Traditional delivery guidance

No matter whether it is a natural delivery or a caesarean section, the new mother is very weak after giving birth to the baby, and needs to rest for a while to restore her physical function, which is what we often call "confinement." Medically, this "physical recovery period" is called "puerperium", which lasts for 42 days. Therefore, in some places, confinement lasts for 42 days. Of course, in some places, confinement lasts longer. The longest Ma Jing heard of 65,438+000 days of imprisonment.

There is an old saying that "pregnant women lose a disease", that is to say, if a new mother can't sit well after giving birth, it will affect her physical recovery and even her health all her life. Therefore, whether it is 30 days or 42 days, it is very important for new mothers to grasp this "golden period" and take good care of their health to avoid leaving "pregnant women's illness".

Regarding nursing and attention during confinement, Ma Jing summarized the following four aspects: 10. Let's see if you have done it all.

Postpartum mothers are very weak, especially those who give birth naturally. Because I worked too hard when giving birth, my arms and legs were swollen, numb and sour for a while after the child was born.

Then, if the baby is often picked up in the second month to nurse, many mothers will feel "sore wrist", just like the "mouse hand" of working people. In fact, this is tenosynovitis, because it is often caused by holding the baby too hard.

Ma Jing suggested:

1 Avoid holding the baby often.

You can lie down and nurse your baby. "Half-lying breastfeeding posture" is a good feeding method, and it is also suitable for mothers who have caesarean section.

Avoid catching cold on your wrist.

In addition to avoiding frequent overexertion, you should also avoid catching cold, which will aggravate your wrist discomfort. You can wear a long-sleeved shirt.

(3) wear a wristband or baby saliva towel.

My son weighed about 8 Jin when he was born, which was quite heavy. So in the past few months, I have been tired of not only my wrist, but also my whole arm. I had a mouse hand, and those months were very painful. I often fold the baby's saliva towel (lighter and smaller) into strips and tie it on my wrist to avoid catching cold, which will make me feel better. Of course, I can also put on the wristband directly, which should also be effective.

In the second month, not only the wrist joint was fragile, but also the joint was affected because of the excessive force during childbirth. Take good care of it for a period of time after delivery, as well as cervical and lumbar vertebrae.

In the second month, many new mothers often bow their heads to feed their babies, put on clothes, change diapers, play with their babies, hold their babies for a long time, or bend over to work, so they will have cervical pain and lumbar pain.

Ma Jing suggested:

① Avoid bending for too long.

When taking care of the baby, don't do an action for too long. If you can, in addition to breastfeeding, try to let your family take care of your baby.

Don't work in the fields too early.

After a colleague gave birth to a baby, her mother-in-law took care of the baby. Her mother-in-law is old. A few days after giving birth, she began to cook soup in the field. As a result, her back ached badly in less than 20 days. This must also be noted.

③ Avoid catching a cold.

As I said before, the baby's joints are fragile after birth, and it is easier to catch cold when the seams are opened. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job of protection, the coat should not be too short, and try not to show the neck and waist. You can wear breast-feeding clothes when feeding, which can avoid the waist pain caused by directly lifting the clothes to expose the waist.

There are only a few big joints on the body. In addition to the above, the knee joint and ankle joint also need to be protected during confinement, otherwise it is easy to leave knee joint pain, ankle discomfort and heel pain due to cold.

Ma Jing suggested:

1 Wear pants during the second month.

Even in summer, it is best to wear trousers to avoid knee joint cold, which will often lead to joint pain in the future.

② Wear socks during confinement.

And it is best to wear loose cotton socks, which are not only comfortable to wear, but also can protect the ankle from catching cold.

(3) Prepare a pair of comfortable sneakers with heels.

If you often walk around in the field during your second period, you'd better prepare a pair of shoes with heels to avoid catching cold.

In many traditional confinement sayings, you can't wash your hair and take a bath during confinement. The living conditions were not good before, so there is such a statement. But now that the living conditions are good, the new mother's physical fitness after delivery is also high, so there is no need to worry about fainting with cold.

On the contrary, not paying attention to personal hygiene during the second month will affect health. For example, not brushing your teeth during the month may lead to oral inflammation; Not washing your hair or taking a bath is not only uncomfortable, but also easy to breed bacteria and cause diseases.

Ma Jing suggested:

① Brush your teeth at least once a day.

Eat more than three meals a day during confinement, and postpartum mothers generally eat more, which is more likely to breed oral bacteria than usual, so brush their teeth every day, at least once, but it is recommended that new mothers brush their teeth with a soft toothbrush and warm water.

② Wash your hair and take a bath scientifically.

New mothers can choose the time to wash their hair and bathe according to the recovery of their bodies and wounds. Generally, you can wash your hair and take a bath one week after the wound heals. Just pay attention to the room temperature and water temperature, and blow dry or blow dry your hair quickly after washing. Choose a shower when taking a bath, avoid sitting in the bath, and avoid fainting after washing for too long.

During confinement, new mothers' private parts hygiene also needs special attention, especially for new mothers who give birth naturally, and they may have lateral incision or tear during delivery. If she has been covering her private parts or not paying attention to hygiene, it may cause wound infection, which will lead to gynecological inflammation and affect postpartum physical recovery.

Ma Jing suggested:

① Change sanitary napkins frequently before lochia is cleaned.

Moreover, it is best to wash private parts with warm water every day to keep them clean, so as to avoid infecting women and causing inflammation.

② Wear cotton loose underwear and trousers and change them every day.

During the second month, the new mother should wear loose clothes and underwear and pants, and change them every day to ensure hygiene.

Women who give birth naturally may have tears or lateral cuts, leaving wounds, and women who have caesarean section will have surgical wounds. Therefore, before the wound heals, it is especially necessary to pay attention to the hygiene and disinfection of the wound, otherwise it will be infected carelessly.

Ma Jing suggested:

① Pay attention to disinfection and keep the wound dry.

No matter what kind of wound it is, it should be disinfected and changed every day according to the doctor's advice before healing, and the wound should be kept dry to avoid pollution.

② Avoid large-scale activities and affect wound healing.

For new mothers with lateral cuts or tears, they should choose a comfortable posture, and they can lie half to avoid the second tear of the wound; New mothers who have caesarean section should avoid coughing, laughing or other strenuous activities, which will affect the healing of the wound.

The new mother after delivery, whether it is a natural delivery or a caesarean section, should get out of bed as soon as possible and urinate voluntarily. Early urination is to restore bladder function as soon as possible and avoid urinary incontinence. Getting out of bed as soon as possible is not only beneficial to urination, but also beneficial to the discharge of postpartum lochia and the recovery of uterus.

Ma Jing suggested:

(1) When you first get up, you should get help to avoid fainting.

The new mother is weak in qi and blood after delivery. When she first gets out of bed, she should move slowly and gently, and her family should help her avoid fainting because she moves too hard or too fast.

② The amount of exercise should be gradual.

The amount and intensity of daily activities after delivery should be gradually increased to avoid the influence of excessive exercise or excessive movements on physical recovery.

In addition to the overall physical activity to promote the recovery of qi and blood circulation, new mothers also need to pay attention to the recovery of pelvis. Many new mothers find their buttocks bigger after giving birth to their babies. This is because the pelvis is "stretched" after giving birth to the baby. In fact, from the beginning of pregnancy, pubic symphysis is separated under the action of hormones to increase the pelvic diameter and ensure the baby's smooth delivery.

Ma Jing suggested:

(1) Under normal circumstances, it can recover itself.

Most new mothers will recover by themselves 3-8 months after delivery. They don't need to go to a beauty salon, but they can also do some exercise at home to help them recover.

If the separation is too large, you should see a doctor in time.

If pain, swelling, inflammation and other conditions affect the toilet, walking and turning over, you should see a doctor as soon as possible, and you should not delay the best treatment time because of embarrassing or improper things.

Article 9: A reasonable and balanced diet

Regarding the diet of Yuezi, many elderly people who take care of Yuezi have their own "theory": eat a chicken every day, eat eggs every day, eat all kinds of big oil soup every day, or don't eat salt, vegetables, fruits and green onions. In fact, these practices are unscientific.

For new mothers who are weak after delivery, a balanced and reasonable diet is the basis of physical recovery.

Ma Jing suggested:

Balanced diet, all kinds of nutrition should be supplemented.

Eat not only staple food, but also meat, vegetables, fruits, milk, eggs and bean products. This is the correct way to supplement nutrition and the "correct posture" to promote physical recovery.

Eat salt during February.

Because the parturient perspires a lot during childbirth and perspires a lot every day in the second month, sweating will take away some sodium in the body. At this time, it is necessary to replenish sodium in time. Therefore, during the second month, you should eat salt in moderation, not too salty and not too much sodium.

③ The method of drinking soup during confinement should be correct.

It is no problem to drink soup during the second month, but there is something wrong with "drinking soup incorrectly": for example, only drinking soup without eating meat, eating more other foods every meal, the soup is particularly greasy; The correct way to drink soup is: drink soup in moderation, not too greasy, eat meat at the same time (nutrition is mainly in meat), and take turns to drink a variety of soups (don't drink only one soup every day).

For babies, breast milk is the best food for babies. For new postpartum mothers, breastfeeding has many benefits, not only conducive to postpartum uterine contraction and physical recovery, but also conducive to postpartum slimming. Therefore, postpartum new mothers should breastfeed for as long as possible.

Regarding the time of breastfeeding, the World Health Organization's recommendation is: exclusively breastfeed until six months, and continue breastfeeding until at least two years old or longer after adding complementary food.

Ma Jing suggested:

① Feed the baby as soon as possible after delivery. Who's recommendation is to start breastfeeding within 1 hour after the baby is born. Generally, after the baby is born, the nurse will bring the baby and mother to have skin contact and breast-feed for the first time.

② Insist on breastfeeding for as long as possible.

Many people think that breast milk will lose its nutrition half a year after delivery, and it will be unclean when mother comes to her period. In fact, these statements are not correct. Breast milk is amazing, it will change constantly, so don't worry about nutrition. As long as there is, it will always be given to the baby. Ma Jing will breast-feed her son until he is two years old.

3 During breastfeeding, mothers should do "auxiliary work".

If you want your baby to have breast milk all the time, then the mother needs to ensure her nutritional intake, try to keep a good mood and get enough sleep every day, and be confident and willing to insist. These are the guarantees for insisting on breastfeeding.