What should women pay attention to during confinement in summer?

Children are the hope of their parents and play an extremely important role in every family. However, whether the baby is born healthy or not depends entirely on the health of the pregnant mother. During the confinement period, if pregnant women do not take good care of their bodies, it will not only affect their own health, but also cause irreparable harm to future fertility. However, what should you pay attention to during confinement in summer? Next, let me tell you some tips.

In summer, the room temperature for confinement should be kept at 24℃ ~ 26℃. At the same time, the indoor air circulation should be maintained and the air conditioner should not be turned on for a long time. New mothers should change cotton underwear frequently, and it is best to wash sheets and quilts once a week to keep them clean. Pay attention to wind protection, especially to avoid being blown by cold wind. After the fetus is born, a wound is left at the place where the placenta is detached in the mother's uterus. At this time, the cervix has not yet completely closed, and the perineum and vagina have varying degrees of damage. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the cleanliness and dryness of the vulva to avoid bacterial invasion and infection. This is particularly important in summer.

In addition, the following points should be noted:

Clothing: Don’t cover yourself up during the confinement period in summer. Wearing too many clothes or covering yourself too much can easily lead to heatstroke. Just treat it like a normal person, except take precautions against wind and avoid cold drinks.

Food: New mothers often become weak due to excessive blood loss during childbirth, so they should pay attention to consuming more foods high in protein and iron, which can help the body recover. The amount you eat during the confinement period should be more than before giving birth, but you should not eat too much. You should eat small meals frequently.

Accommodation: The place where the new mother lives should be sunny and well ventilated. During the confinement period, the lochia has not been cleared, and living in a humid place can easily cause fungal infection. In addition, the room temperature should not be too high. New mothers should expose their bedding to the sun and wash it frequently to prevent infection.

Action: New mothers should try not to do housework during the confinement period, but they can take a walk and do some health exercises according to their physical condition. After the baby is one week old, the new mother can go out for a walk or relax for a while, which will help adjust the new mother's mood.

Washing: If you sweat too much during the confinement period, you can take a shower. If you wash your hair, it is best to blow it dry with warm air before leaving the bathroom. If you want to take a shower during the first week of confinement, you should wait until the water on your body is dry before getting out of the bath. If there is no shower, you can use a basin filled with warm water to pour over your body while washing. This can prevent dirty water from flowing into the vagina. It is important to note that you should never take a bath in a tub before the lochia is cleared.

Through the editor’s detailed introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the key points that pregnant women need to do during confinement in summer. However, during the hot summer season, when flies and mosquitoes are prevalent, it is important to take precautions for pregnant mothers and put up mosquito nets at the head of the bed to prevent mosquito bites. During pregnancy, the mother's physical condition is the weakest and she is more susceptible to infection by germs and bacteria.