A Book That Addresses Women's Health Issues

Chapter 109 Nourishment and Adjustment--The way of maintenance after childbirth

It is the most basic postpartum maintenance to scientifically supplement, nourish and regulate new mothers after childbirth.If you do this well, you and your baby will have a bright future.Pay attention to adjustment, supplementation and nourishment after childbirth. This is the most basic maintenance for postpartum mothers.Everyone knows the way of supplementing after childbirth. Postpartum women will suffer from "injury" to their vitality, so supplementation is very important.This is to make up for the lost vitality.How to make it up?Traditional Chinese medicine believes that nourishing qi and blood is the focus of nourishing.Because of postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, lack of yang qi, weakness and fear of cold, it is the right way to replenish qi, blood and yang.Jujube millet porridge, black chicken soup, brown sugar yam porridge, peanut jujube porridge, etc. can nourish qi and blood and pass milk, and are very suitable for pregnant women to eat.In addition, during the confinement period, eat more protein foods than usual, which is also the focus of women's postpartum tonic, especially high-quality animal protein, such as chicken, fish, lean meat, animal liver, etc. Drinking milk and beans in moderation is also a new mother's priority. An essential nourishing product.How to raise after giving birth How to raise after giving birth?In fact, the confinement handed down among the people is "raising".Generally speaking, there are many taboos during confinement, such as not getting out of bed, washing face, bathing, etc. during confinement; also not eating cold or spicy food, not going out, etc.Regarding the method of "raising" the confinement handed down by our ancestors in the past, when we follow it, we must make a targeted choice.

But what I want to emphasize to everyone is that the most important thing for pregnant women to maintain their health is to ensure adequate sleep, not to be too tired, not to be exposed to cold water too early, and to eat more warming and tonic food in the diet.Only in this way can we nourish enough qi and blood, avoid the invasion of cold air, and avoid the root cause of the disease.The way of postpartum adjustment With childbirth, women's bodies will undergo unprecedented changes, especially changes in female hormones, which will greatly affect the psychology and emotions of many parturients.In addition, when facing a newborn baby, many mothers have no experience and find it difficult to handle it well.And the worry about future life brought by the child, worry about job changes, etc., will put a lot of psychological pressure on the mother during this period.At this time, the puerpera should learn to self-regulate, comfort herself more, enjoy the touch and happiness brought by the child, worry less, and have a more positive attitude.After confinement, you must actively participate in social work, and don't make yourself feel outdated.And the family must also think more about the new mother, especially the new father must help his wife adjust her emotions, be tolerant, and try not to make the mother angry.If the maternal mentality is positive and the family can give appropriate help and consideration, then the maternal will not suffer from many adverse mental diseases such as postpartum depression.Lay a good foundation for family happiness.In short, it is the most basic postpartum maintenance to scientifically supplement, nourish and regulate new mothers after childbirth.If you do this well, you and your baby will have a bright future.

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