How to treat postpartum hand pain

There are many symptoms of postpartum sickness. During the confinement period, if there is the influence of wind and cold, it may cause joint pain and finger pain. At this time, you must pay attention to keeping warm. If you do not adjust it properly, you may leave a root of the disease after the confinement. At this time, you should massage your hands more often to promote blood circulation. You must be careful when holding your baby and do not lift heavy objects. You can use hot compresses to regulate your body.

How to treat postpartum hand pain

1. Change the posture of holding the baby :

It is very tiring to take care of a baby during the confinement period. When holding the baby and feeding him/her, do not always hold him/her in the same posture, especially supporting the baby's head with your hands. If you keep doing this for a long time, the baby's head will compress the nerves in your hands, causing poor blood circulation and hand pain. You can switch hands to hold the baby alternately, or you can put a soft pillow under your hands.

2. Don’t play with your phone or lift heavy objects :

What you need during the confinement period is recuperation and a good rest. Don't think that you are young and in great shape, so you ignore the details of life and even play with your mobile phone during the confinement period. People nowadays are almost inseparable from their mobile phones. Playing with mobile phones during the confinement period is most likely to cause hand pain. You must restrain yourself from playing with your mobile phone or reading books, and don't do physical work, lift things, etc.

3. Gently rub your hands with hot compress :

If you have hand pain, you can ask your family to gently rub your hands every day. Pay attention to the strength of the movements and make sure they are gentle. You can also do finger flexion and extension exercises every day to relieve pain and promote blood circulation in your hands. At the same time, you can apply a hot towel on your hands or blow hot air at your hands with an electric heater. These can effectively relieve hand pain.

4. Don’t touch cold water :

During the confinement period, you must not touch cold water, and do not use cold water to wash diapers. Pay attention to the water temperature when washing your hands, feet, and hair, and use hot water. Cold hands are most likely to cause hand pain.

5. Keep your body warm at ordinary times :

In many cases, hand pain is caused by catching cold. During the confinement period, you must pay attention to keeping warm. The temperature at home should be appropriate and not too low. At the same time, don’t wear thin clothes just because you are young. Also, don’t go out without wearing thick clothes when it is convenient. When you sleep at night, you must put your hands in the quilt and don’t expose them to the outside. By keeping your body warm and your hands warm, you can prevent or avoid worsening hand pain.

6. Eat a healthy diet and take rest :

During the confinement period, you should be careful not to eat spicy and sour food, which is bad for both you and your baby. Eat less bananas, do not drink beverages, and pay more attention to rest. You can ask your husband or family to share the work of taking care of the baby. Hold the baby less and avoid overwork.

7. Timely diagnosis and symptomatic treatment :

If your hand pain during the confinement period is not caused by cold, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Do not apply pain-relieving plasters at home, as it is not good for the baby. Hand pain may also be caused by tenosynovitis, or by the wind blowing through the bones when the baby was born, or by calcium deficiency, etc. Go to the hospital to find the cause and then receive specific treatment.

8. Chinese medicine regulates sweating and expelling moisture. Get more sun exposure :

Hand pain during confinement is also closely related to physical weakness. You can undergo Chinese medicine conditioning to strengthen your physical fitness, replenish nutrition, and expel moisture from the body. You should also choose a good day, a day without wind, to bask in the sun. Sunbathing can supplement calcium, which is helpful in relieving hand pain.