What should you pay attention to in postpartum body care?

Women's physical condition is relatively poor and their resistance is relatively low during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period. This period is a relatively special physiological period. Therefore, women during this period should pay special attention to taking good care of their bodies. We usually have the concept of confinement, which is to better care for women after childbirth. So what should we pay attention to in postpartum body care? Let us introduce it below.

1. Keep the perineum clean and urinate frequently without holding urine

If there is catheterization, indwelling urinary catheter, or abrasions around the urethra during delivery or after delivery, it may irritate the urethra and cause this discomfort. In daily life, you should pay attention to drinking more water, urinating more, and not holding urine. You can rinse the perineum with warm water, change underwear and perineal pads frequently, and keep the perineum clean. Please go to the hospital for treatment if the symptoms do not improve or worsen.

2. There is no need to lose weight too early after childbirth

Dieting to lose weight is not advisable for ordinary people, and it is definitely not advisable for new mothers. Within 42 days after delivery, the mother's body has not fully recovered to the level before pregnancy, and she needs to take in rich nutrition and get enough rest. In addition, some mothers need to breastfeed, so they need more nutrition. Although forced dieting after childbirth is effective in the short term, it may cause various postpartum complications. If this continues for a long time, the nutrients needed for breastfeeding will be insufficient, not only will the amount of milk secretion decrease, but the composition of the milk will also be affected, thereby impairing the nutrition of the newborn and affecting its growth and development. There is no need to lose weight too early after giving birth. As long as you eat a healthy diet, exercise moderately, and insist on breastfeeding, you will gradually lose weight after three months.

3. Postpartum skin care: choose skin care products carefully

Generally speaking, due to changes in hormone levels after childbirth, the skin will become sensitive and fragile to a certain extent. Preservatives, aromatic compounds, pigments and other ingredients commonly contained in skin care products are the three major substances that cause skin allergies. Although you can use skin care products after childbirth, you need to choose carefully and try to avoid using cosmetics. Daily use of skin care products generally does not affect breastfeeding.

4. Postpartum hair loss can recover on its own 6-9 months after delivery

Postpartum hair loss is generally a physiological phenomenon caused by the readjustment of hormones in the body after delivery. It will recover on its own 6-9 months after delivery and does not require special treatment. If hair loss is severe, you can take vitamin B1, oryzanol, etc. under the guidance of a doctor. In daily life, pay attention to maintaining adequate sleep and a good mental state, pay attention to a reasonable diet, eat easily digestible high-protein, low-fat, high-vitamin and iron-rich foods, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, beans, eggs, avoid overly greasy and spicy foods, and you can also comb your hair frequently with a wooden comb to promote blood circulation in the head.

Postpartum body care is a very important thing. If the mother’s health is relatively poor, then she must pay more attention to care after delivery. Be sure to pay extra attention as described above. In addition, the mother should be given enough nutrition. This is the only way to improve your physical fitness. Only in this way can we have good health care and health preservation effects.