Why do I have calf pain during confinement?

After giving birth, a woman definitely needs to rest for a while. In folks, this period of time is called confinement. Don’t underestimate the confinement period. If some problems occur during the confinement period, women may suffer from lifelong gynecological diseases and their quality of life will be greatly reduced. Therefore, you must be cautious during confinement. So, why do you have sore calves during confinement?

After a woman becomes pregnant, her abdomen will slowly grow larger due to the growth of the fetus, and the center of gravity of the body will gradually change, causing excessive load on the waist, back and legs. Coupled with factors such as calcium deficiency during pregnancy, leg pain and back pain will occur.

When a woman is giving birth, the pain in her waist and legs may worsen due to lying on the delivery bed for too long and not moving in time.

After giving birth, the mother will suffer from deficiency of both Qi and blood, and the body is easily attacked by cold air. For example, if she wears sandals or slippers without socks during the confinement period, or wears high heels during the confinement period, these factors may cause pain in the legs and feet.

During the confinement period, calcium deficiency is also one of the causes of leg pain. Some pregnant women do not supplement calcium in time during pregnancy, which leads to calcium deficiency in the fetus after birth, and the mother also suffers from calcium deficiency after delivery. When calcium deficiency is severe, leg cramp-like pain will occur. Therefore, for leg pain caused by calcium deficiency, the leg pain will gradually improve after supplementing with calcium.

During the confinement period, excessive fatigue of the mother is also a cause of leg pain. After childbirth, since the mother's body has not yet recovered, it is easy to experience muscle and bone pain after fatigue. For leg pain caused by fatigue, pay attention to the combination of work and rest.

In addition, the purpose of confinement is to ensure that the mother has sufficient rest time to promote better recovery of the body. Some mothers often go out during the confinement period due to work and other reasons. They do not pay attention to keeping the head, legs, feet and other parts warm, which may also cause pain in the legs, head and feet.

For leg pain caused by coldness in postpartum women, you can use methods to remove the coldness in the body to promote recovery of leg pain. You can use a beehive and moxa leaves to boil water and use it to fumigate and wash the painful area of ​​your legs. This is effective in removing the coldness from the legs and other parts of your body.