When it comes to confinement diet, most new mothers who go to confinement centers think that the food is more reasonable and better, but those who are confinement at home mostly have more "complaints" , especially some elderly people taking care of their confinement, many traditional practices make mothers suffer.

My mother took care of me during confinement, and the confinement meal she gave me was very simple. It was basically arranged according to our local confinement customs, such as eating some noodles and day lily. , eggs, carrots, pork belly soup, mutton soup, pigeon soup, rooster soup, etc.

I didn’t eat much fruit because I was in confinement in November, which was quite cold, and fruits were relatively cold. In the last two weeks, my mother often cut the fruits into pieces at my strong request. Give it to me steamed or boiled. What foods should you avoid eating during confinement?

1. Great tonic soup

Recommendation: try not to drink or drink less

It is right to drink some tonic soup after delivery, because the mother needs more It uses energy to restore the body and breast-feeding, but it is not suitable for "big tonic". You cannot boil blood-tonifying medicinal materials such as ginseng, velvet antler, and dangshen into soup for the mother to drink every day, especially in the first two weeks after giving birth. There will be "deficiency without supplementation", which will eventually lead to constipation or incomplete discharge of lochia.

2. Hens

Recommendation: Breastfeeding mothers should not eat them

Hens have high nutritional value and are easy to digest. If you do not plan to exclusively breastfeed, Mom could eat more hens.

But mothers who plan to breastfeed should not eat hens or drink hen soup, because hens contain estrogen, which will inhibit the secretion of breast milk, resulting in a reduction in the amount of milk secretion in new mothers.

On the contrary, roosters contain androgens, which can promote the secretion of milk. If necessary, you can eat more, and it is also good to stew it into soup.

3. Chili peppers

Recommendation: Do not eat them

People in some places particularly like spicy food, and even eat some chili peppers during confinement. In fact, spicy and Other highly spicy foods can cause irritation to wounds (caesarean section incisions, side incisions, lacerated wounds), which not only make the wounds difficult to heal, but also stimulate pigmentation, making the wounds often itchy and stinging.

4. Nuts

Recommendation: Do not eat or eat them in the correct way

Although nuts can nourish and strengthen the brain for new mothers, they are still difficult to eat during the confinement period. Don't eat it, because a lot of calcium will be lost after childbirth, and the teeth will easily become loose. If the new mother eats nuts or bites hard food during confinement, it will cause damage to the teeth.

If you really want to eat it, you can eat it in porridge or crush some of it. This can avoid the above situation to a large extent.

5. Tea

Recommendation: try not to drink it

Some mothers especially like to drink tea, and they drink some even during pregnancy, but those who are in confinement Try not to drink at all.

Drinking too much tea can cause new mothers to be energetic and have difficulty falling asleep, thus shortening their sleep time and causing them to have poor rest.

In addition, if you feed your baby breast milk, the caffeine in the tea will also enter the baby's body with the breast milk, which will have a negative impact on the baby's neurological development.

6. MSG

Recommendation: Try not to eat it or eat less of it

The main component of MSG is sodium glutamate. When cooking food, in a high-temperature environment The "monosodium glutamate" will be converted into "monosodium pyroglutamate", and when the sodium glutamate enters the mother's body, it will combine with the zinc in the mother's body and convert it into glutamic acid that cannot be accepted by the body.

Then when breast milk enters the baby's body, it can easily cause anorexia, mental retardation, zinc deficiency and other phenomena.

Therefore, if a new mother is still breastfeeding, she should control her MSG intake for at least three months and try not to eat it or eat less. What kind of food should you eat during confinement?

I mentioned earlier the foods that should be eaten less during confinement, but which foods should be eaten more?

1. Foods that replenish blood

It is unavoidable for new mothers to lose blood during childbirth, so they should pay attention to adequate blood replenishment during confinement and eat more iron-rich foods. Foods, such as lean meat, animal liver, spinach, etc.

At the same time, you can eat foods rich in vitamin C. VC in the body can promote the body's absorption of iron.

2. Calcium-supplementing foods

Calcium is an important factor in promoting bone development and helping tooth growth, so new mothers should eat more "calcium-rich" foods during the confinement period. Foods, such as milk, eggs, soy products, fish, etc., can also increase the calcium content in milk, and can also help the baby's teeth and bones develop better.

3. Foods rich in vitamins

Lactating mothers, if they often eat foods rich in vitamins, especially B vitamins, will facilitate the secretion of milk and increase the amount of milk. It can make babies eat healthier, so new mothers can eat some whole grains, fruits, and vegetables appropriately during confinement.

4. Food to help digestion

For new mothers after childbirth, the various organs of the body have not fully recovered. During this period, in order not to increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, it is necessary to eat food during the confinement period. You can eat more "digestion-promoting foods" such as apples, tomatoes, radishes, etc., so as to better promote the physical recovery of new mothers after childbirth.

The food eaten during confinement not only provides nutrition for the new mother, but is also the main source of nutrition for the baby. Therefore, the new mother's diet should be nutritionally balanced, eat small amounts often, and ensure hydration. Sufficient etc.