How to recover after a normal birth?

Because natural childbirth has many benefits for the baby's health, it is the first choice for many women. However, whether it is natural childbirth or caesarean section, it is very harmful to the woman's body, which makes the woman's body very weak after childbirth. Therefore, postpartum women urgently need to recover their vitality. Recovery is not an easy task. It requires work in many aspects such as diet, work and rest habits, and psychological adjustment.

What should I eat to recover after childbirth?

How to make brown sugar millet porridge

Nutritional review:

Millet can supplement nutrition for postpartum mothers and help them recover their physical strength. The iron content in brown sugar is 1-3 times higher than that in white sugar, which is better for expelling blood stasis and replenishing blood loss for new mothers after childbirth.

raw material:

150 grams of millet, 5-10 red dates, a few crushed peanuts, a few melon seeds, and 10 grams of brown sugar.

practice:

1. Prepare all the ingredients. The nuts can be put in whole or chopped;

2. Wash the millet and soak it in a soup pot with clean water for about 30 minutes. Wash the red dates, remove the core, and chop the red dates for later use.

3. Take a soup pot, pour in appropriate amount of water, add millet after boiling, turn to low heat and simmer slowly. When the millet grains are blooming, add chopped red dates, stir evenly and continue to simmer. When the red dates are soft, add brown sugar and chopped peanuts, mix well, and simmer for a few minutes before turning off the heat.

Tips:

When cooking porridge, it is recommended to boil water first and then add the washed millet. Boil it first, then simmer over low heat. Turn off the heat when the soup becomes thick. Choose fresh millet, not stale rice, as the taste will be much worse. The boiling time must be sufficient, at least half an hour. Put enough water in the pot. It is best not to add water in the middle, so that the millet porridge will be more delicious.

How to make Shenghua Tang

Nutritional review:

Shenghua Tang has the effect of promoting blood circulation and dispersing cold. It can relieve abdominal pain caused by blood stasis and lochia after childbirth. It has a good conditioning and warming effect on new mothers after childbirth.

raw material:

Angelica (whole) 40 grams, Chuanxiong 30 grams, peach kernel (core removed) 25 grams, roasted old ginger 25 grams, and licorice (honey licorice) 25 grams.

practice:

1. Add 700 ml of rice wine (cooked and the alcohol has evaporated) to the medicinal materials, cover and simmer for about 1 hour. About 200 ml is left. This is the first time. Pour out the medicinal wine and set aside.

2. Add 350 ml of rice wine for the second time, cook in the same way as the first time, until about 100 ml is left;

3. Add the first and second times of medicinal wine together to a total of 300 ml and mix well.

Tips:

No matter it is a natural birth or a caesarean section, you should drink some Shenghua Tang every day in the first week after the baby is born. It will help to discharge the dirty blood in the uterus, which is very helpful in preventing blood stasis and restoring uterine function. Note: Do not use if you have persistent lochia.