"Confinement" is simply a "heart, liver, spleen and lung pain" experience!
During confinement, many mothers have been taught by their mothers-in-law: they cannot wash their hair and comb their hair, they cannot take a bath, they cannot blow the wind on their heads, they must lie in bed for a long time, they must cover their confinement.
Today, let's talk about the misunderstanding of the confinement "pit mother", let us break the rumors one by one!
Rumor one: "Confinement" can not take a bath and wash your hair
Two days ago, a new mother who was in the puerperium period (commonly known as confinement) asked , "I have just given birth to a child for half a month, can I take a bath?" 】
Deep chat learned that after this girl gave birth to a child, she was in a state of "losing her freedom" for a long time. Because, a mother with rich "production experience" forbade her to bathe and wash her hair!
The whole person exudes an indescribable smell!
The traditional concept is that after the mother gives birth, the pores and bone slits of the whole body will open, coupled with the lack of qi and blood, if you take a bath, the wind and cold invade the body, resulting in stagnation of qi and blood around the body, poor circulation, and symptoms such as irregular menstruation and muscle pain in the future. Washing your hair is easy to make wet and cold invade the scalp, and it will fall into the root of the disease in the future, that is, headache, hair loss and so on.
In fact, the mother will sweat a lot after giving birth to the baby, and it is possible to bathe and wash her hair (you need to follow the doctor's advice).
We need to know that postpartum cleansing the body has the effect of activating blood and qi, which can help mothers relieve childbirth fatigue and maintain a comfortable mood; It can also keep the perineal wound clean, help the incision to heal, etc.
If it is a caesarean section, protect the wound with plastic wrap.
Washing and combing your hair during confinement can not only remove the dust and dirt in your mother's hair, keep it hygienic and clean, stimulate the scalp meridians, promote blood circulation, and most importantly, your mother no longer has to endure a "greasy" hair, even children and husbands are disgusted to go far... (Dry your hair immediately after washing)
So, Mom, please be bold and brush it!
Rumor two: "Confinement" must be covered with a quilt
Beware of puerperal fever!
The traditional concept is that the confinement mother is relatively weak and prone to falling ill, so there is a "shelter from the wind and cold" custom requirements.
"Shelter from wind and cold": pregnant women should close their doors and windows during the month, and they must not use cooling equipment such as air conditioning fans; It is even required that the mother wear a hat, cover the quilt, wear long clothes and trousers, and tie the cuffs of the trouser legs, which will cause the sweating route of the mother to be blocked and cannot effectively dissipate heat. It is equivalent to artificially creating an environment of heat stroke.
In fact, during confinement, the mother usually feels more afraid of heat and sweats a lot, because when pregnant, the blood volume in the pregnant woman's body will increase, and after giving birth, the extra water will be discharged through sweat. Therefore, it is normal for mothers to sweat after giving birth to their baby.
However, sweating is not the same as covering sweat, and covering sweat in the "shelter from the wind and cold" in the month can easily lead to dehydration, heat stroke, prickly heat and other situations for new mothers. Before that, there was even news that pregnant women wore cotton clothes and covered cotton quilts in the summer and died of heat stroke, which was sad.
Myth three: "Confinement" can not brush teeth
I think maybe you don't have to talk anymore.
Traditionally, brushing and gargling during the month shakes the root of the tooth, hurts the flesh of the tooth, and causes the teeth to loosen and fall out prematurely.
In fact, under the action of endocrine hormones, pregnant mothers will have hyperglysis, edema, and easy bleeding in their gums, which is normal.
In addition, many women do not pay attention to the intake of calcium during pregnancy, so that the body is deficient in calcium, and the teeth are indeed broken after giving birth.
"The right way to brush your teeth during confinement":
The toothbrush used by the mother-to-be must be soft enough, otherwise it will hurt the gums.
Finger gargles can be used up to 3 days after childbirth, which can activate blood circulation, strengthen teeth, and avoid loose teeth.
New mothers should develop the good habit of brushing their teeth every day, brushing once a day before going to bed and once a day in the morning.
The new mother is weak, remember to brush your teeth with warm water, and it is best to soak the toothbrush in warm water before brushing your teeth.
In fact, when the mother brushes her teeth during confinement, her teeth will not be loose, and during the confinement period, she must eat a large number of high-protein foods every day, which is easy to form dental plaque.
If you do not brush your teeth, you will leave the residue of food between your teeth, ferment under the action of bacteria, produce acid, cause tooth decalcification, form caries or periodontal disease, and cause bad breath, mouth ulcers, etc.
New mothers who are troubled by not being able to brush their teeth can first try to sit down and communicate with your husband and mother-in-law, explain the truth from a scientific point of view, and also start from the perspective of being good for the baby - after all, no baby will like the mother who stinks in her mouth.
Myth four: "Confinement" must be bedridden for a long time
It seems that it is not light to be fooled!
Traditionally, it is believed that mothers consume a lot of physical energy to give birth to a child, and during the month the mother must lie in bed so that the body can recover quickly.
In fact, prolonged inactivity after childbirth can easily cause mothers to develop venous thrombosis and intestinal adhesions in the lower extremities, especially for mothers who have a cesarean section.
Only when some activities are carried out in a timely and moderate manner after childbirth can the contractility of the weak abdominal muscles be increased, the recovery of the uterus can be promoted, and the lochia can be excreted.
Early out-of-bed activity also helps promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and exercise bladder function, which can improve blood circulation, speed up blood flow, and prevent the formation of postpartum thrombosis.
Myth five: "Confinement" drink soup every day, milk will be more nutritious
I'm not a cow!
Milk is secreted by the mammary glands, so the amount of milk directly depends on the mammary glands and the amount of milk secreted. In other words, what determines the amount of milk is actually the level of secretion of the breast.
So, how to stimulate breast secretion?
In this world, the best, most advanced, most convenient and effective milk artifact that does not require money is your baby's mouth! So, be sure to suck more, suck more, suck more! If necessary, you can even use a breast pump to help!
So, can you drink more soup in the end? It seems that many people will indeed have more milk after drinking it!
In fact, what really leads to the increase in milk is not the soup, but the protein contained in the meat and the water in the soup! If you want good milk, your mother should ensure the intake of protein-rich fish, shrimp, meat, etc. while drinking soup.
For the health of mothers and babies, these bad habits should be swept into the garbage heap of history as soon as possible! Don't let the tragedy happen again!