Can I use air conditioning after having an abortion?

Abortion is the same as confinement. After an abortion, it is like giving birth to a baby. Therefore, although the patient needs a shorter rest time than ordinary confinement, in order to allow the body to recover well during this period, it is best not to use air conditioning. If the weather is too hot, you can use air conditioning, but you must ensure a constant indoor temperature. If the indoor and outdoor temperatures are different, shuttling back and forth between them is not good for your health.

How to take care of the confinement period in hot summer weather?

Hot weather, refreshing mood

First of all, it is not easy to feel relaxed psychologically when you are in confinement after childbirth in such a hot summer. Many young women enter the confinement period with the helpless mentality of "I'm caught up, there's nothing I can do", which is not good for the body.

Don't be irritable when it's hot, keep a refreshing and good mood. "Make the best of it," adjusting your mindset is important for your baby's emotional stability. For newborns, all external influences begin.

"Covering" and using air conditioning

With the improvement of living standards, the old saying about "confinement" has become outdated. Air conditioning is beneficial to mothers and babies, because if the indoor temperature is too high, the heat inside the human body cannot be discharged. Not only will adults and children get prickly heat (newborns are prone to infection), but heatstroke in mothers is not conducive to their postpartum recovery.

The air conditioning temperature should generally be above 26℃. Wear long-sleeved clothes and long pants during confinement. If your feet feel cold, put on a pair of thin socks. Newborns can be loosely covered with a small quilt.

Sweating is also necessary

Even if it is not summer, mothers should sweat frequently during the confinement period. Because of the influence of progesterone after pregnancy, the body gains weight and has varying degrees of edema. These phenomena depend on "sweating" after delivery to be excreted from the body. Therefore, you should step out of the air-conditioned room regularly during the day to allow your body to sweat naturally, such as when eating.

In a room without air conditioning, there may be occasional drafts. You should not stay in the air duct for too long, and you should not fall asleep in the wind.

No taboos on eating hot or cold food

From a scientific point of view, there is no special taboo against eating "raw" or "cold" food during the confinement period. Everyone can decide according to their own preferences. For example, fruit cannot be eaten hot, but it cannot be omitted either, because it is beneficial for supplementing nutrition after childbirth. But you should not eat cold drinks because your digestive function has not fully recovered.

The era of "not being able to wash your hair or take a bath" is over

It is hard to imagine not washing your hair or taking a bath for a whole month in such a hot summer. It is not only bad for personal hygiene, but the baby will also frown when you hold him in your arms. Things to note are:

Use warm water when washing, and dry completely after washing, do not let the skin carry moisture;

It is not advisable to enter a ventilated environment just after taking a bath;

Don't use a hair dryer to dry your hair, even hot air;

Women who have undergone cesarean section should take a bath after 2 weeks.

There is no scientific basis for not brushing teeth or combing hair

According to the old saying, brushing your teeth during the confinement period "will make your teeth loose", but the reality is: if you don't brush your teeth for a month, your teeth will definitely get sick. Use warm water when brushing your teeth and don't use a hard toothbrush. If you really feel that your teeth are loose, you should consult a doctor to check whether you need calcium supplements.

Many women who have just given birth in the summer have cut their hair short before giving birth, which is a wise move. When combing your hair, the comb should not be too sharp, and do not pull hard when combing long hair. The solution to an itchy scalp is to wash it. Relying on a comb or nails to relieve the itching will damage the scalp.

How to take care of your baby during hot weather

In the summer, many mothers often close doors and windows, wear thick clothes, cover their heads with quilts, etc. to avoid catching cold, which seriously hinders the dissipation of body temperature and causes heatstroke. Therefore, during the summer confinement period, the indoor air should be kept circulating and the room temperature should be around 22℃. You can wipe your body frequently with a dry towel or warm water, and change your underwear and mattress frequently. At the same time, drinking non-iced beverages such as mung bean soup regularly is also beneficial in preventing heatstroke.

Due to the unbearable scorching summer heat, many modern mothers sleep with doors and windows wide open to create drafts, or turn on fans that blow directly at them, turn on the air conditioner too high, keep the indoor temperature too low, or sleep naked without covering themselves with blankets. These are all causes of colds in mothers. It is no wonder that among outpatients today, there are few women suffering from heatstroke in the hot summer, but most of them suffer from colds.

Diet is very important during the confinement period, but in the summer people mainly eat light food, which is not good for the mother. However, in the first few days after delivery, in the summer season, many mothers often close doors and windows, wear thick clothes, cover their heads, etc. to avoid catching cold, which seriously hinders the dissipation of body temperature and causes heatstroke. Therefore, during the summer confinement period, the indoor air should be kept circulating and the room temperature should be around 22℃. You can wipe your body frequently with a dry towel or warm water, change your underwear frequently, avoid fatigue, and your digestive ability will be weakened. You should eat easily digestible, nutritious and non-greasy food, such as eggs, noodles, milk, etc. It is best not to eat milk-producing foods such as crucian carp and eggs in the first two days, because newborn babies do not eat much and too much milk can easily accumulate and cause mastitis. When the child's appetite gradually increases, the mother can eat more nutritious foods such as chicken, eggs, fresh fish, ribs, etc.