would not be enough for me to sweat. Facts proved that her worry was unnecessary. After giving birth, I have no alcohol tolerance at all. But I didn't know until I practiced it. I thought I could drink a lot, so I picked up the big bowl and gulped down most of it. I stopped because I felt too full. The soup was hot and spicy but the taste was not that good!!