Coke mother persuaded her family to sit for a modern month. Now the baby is six months old. Coke mother recovered well, breast milk was sufficient, and her weight returned to pre-pregnancy without any sequelae. At the full moon, the baby gained 3.2 pounds and grew well. Therefore, it is suggested that mothers should tolerate the nagging of their elders, understand that it was the best choice at that time, appreciate the kindness of their elders in persuasion, and insist on comfortable and scientific confinement on the premise of conditions.
1. What is confinement?
Before talking about scientific confinement, let's talk about what confinement is. The earliest record of confinement in China is the Book of Rites, not a medical book, which means confinement is actually a courtesy restriction of the ancients on the parturient. The book even stipulates that after having children, different levels of etiquette are different. We ordinary people were not qualified before. Later, with the development of medicine, some health-related contents were extended this month, and many local customs were integrated, so the current "confinement" was gradually formed.
So from the perspective of modern medicine, do you want to have a confinement? It's actually very important. The technical term is postpartum recovery. Once 10 is pregnant and gives birth to a baby, mothers need a time to get back to the pre-pregnancy level. This time is the puerperium, which is generally considered to take six weeks. Now hospitals usually tell their mothers to go to the hospital 42 days after delivery to observe the recovery. This is the corresponding "confinement" in modern medicine.
2. Do Western women also have confinement?
On the second day after giving birth, Princess Kate of England wore a skirt and held the little prince to meet the public. The secret model can go to Victoria's secret fashion show less than two months after giving birth. Some people have doubts: "Don't western mothers need confinement?"
In fact, western mothers have to recover from the puerperium after giving birth to their children, which is what we call confinement. In the meantime, they should pay attention to rest, balance nutrition, maintain personal hygiene and not do heavy physical labor.
It can even be said that they are more attentive than us, so they have invented a series of good tools, such as straps and scarves, to help mothers carry their children and feed them. Doctors will also teach them how to control posture and exertion scientifically to avoid muscle and bone damage during puerperium, and also teach them some gentle exercise methods to make them recover as soon as possible.
So it's not that they don't have confinement, but that they don't have as many taboos as we do, and they have confinement scientifically according to the guidance of modern medicine.
3. Avoid cold during the month?
It is customary to avoid catching cold in the next month, which actually needs to be treated differently.
It is best to stay away from cold or cold food such as ice cream and ice cream, but vegetables and fruits are edible.
Some mothers eat chicken soup, pig's trotters and brown sugar porridge every day. They have a single diet and are uncomfortable after eating. The key is not good for your health. In fact, you need to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables after childbirth, because it contains a lot of dietary fiber, which helps to keep the intestines unobstructed and promote early defecation, which is very important for postpartum recovery.
Some people compromise to cook fruit into porridge, but it is not necessary. Some mothers can't bear to have cold teeth after delivery, so they heat the fruit a little.
During my confinement, I ate all the forgiven vegetables and fruits, including apples, pitaya, kiwifruit, grapes and bananas. I haven't felt any discomfort so far.
4. The more eggs you eat during the month, the better?
I brought two or three hundred earth eggs when I was confined. I hope I can finish them during childbirth. According to the living conditions of the older generation, eggs are a good tonic. When they were children, it was extravagant to eat eggs every day.
But in fact, eating one egg a day is enough, at most two. If you eat too much, your body will not absorb it. Mom, don't blindly eat more eggs.
5. How to arrange the diet during the month?
Postpartum diet should pay attention to light taste, balanced nutrition, eat less and eat more meals. Recommend fresh fruits and vegetables, high-quality protein, and drink more soup to help milk (mothers can prepare some straws to remove the oil slick). In fact, the key is to drink more water. Mom Coke made a family nutritious moon meal recipe before delivery, and mothers who need it can leave a message with Mom Coke.
Choose a light diet that is easy to digest in the first week, especially before mammary gland pass. Chicken soup, pork tripe soup and trotter soup should not be tonic, tonic and tonic. (Important here, emphasize three times) It is easy to cause mastitis. At that time, the mother in the same ward had no breasts, and her family sent all kinds of milk soup. As a result, she began to have a fever at night and her breasts swelled like stones. She invited a prolactin to come over and screamed in pain. She said the pain was no less than giving birth. Later, it was found that there were not a few mothers with this situation, so mothers should pay attention to a light diet in the first week after delivery.
Our body accumulates a lot of water during pregnancy and excretes it through sweat and urine after delivery. Therefore, we should eat as little salt as possible to avoid water retention, but we can't completely quit salt. Without salt at all, my mother will have no strength and is not conducive to recovery.
Breastfeeding mothers should try not to drink alcohol. According to the custom in many places, you will eat wine in the second month. If it is unavoidable, it is best to cook for a long time until the alcohol evaporates. Mom is more comfortable to drink, but according to follow-up research, alcohol is easy to enter the milk and hurt the baby. Babies who drink will lag behind those who don't.
Red dates, brown sugar and longan can be eaten in moderation, but not in excess, so as to avoid excessive bleeding and lochia.
6. What should I do with backache in the month?
Many mothers have staged low back pain, which is what old people often say. This is because the body secretes a substance called relaxin from the beginning of pregnancy, which can soften the cervix, help open the pelvis and relax your joints and ligaments. This state will last for four to six months after delivery, and mothers should pay attention to protecting their joints.
When breastfeeding, you can use a breastfeeding pillow to keep your baby close to your chest and avoid excessive back pressure. Picking things is to bend your knees instead of bending over; Try to hold your baby as little as possible, if you can't avoid paying attention to the rotation of your left and right hands; Massage or squeeze muscles frequently to avoid strain.
It is very important to protect your health. Have a good rest for the next month, and then life with the baby will be easy.
7. Can I wash my hair and take a bath in the month?
Before giving birth to a baby, many elders said to me, "son, you can't wash your hair or take a bath in the second month, so don't get wet." You have to be obedient and bear with it, or you will be in trouble if you have a moon disease. " Is that really the case?
Mothers find themselves sweating a lot during confinement. Medically, this kind of sweat is called mattress sweat, which means that the body has to discharge excess water. In addition to sweating, lochia, placental attachment, blood and so on will be discharged. Since the body naturally solves it, of course we don't need it. We all know that it is difficult to feel sweating, and it is most comfortable to take a good bath when you feel sweating.
I have to praise the hospital here. The discharge list clearly tells my mother to wash her hair and take a bath during the month, so as not to get dirty. The doctor's advice is much more useful than our explanation. Need to be reminded that you can only take a bath, and it is best not to take a bath, so as not to dirty the wound.
In addition, due to lochia, mothers must pay attention to the cleanliness of perineum, and wash and dry it every morning and evening, otherwise it will easily cause puerperal infection. Recommend an artifact: Mother Earth postpartum spray. Mom may have some tears or side cuts after giving birth. Spray can not only effectively relieve pain, but also help hemorrhoids. Mothers are advised to prepare in advance.
8. Can I brush my teeth next month?
According to traditional customs, brushing your teeth in the second month will cause toothache, and there is even a saying that you have a baby and lost a tooth.
This is just the opposite of modern medicine. During pregnancy, due to endocrine changes or insufficient intake of vitamin C, it is easy to cause gingival bleeding, and mineral supplementation is not enough to keep teeth firm, which will also lead to poor tooth firmness. These conditions, coupled with not brushing your teeth, will increase toothache caused by dental caries, periodontitis and other oral diseases, and even the possibility of tooth loss in severe cases.
Therefore, mothers should pay attention to supplement vitamins and calcium in time according to the doctor's reminder during pregnancy, and try to avoid bleeding gums and loose teeth. You can choose a soft toothbrush to brush your teeth in the morning and evening.
9. Can't watch the mobile phone during the month?
Mothers were pregnant in October and finally unloaded their lovely little babies. After a beautiful sleep, PO gave birth to a beautiful baby that glowed in the circle of friends, and the army of praise came. How can you hold back from looking at your mobile phone? Ha ha.
But watching mobile phones is easy to get eye diseases. This is easy to understand: if you don't wash your hair, bathe, wash your hands and rub your eyes carelessly for a month, bacteria will enter your eyes. This is very possible. It doesn't matter to pay attention to personal hygiene, make sure to use your eyes healthily during rest and watch your mobile phone properly.
10. Can I turn on the air conditioner in the second month?
Although the mother's body needs to recover, she can treat confinement like ordinary people, and should try to avoid adverse effects on her body because the indoor temperature is too high or too low. If the weather is too hot or too cold, you can turn on the air conditioner, and the room temperature is 26 to 28 degrees, which is more comfortable for both mother and baby, but be careful not to blow it directly into the air conditioner.
Similarly, it is best to wear clothes suitable for room temperature, and don't deliberately wrap them very thick, otherwise mothers will sweat profusely and be prone to dehydration symptoms, and in severe cases, they may be dehydrated and comatose. Mothers need to add clothes in time according to the room temperature.
1 1. Can't you move in bed when you are confinement?
Mom consumes a lot of physical strength during childbirth, and of course she can't do much exercise in the next month (those awesome mothers who do a lot of exercise in the next month are ignored). But after a proper rest, it's time for exercise. Caesarean mothers can't get out of bed, so they can turn their hands and ankles properly. A natural mother can get out of bed, but not too intense. I remember I was still weak when I was in the hospital. Every time the doctor makes rounds, he will ask my husband to help me walk along the bed and get out of bed.
Why is this? In addition to moving, it can also help my mother to mobilize her physical function and return to normal as soon as possible. The most important thing is that their blood is concentrated, that is, hypercoagulable. If you stay in bed for a long time, the possibility of thrombosis will increase greatly, and even cause serious complications. So if you are skeptical about other taboos, you must not believe that you will stay in bed completely for the next month.
In addition, it is worth emphasizing Kegel exercise, practice as soon as possible, otherwise the day of urine leakage may be waiting for you ahead. There are not a few mothers who have this problem after childbirth. I don't know who is in Kaigl, so search quickly.
Coke mother gave birth naturally, and the next day her family helped her get out of bed for a walk, and she also did two or three groups of Kaigl and abdominal breathing exercises every day. Mothers should also pay attention to activities, and do not lift heavy objects throughout the puerperium to avoid uterine prolapse. Here, I want to give a compliment to Dad Coke. Coke mom basically didn't hold the baby or change the diaper during the puerperium. In addition to breastfeeding, mothers should try not to hold their children.
12. What about postpartum depression?
Postpartum estrogen level decreased and prolactin increased, which inhibited the secretion of dopamine, and the mother was prone to emotional ups and downs. Sometimes I feel endless happiness when I look at my baby. Sometimes I just want to stay at home and shit around the baby every day. Sometimes I feel depressed when I look in the mirror. Sometimes I can't watch the rhythm of depression for minutes. Don't worry, with these normal emotions, it is said that 80% of new mothers have been depressed to some extent.
Mothers can eat more potassium-rich foods such as bananas, dried apricots and yogurt, often bask in the sun, consciously relax themselves, or watch Korean dramas. Long-legged Oba also helps to adjust the mood.
It is also necessary for fathers to realize that no matter how smooth the delivery process seems, mothers will inevitably have some traumatic experiences. On the one hand, the body suffered severe pain, and even most of them left wounds. On the other hand, the great mental pressure of raising children makes mothers anxious. At this time, what is most needed is the attention and care from the other half. Father must face up to mother, take the initiative to undertake more housework, learn to be a wet dad, and Qi Xin will work together, so that the possibility of mother's depression will be minimized.
If it is unavoidable and the mood continues to deteriorate, it is recommended that mother inform her family to seek professional help from a doctor to avoid adverse consequences.
Five supplements:
1. Breastfeeding as soon as possible: After the baby is born, the breast function program will start automatically. At this time, it is necessary to breastfeed as soon as possible. The most important thing in breastfeeding is early touching and sucking, so stimulating nipples can further stimulate the secretion of milk, and then let the breastfeeding process start smoothly. The process of breast milk itself can promote uterine contraction and recovery.
2. About the pelvic girdle: The girdle is used to fix the abdominal organs, not to slim the waist and abdomen. The doctor told us to use it on the first day after delivery, which played a role of fixed support. But mothers should be careful not to try to tighten the waist and abdomen to the tightest state, which is not good for the health. In addition, the pelvis is open during pregnancy and childbirth. Many mothers find their children's pelvis enlarged after giving birth. The use of pelvic straps can promote the recovery of pelvis, and can be used two or three days after delivery. It is best to wait for the wound to heal before caesarean section. Wear it for about eight hours every day during the day, and the tightness should be moderate.
3. 42 days after delivery, the doctor remembers to go back to the hospital for reexamination. The general doctor will check the growth of you and your baby, the recovery of uterine wounds and the discharge of lochia. If there is any abnormality, the doctor will handle it. If all goes well, the puerperal period of mothers, that is, the confinement period, will be over. Congratulations, you are finally confined.
4. Mothers can take their elders to the hospital obstetrics department to listen to pregnant women's courses before giving birth, which generally includes scientific confinement. They can also ask relevant questions while waiting for the doctor to make rounds in the hospital, and hand them over to the doctor for solution. Elders generally listen to doctors. These little ideas are very useful. My mother-in-law went to the hospital and changed her mind after class. She also discussed these issues with her sisters.
5. If economic conditions permit, mother can ask for a new moon or consider the center of the month, which needs to be known in advance, recommended by girlfriends and contacted in advance, and the comfort during the month will be greatly enhanced. If economic conditions do not allow, try to let mom and husband take care of the month. Mother-in-law had better keep her distance at this special time. Distance makes beauty, moms.
Finally, to sum up: adequate rest, balanced nutrition, appropriate activities, Kegel exercise, breastfeeding, scientific confinement, as simple as that.