What should I eat to replenish blood and qi during breastfeeding?

Women are often troubled by gynecological diseases throughout their lives. Due to the special physiological structure, women's monthly menstruation, childbirth after marriage, and even abortion are all the culprits of female ischemia. Especially after giving birth, women need to strengthen their nutrition to replenish blood and qi because they have consumed a lot of energy and vitality in the process of childbirth, and they are also in the breastfeeding period.

1. Cuttlefish stewed with black chicken

Ingredients: 250 grams of cuttlefish, 1 turtle, 1 black-bone chicken.

Preparation method: First remove the internal organs of the soft-shelled turtle and the bones of the cuttlefish, then prepare the black-bone chicken; then add appropriate amount of water, and boil it over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 1 hour, then add appropriate amount of seasoning and serve.

Efficacy: Cuttlefish stewed with black chicken has the effect of nourishing yin and blood. For breastfeeding women, eating more of it can promote milk secretion, improve milk nutrition, promote the discharge of blood stasis, and have other health benefits.

2. Angelica Lamb Soup

Ingredients: 15 grams of angelica, 500 grams of mutton, 15 grams of raw earth, and 10 grams of dried ginger.

Method: First cut the mutton into cubes, then put it into a casserole together with angelica, raw rehmannia, dried ginger and other ingredients with appropriate amount of water, and cook it over low heat.

Efficacy: Angelica mutton soup has the effects of warming the middle and nourishing the kidney, regulating menstruation and stopping bleeding. It is suitable for women to replenish blood. However, since mutton is warm in nature, it is recommended that breastfeeding women do not eat too much at one time. It is recommended to eat it in several times with food.

3. Longan and Lotus Seed Porridge

Ingredients: 15 grams of lotus seeds, 20 grams of longan meat, 6 grams of red dates, and 30 grams of glutinous rice.

Preparation method: First peel and core the longan meat, then add appropriate amount of water together with lotus seeds (the lotus seeds must be removed from the core) and glutinous rice, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the porridge is thick, and add appropriate amount of sugar to season according to personal taste.

Efficacy: Longan and lotus seed porridge can nourish blood and stop bleeding. It is especially suitable for women to eat regularly during postpartum confinement and lactation. It has powerful health care effects such as strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi.

4. Boiled Eggs with Angelica

Ingredients: 10 grams of angelica, 2 eggs, and appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Method: First, boil two eggs and set aside; put the angelica in a casserole, add three bowls of water and boil it until it becomes one bowl, then boil the eggs in the boiled angelica water, and add some brown sugar to season them after boiling.

Efficacy: Angelica sinensis has been a good thing for replenishing qi and nourishing blood since ancient times, and is especially suitable for women to consume regularly. Boiled eggs cooked with angelica are more nutritious.

In fact, in addition to using some dietary therapy to regulate anemia in lactating women, they should also pay special attention to some details in their daily diet.

First of all, if a breastfeeding woman finds that she has anemia, she should not take medication blindly, but should use blood-enriching methods under the guidance of a doctor according to her own physical condition. Of course, all medicines are toxic, so it is not recommended that every woman use medicine to replenish blood.

Secondly, you should eat more spinach, lean pork, pork liver, tofu and other foods rich in iron in your daily diet.

Furthermore, special attention must be paid to a balanced diet and the balanced intake of various foods. Remember not to eat only iron-containing foods in order to prevent and treat anemia, while ignoring the balanced intake of other nutrients. For example, some people believe that spinach is the richest in iron, so they can eat more spinach to prevent anemia. In fact, this is unscientific. Although spinach is rich in iron, it also contains oxalic acid. If consumed too much, it will affect the body's absorption of calcium.