Is confinement useful?

Confinement is a traditional postpartum nursing method in China culture, which aims to help new mothers recover and increase the supply of breast milk. Although confinement has certain significance in traditional culture and social customs, its actual effect remains to be discussed.

The efficacy of confinement remains to be discussed.

Strict confinement may help new mothers recover and avoid excessive fatigue and stress, but too much bed rest may lead to physical discomfort, depression and other problems in some cases.

Advantages of breastfeeding

Breast milk has high nutritional value and is easier to digest and absorb, but its implementation is limited by time, which requires full skin contact with newborns to promote milk secretion. Too conservative confinement measures may affect breastfeeding and shorten breastfeeding time.

Personal circumstances need to be judged.

Whether confinement is useful or not depends on personal circumstances. If the mother has hidden dangers or the child is at high risk, more strict confinement care is needed.

♀? Proper activities are good for health.

From a medical point of view, new mothers should carry out activities within a proper range and keep healthy. Adequate skin contact and breastfeeding are also the health protection for mothers and children.