Original | Pregnancy
Abstract: Please reject the bad habits of confinement!
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Confinement sat out of the pulmonary embolism
Confinement is harmful!
Confinement, specially born for the recovery of postpartum mothers.
But many mothers, can not sit at will, as long as they return home after giving birth, the various arrangements of people who come over will come:
Don't take a shower! Don't brush your teeth! Don't wear slippers! Don't eat salt! Don't eat fruits and vegetables! Don't get out of bed and move around.....
Saying that it is for the good of the mother, you must listen, otherwise you will fall into the "confinement disease"!
However, such stereotypes and bad customs have put many mothers in danger.
Take the example at hand:
On January 11, @Daily Business Daily reported a news that Xiao Fan, a 28-year-old caesarean section mother in Hangzhou, almost lost her life because she listened to her family and confinement according to the old custom.
Back home after the operation, Xiao Fan was taken as a key care object, and her mother and mother-in-law let her follow the old law, do not get out of bed after giving birth, do not blow the wind, do not take a bath, so that recovery is good.
Xiao Fan couldn't help it, so he had to do it, and he kept lying and raising it during the confinement period.
As a result, this month sat down, Xiao Fan's body was not right, at first it was the calf swollen, red, the situation became more and more serious day by day.
At first, she thought that the birth of the child was injured, and she was even more afraid to get out of bed, who knew that the situation was getting more and more serious, the left leg was swollen more and more thickly, and there was chest tightness, breathlessness, limb weakness, and sweating.
After that, her family urgently sent her to the hospital, and when she went to the hospital for examination, it was a deep vein thrombosis in the left lower extremity combined with pulmonary embolism!
Pulmonary embolism, the fatality rate is very high, fortunately in timely surgery, Xiao Fan is out of danger.
The pulmonary embolism that leads XiaoFan to be in danger is caused by lying down in bed for a long time after childbirth and not moving.
Doctors remind: postpartum mothers need to rest well, but must not be excessive, postpartum is a high incidence of thrombosis, long-term lying will increase the risk of thrombosis!
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Lie down, don't sit down!
Many postpartum mothers listen to the elders, postpartum to rest, can lie down, do not get out of bed, but for a long time can not lie down, really very dangerous.
Too many mothers have stepped into the ghost door because of this.
In July 2021, a mother in her 20s in Fujian Province, because the confinement family let the rest rest, resulted in a cerebral thrombosis, after the operation coma for 11 days, quadriplegic, unable to stand and walk, can only lie in bed.
After 3 months of rehabilitation, I was able to communicate normally and walk.
In November 2017, a 27-year-old caesarean section mother in Wuhan listened to the family's method of confinement, did not get out of bed, did not blow wind, and also made up various soups, resulting in deep vein thrombosis in the left lower extremity, and there were already signs of pulmonary embolism.
In May 2019, a 37-year-old mother in Hubei who gave birth to her second child suddenly died at home 37 days after giving birth, which was caused by respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest caused by pulmonary embolism at home, which was heart-wrenching.
This tragic case after another tells us: we can no longer blindly believe in the old reason! Say no to stereotypes!
Whether it is during pregnancy or after childbirth, it is necessary to maintain a certain amount of activity, completely inactivity, easy to form blood clots, if the treatment is not timely, it will be life-threatening!
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Pregnancy and puerperium are high incidence periods that induce blood clots!
What exactly is a blood clot?
Thrombosis refers to a solid mass of blood or components that is coagulated by blood or components in various reasons, and can occur in the entire circulatory system such as arteries and veins and capillaries.
In pregnancy, puerperium, under the action of hormones, the body's blood will be in a highly coagulated state, coupled with the stomach is larger than a day, "the weight is getting bigger and bigger", the blood flow of the lower limbs is slow, it is easy to form blood clots.
If you add sedentary, long-lying, poor blood circulation, it is easy to form blood clots in the veins of the pelvis or lower limbs.
Once these clots collapse, they will reach the lungs with the blood circulation, blocking the pulmonary arteries and causing pulmonary embolism.
Pulmonary embolism is terrible, and the chance of postpartum pulmonary embolism is 15 times higher than before birth.
Pulmonary infarction is the most common factor of sudden death in modern people, faster than myocardial infarction 'killing', once the thrombus blocks the large blood vessels of the pulmonary arteries, people will lose their breath in less than a few minutes, and pregnant women are high-risk objects of pulmonary embolism.
Pregnant mothers remind mothers that they must get out of bed as soon as possible after childbirth, if there are three symptoms, they must be vigilant, and it is best to seek medical treatment in time!
Swelling, pain, and fever in the lower extremities.
Tenderness behind the calf or inner thigh, worsened by movement, may improve by elevation of the affected limb.
Redness and pain (especially along the venous path).
If the blood clots float in the veins and enter the lungs (pulmonary embolism), symptoms include: shortness of breath or dyspnea, chest pain, dizziness or syncope, and rapid heart rate.
If the mothers have the above symptoms, we must pay attention to it in time, the blood clot is not treated in time, the blood clot will rupture and pass through the blood flow to the lungs, pulmonary embolism is very dangerous, is a medical emergency.
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Science confinement
The most important step in preventing fatal pulmonary embolism!
Pulmonary embolism sounds terrible, but in fact, as long as mothers are proactive in preventing it, it can be prevented.
To avoid the formation of blood clots, the most important thing is to avoid the formation of blood clots, the most important thing is to eliminate risk factors, how to do it?
1. Get out of bed as soon as possible
Whether it is a mother in a vaginal birth, or a mother who has a caesarean section, she must get out of bed as soon as possible, especially the mother of the caesarean section, although there is pain and discomfort from the wound, but after the removal of the urinary catheter, you must also get out of bed as soon as possible, and be more active with the help of your family.
When it is time to get out of bed, walking around early and walking more can not only promote the recovery of the body, but also prevent the formation of venous thrombosis in the lower limbs.
2. Scientific confinement
Eat lightly, don't make up for the soup. Eat more vegetables and fruits, and eat enough dietary fiber to prevent constipation.
Keep the environment comfortable. Maintain the appropriate indoor temperature (26-28 ° C), lukewarm state is best, you can use electric fans and air conditioning, as long as you do not blow directly at the mother and mother.
Keep plenty of rest. Get 8 hours of sleep a day and rest right away if you feel tired.
Maintain proper activity during the confinement period. For postpartum mothers, the amount of activity during confinement will be somewhat different every week, and mothers can refer to the following guidance to make themselves more active.
● The first week after childbirth: follow the doctor's instructions to get out of bed and move around, move the body, do not do housework, and do not hold the child for a long time.
● The second week after childbirth: you can feed and change the baby by yourself, the housework can be done by the family, you are responsible for the hygiene around you, and it is good to recover by moving more.
● The third week after childbirth: walk more, bend the body appropriately, get out of bed and move around more, and this week you can do some light housework such as cooking, and maintain some activity.
● The fourth week after childbirth: you can do daily housework, take care of the baby, etc., after going to the ground, slowly get used to ordinary life, you can go out and sneak, control in a short period of time.
●The sixth week after childbirth: If you have a one-month health check, you can do some light exercise, such as cycling and driving.
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3 months big pit, mothers must avoid!
Confinement, must sit scientifically, so as to recover well, in addition to the upper confinement can not sit, the following months, also can not sit.
Don't sit "stuffy" confinement
The most important thing for confinement is to be comfortable for the mother, the mother itself is very afraid of heat, can not cover too tightly, the summer is hot, you can use air conditioning or fans, do not blow directly, winter is also, to keep the indoor air fresh, regular window ventilation, as long as you avoid cold air blowing directly on the body.
Do not sit "light" confinement
Do not eat salt after childbirth, really can not bear, the month will sweat a lot, will also lose salt, so supplementing table salt is necessary, do not eat any salt, people need about 4.5-9 grams of salt per salt, the right amount of salt will increase food intake, can supplement a lot of vitamins, protein, help the new mother to recover.
Do not sit on the "make-up" confinement
In the confinement, the soup supplement is not only easy to block the milk, but also easy to induce pancreatitis, especially for caesarean section mothers, it is recommended to eat liquid food for 1.2 days after childbirth, because the body after childbirth can not accept and digest hard food.
In the confinement period, we should pay attention to the intake of vegetables and fruits, so that the food is balanced, diverse, sufficient, but not too much, so as to ensure the health of the mother and the quality of milk.
I hope that mothers can scientifically confinement and protect themselves well!
Reference articles
"The Surging News: Listen to the words of the old man, the confinement does not get out of bed, the new mother only eats for 20 days and suffers from pulmonary embolism"
https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a415/accidental-poisoning-and-swallowed-objects
https://copublications.greenfacts.org/en/accidental-poisoning/l-2/6-conclusion.htm#3