What is the diet for lactation during confinement?

Many pregnant women want to breastfeed after giving birth, but not all mothers have enough milk. Some mothers have very little milk and cannot meet the baby's daily needs at all. However, breast milk has the highest nutritional value, so many mothers want to feed their children breast milk, so they can only induce lactation. Here we will introduce some dietary therapy methods to induce lactation.

Recommended foods to help with milk production

Ingredients such as pig's trotters, crucian carp, young hens, papaya, lotus root, lettuce, day lily, etc. have good lactation effects. When new mothers have insufficient milk, they can use these ingredients to cook soup or porridge, which can not only increase milk production but also provide good nutrition.

Braised Pig's Trotter with Peanuts

Method: 1. Scrape and clean the pig's trotters, cut them into small pieces, blanch them in boiling water, remove the blood foam, and take them out for later use.

2. Soak the peanuts in water for two hours.

3. Place ginger slices and green onions on the bottom of the casserole, then put the pig's trotters in, add cooking wine and appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for about an hour.

4. Add the soaked peanuts, soy sauce and sugar and simmer for about an hour until the pig's trotters are cooked. Finally, add appropriate amount of salt to season.

Efficacy: This dish is rich in protein, which can not only increase nutrition and provide calories for new mothers, but also regulate qi and blood.

Stewed Pork with Ginseng and Jujube

Method: 1. Slice the ginseng, dry and grind it into powder, slice the Chinese yam, wash the dates, and remove the pits for later use.

2. Wash the pork, blanch it in boiling water to remove the blood, then remove and cut into small cubes.

3. Put pork, yam, jujube and Eucommia ulmoides in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat until the meat is cooked.

4. Add ginseng powder, bring to a boil, then add salt, ginger, onion and pepper to season.

Efficacy: Ginseng is a tonic medicine that can help new mothers who are weak after childbirth to replenish the qi and blood that are deficient during childbirth and in the first two weeks after delivery, but it must be consumed in moderation.

The article introduces some dietary therapy methods that can promote lactation, but in addition to these foods, there are many other foods that can promote lactation, such as red beans, red-skinned peanuts, pigeon soup, black chicken soup, crucian carp soup, pig's trotter soup, etc., which can be selected according to the taste or preference of the mother. In addition to diet therapy, we also need to massage the breasts more to clear the mammary glands, which can also help promote lactation.