Do I need to stay in confinement after my baby is born?

Women need to understand many issues regarding pregnancy, such as whether they need to observe confinement after the birth of the child? Biochemical pregnancy is a special situation that has certain similarities with spontaneous abortion. Since biochemical pregnancy does not cause much pain, and some women don’t even feel the pregnancy is over, they think that they don’t need to sit in confinement like they do after miscarriage. In fact, this is wrong. Although you don’t need to sit in confinement, you should still pay attention to nutritional supplements and rest.

Many people think that biochemical pregnancy is equivalent to miscarriage, which has some impact on the body. Does it also require confinement?

Biochemical pregnancy is very common occasionally, but due to the large fluctuations in hormones in the female body, it still has some impact to a certain extent. Proper rest and conditioning are necessary, but there is no need to be as particular as during the confinement period, where you cannot go out for a month or wash your hair.

You just need to get more rest and keep warm, improve your diet appropriately, and eat more meat, eggs, milk, fish, shrimp, vegetables, soy products and other foods. You can also make some chicken soup, crucian carp soup, black fish soup, etc. Pay attention to the balanced nutrition of meat and vegetables, and try not to eat raw, cold, or spicy food.

Biochemical pregnancy is like I came quietly and left quietly.

Under normal circumstances, after the egg and sperm are fertilized and combined in the fallopian tube, they will be transported to the uterine cavity by the fallopian tube. The fertilized egg will implant in the uterine cavity and grow and develop until full-term labor and delivery. This whole process is called pregnancy.

"Biochemical pregnancy" means that the sperm and egg have combined, the embryo has implanted, and the β-HCG secreted by the embryonic trophoblast has entered the mother's blood and can be detected by biochemical methods, but implantation has not been successful, and menstruation has not occurred before the gestational sac can be detected by B-ultrasound. It usually occurs within 5 weeks of pregnancy and is medically called "subclinical abortion." If the pregnancy continues to the stage where a gestational sac can be found in the uterine cavity by B-ultrasound, it is called clinical pregnancy. Biochemical pregnancy cannot rule out the possibility of potential ectopic pregnancy.

According to statistics, 30% of pregnancy losses after sperm and egg combination occur before the fertilized egg implants, 30% occur before the next menstrual cycle after the fertilized egg implants, that is, biochemical pregnancy, and 10% are clinical miscarriages. Literature reports that the rate of biochemical pregnancy in IVF is approximately 12% to 30%. If women with irregular menstrual cycles experience a biochemical pregnancy, they usually have no other symptoms, just like having their period, so it is often ignored. About 25% of women have a chemical pregnancy without knowing it.

The mechanism of biochemical pregnancy is still unclear. It may be related to chromosomal abnormalities, uterine malformations, endometrial receptivity, maternal hypercoagulable state, immune dysfunction at the placental interface, etc. Older women, unhealthy lifestyles and eating habits, sperm quality, and the integrity of genetic material can all affect the quality of the fertilized egg. In addition, studies have found that some psychological factors such as work fatigue and mental stress can also lead to the occurrence and increase of biochemical pregnancy.

Generally, if you go to the hospital for blood test and HCG>5IU/L and then you have your period, or if the early pregnancy test at home shows a weak positive result and then you have your period, a biochemical pregnancy may have occurred. However, it is still recommended to go to the hospital and ask a doctor for a clear diagnosis. There is almost no difference between biochemical pregnancy and normal menstruation, and the impact is almost negligible, so there is no need to take a short confinement period. Just pay attention to rest and keep warm.

If biochemical pregnancy occurs 1-3 times, you can prepare for pregnancy normally. If biochemical pregnancy occurs more than 3 times, you need to go to a regular hospital for further examination.

Female sub-health and lack of vitamins and trace elements may also be the cause of biochemical problems. Therefore, actively regulating sub-health and preparing for pregnancy and supplementing multivitamins containing folic acid for both husband and wife in the first three months are essential tasks for pregnancy preparation.