What to do if a lactating woman has anemia

Many women suffer from anemia. Generally speaking, anemia will reduce a person's body resistance and even make the person weak, so anemia can easily cause some disease problems. Women who are breastfeeding should pay attention to their physical condition and appropriately supplement some foods that are nutritious for both their bodies and their babies. But what should be done when breastfeeding women develop anemia?

Dangers of anemia during lactation

Baby anemia

The peak period for physiological anemia in babies is 3-4 months after birth. The iron stored in the mother's womb during the fetal period has been used up. If the mother is anemic, the iron content in the breast milk she secretes will be lower, which cannot provide sufficient iron for the baby, and the little one will be more likely to suffer from anemia.

Unfavorable recovery

Mothers with anemia have poor immunity and are prone to illness. They cannot breastfeed casually after becoming ill. Mothers with severe anemia may also suffer from uterine prolapse, postpartum endocrine disorders, prolonged menstruation and other problems.

For the health of your baby and yourself, even if the confinement period has passed, the task of replenishing blood cannot be easily abandoned!

Anemia treatment methods

Medical supplements: You can use iron supplements, Siwu Decoction or Bazhen Decoction. For specific circumstances, you need to ask a Chinese medicine practitioner to diagnose and prescribe a prescription for you.

Dietary supplements: Ensure the diversity of your daily diet, with a combination of meat and vegetables. Eat more liver, egg yolks, etc. to promote blood production. Other foods such as red dates and red beans are also good for blood production.

Blood-enriching food

Carrots: Carrots are high in vitamins B and C, as well as a special nutrient - carotene, which is very useful for replenishing blood.

Spinach: This is the most common vegetable. It is also a famous blood-enriching food, rich in iron.

Daylily: Also known as golden needle vegetable, it contains high iron content, 20 times higher than spinach. It is also rich in vitamins A, B1, C, protein, fat and other nutrients.

Longan meat: Longan meat is the same as longan meat. In addition to being rich in iron, longan flesh also contains vitamins A, B, glucose, sucrose, etc.