What will happen if you touch cold water during confinement?

After giving birth, all the pores on a woman's body are open, and this is when she is most vulnerable to invasion by external pathogens, so she needs to pay attention to keeping warm and resting to achieve the best recovery state. However, it is inevitable that you need to wash during the confinement period. Some women are more careless. If they accidentally touch cold water, what kind of harm will it bring to themselves?

What are the dangers of touching cold water after childbirth?

So, why is it forbidden to touch cold water after childbirth? Touching cold water too early will have a certain impact on the new mother's physical recovery, especially for those with poor physical fitness and those who are weak after childbirth should pay more attention.

1. Affect postpartum recovery

Touching cold water after childbirth will affect the mother's physical recovery. We know that women's uterus itself is very afraid of cold, especially women with cold uterus. In addition, the mother's body is particularly weak after childbirth, so touching cold water too early will affect the mother's physical recovery.

2. Susceptible to rheumatism

Contact with cold water too soon after delivery will increase the risk of rheumatism. Some mothers experience joint and limb pain when exposed to cold or wind one month after delivery, as well as a feeling of cool wind drilling into their bones and joints. They also experience intermittent numbness in their limbs, a burning sensation around the knee joints, pain around the sternum, intermittent headaches and dizziness, and often insomnia, palpitations, chest tightness, and sweating. These are all signs of rheumatism.

How long after giving birth can I touch cold water?

The traditional confinement period is 45 days, which is one and a half months. During the confinement period, it is best not to touch cold water, but you can start spraying cold water.

★Moms who gave birth naturally: It is not advisable to touch cold water too early after delivery. It is recommended to touch cold water 45 days after delivery. If you cannot touch cold water 45 days after delivery, you should at least touch cold water slightly one month after delivery. But don't touch too cold water for too long or too frequently.

★Moms who had cesarean section: The time of contact with cold water should be extended appropriately. It is better to wait for half a month after the confinement and wait until the body has fully recovered before contacting with cold water.