We all know that women have to "confinement" after giving birth, and during the confinement period, there are precautions such as not washing your hair and not catching cold. This is not the saddest thing. The worst thing is to have confinement during the Dog Days, because the Dog Days are the highest temperature, humid, and sultry time of the year. This will bring a lot of inconvenience to life. You should pay attention to it. Naturally, there are more things. So, what are the precautions for confinement in the dog days of summer?

1. Sweating during confinement in the dog days of summer is unavoidable. If you happen to go out after sweating, you must dry yourself indoors before going out. Do not use cold water to wash your face, hands, feet, or bathe just for the sake of coolness.

2. During the confinement period, do not engage in too many activities, do not stand or sit for a long time, do not be overtired, and keep your body relaxed.

3. Eating should be just right, relatively moderate, and don’t be too full or too hungry. Don't touch raw, cold or spicy food, and don't be picky about food. Pay attention to nutritional balance, and don't go on a diet at this time.

4. Keep a happy mood every day, neither angry nor irritable, and live a simple life with a simple mind.

5. Pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene. During confinement in the dog days of summer, the weather is hot and bacterial growth is serious, so the mother's personal hygiene is particularly important. She should bathe frequently, change underwear frequently, and pay attention to breast care. Make sure the skin is clean and dry, pay attention to the episiotomy, if the sutures have not been removed, scrub the vulva once a day, rinse your mouth after meals, brush your teeth on time, and pay attention to oral hygiene.

In addition, it is advisable to keep the room temperature at 26℃~28℃ during confinement in the dog days of summer.

In the past, maternal heatstroke occurred during the dog days of summer every year. Because the mother's body produces a lot of heat due to metabolism, she will sweat a lot after delivery. If the cover is too thick and the room is not ventilated, it can easily lead to heat stroke. Moreover, because there are contraindications for medication during lactation, it will be more troublesome for doctors to deal with it. The correct approach is to open windows for ventilation and keep the room temperature at about 26°C to 28°C. When the room temperature is too high, you can use an air conditioner or fan, but you cannot blow it directly on the mother.

Maternity clothing should be made of pure cotton with good breathability, keeping warm and absorbing sweat. It is best to wear long clothes and long trousers. Pajamas should be loose-fitting, and socks can be worn to sleep if necessary. Because of excessive sweating after childbirth, clothes and pants sometimes become soaked in less than half a day, so you need to change them immediately to avoid catching a cold.