What should I do if I catch a cold and cough during the confinement period?

Colds and fevers are now considered to be very common diseases. After all, the body is always invaded by bacteria and viruses. Ordinary people can get relief by taking medicine or getting injections. However, this problem is somewhat dangerous for mothers, after all, it is easy to transmit to the baby. Moreover, during the confinement period, women also shoulder the responsibility of breastfeeding, so they cannot take medicine at will. So, what should women do if they catch a cold or cough during the confinement period?

1. Rinse your mouth with concentrated salt water

If a mother experiences sore and itchy throat in the early stages of a cold, she can gargle with concentrated salt water to achieve relief. Put salt and water in a cup. You can put more salt. Then rinse your mouth with salt water every ten minutes. You will see the effect after about ten times. At the same time, drinking more chicken soup can help postpartum women treat symptoms such as colds and nasal congestion, and chicken soup has a certain effect on clearing respiratory viruses. Therefore, mothers who are in confinement can drink more to prevent colds.

2. Massage

Heat a metal spoon in hot water, then place it on the cold points on the surface of your palm to massage. If you feel something abnormal in a certain part, you can focus on massaging that part. After massaging for a few minutes, you can stimulate the area with a spoon soaked in cold water. For patients with mild colds and coughs, massage about eight times will generally be effective. In addition, the cold acupoint on the palm is located between the left thumb and index finger, similar to the position of the tiger's mouth, and the area below the second joint of the right thumb.

After knowing this, I believe most mothers already know what to do if they catch a cold or cough during the confinement period, and also know some ways to deal with it. However, these methods can only treat patients whose colds are not so serious. If the patient's condition is more serious, the baby needs to be weaned as soon as possible and then the mother should be sent to the hospital for treatment.