Can I really drink soup during confinement?

In traditional Chinese customs, women have the custom of confinement after giving birth. The confinement period can also help the body recover faster, so women must pay attention to their diet and daily life during the confinement period to be healthier. Especially after giving birth, adjusting the diet can restore physical strength and ensure sufficient breast milk, so special attention must be paid to diet. Let's find out together whether it is really okay to drink soup during the confinement period.

Can I really drink soup during confinement?

Generally speaking, liquid food should be eaten on the first day after delivery, such as sugar milk, egg soup, rice wine, vegetable soup, etc.; on the second day, some semi-liquid food can be eaten, such as porridge, noodle soup, etc., and some crucian carp soup can be drunk at the same time; on the third day, nutritious meat soup can be drunk, such as chicken soup, meat and bone soup, pig's trotter soup, shredded pork and egg drop soup, crucian carp soup, guiyuan and red dates soup, yellow flower pig's trotter soup, pig's trotter peanut soup, etc. These meat-based, delicious soups can supplement nutrition, increase water, and promote the mammary gland to secrete sufficient and high-quality milk, which is beneficial to the health of mother and baby.

Therefore, new mothers should drink more soups during the confinement period, which is good for the body's recovery, because stewed soups are rich in nutrients and easy to digest and absorb. Pork rib soup, chicken soup, pig's trotter soup, fish soup, etc. are all must-drink soups during confinement. Many soups also have the function of promoting lactation, which is especially suitable for breastfeeding women.

Peanut Pig Trotter Soup

Ingredients: 2 pig trotters, 150g peanuts, appropriate amounts of salt and MSG.

Preparation method: Remove the hoof and hair from the pig's trotter, wash it, put it into a stew pot together with peanuts, add appropriate amount of water, simmer it over low heat, season it with salt and MSG and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: Peanuts are sweet and mild in nature, and enter the lung and spleen meridians. They have the functions of invigorating qi, nourishing blood, moistening the lungs, and harmonizing the stomach. Pig's trotters are sweet, salty and flat in nature. They enter the stomach meridian and have the function of nourishing blood and promoting lactation. This soup is mainly used to treat postpartum milk deficiency in mothers.

Astragalus Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 50g astragalus, 15g wolfberry, 10 red dates, 1 hen, 1 onion, 2 slices of ginger, and appropriate amounts of salt and rice wine.

Method: Put the astragalus into a filter bag and set aside. Wash the hen, blanch it, rinse it, cut it into pieces, and cut the green onions into sections for later use. After adding clean water to the above ingredients, simmer on low heat for 1 hour, then add salt and rice wine and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: Astragalus is sweet and warm, and can replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, benefit the lungs and stop sweating. It can replenish qi and generate blood and transform into milk. It is often used by the people to treat postpartum milk deficiency. It can also replenish deficiency and strengthen the exterior, and treat postpartum sweating. The hen is sweet and warm in nature, and can warm the middle and strengthen the spleen, and replenish qi and blood. This soup is suitable for postpartum weakness, sallow complexion, low milk, and easy sweating.

The above is an introduction to whether you can really drink soup during confinement. After understanding it, we know that women can drink soup during confinement, and drinking soup will not increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, but you must match the ingredients for making soup well. For example, you can often drink some black chicken soup or pig's trotter soup, etc., which can not only restore physical strength but also help milk production.