The quality of nutrition in puerperium is closely related to maternal health and neonatal care. Childbirth is a crucial period for both mother and baby. For lying-in women, some blood is lost after delivery and needs to be replenished in time; The reproductive organs are damaged and need to be repaired; Babies need to secrete a lot of milk when breastfeeding. According to these physiological characteristics, during the second month, mothers can eat more meat, eggs, fish and other foods. But eating too much greasy food can also lead to mother's obesity, so it is appropriate to eat some vegetables with it. Mom can eat lotus root, day lily, kelp, carrots, amaranth, tomatoes and other vegetables with blood-enriching effects.
1, cabbage
Chinese kale contains organic alkali, so it is bitter. It can stimulate people's taste nerves, stimulate appetite, accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis and help digestion. Another unique bitter ingredient in kale is cinchona cream, which can inhibit the overexcited body temperature center and play a role in relieving summer heat. It also contains a lot of dietary fiber to prevent constipation. At the same time, it also has the effects of lowering cholesterol, softening blood vessels and preventing heart disease.
Kale is a kind of flat vegetable, so mother can eat it when she is in confinement, but try not to eat it raw. But Chinese medicine believes that eating too much kale has a side effect, which is irritation. In addition, eating kale for a long time will inhibit the secretion of sex hormones.
Step 2: carrots
Carrots are rich in nutrients and are known as "small ginseng". Carrots are rich in sugar, volatile oil, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, anthocyanins, calcium, iron and other nutrients. Long-term exposure to air-conditioned environment and urban polluted external environment will directly affect the defense function of respiratory mucosa and lead to the decline of body resistance. Maternal women should eat more carrots, increase the intake of vitamin A, and improve immunity.
Step 3: tomatoes
Tomatoes, also known as tomatoes, are rich in nutrition and diverse in functions, and are called the magic fruit in vegetables. Malic acid, citric acid and sugar contained in it can increase the acidity of gastric juice, help digestion and regulate gastrointestinal function.
Lycopene contained in it has strong antioxidant activity and pharmacological effects of anti-aging, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and preventing cancer. Tomatoes are rich in nutrition. Eating raw tomatoes can supplement vitamin C, and eating cooked tomatoes can supplement antioxidants. You can give it to your baby in moderation, but it is best not to eat it on an empty stomach. If you have stomach cold and diarrhea, you'd better not eat it raw. Be sure to eat in moderation. Don't eat too much at a time.
4. Lotus root
Lotus root contains a lot of starch, vitamins and minerals. Rich in nutrition, light and refreshing. It is a good plant medicine for removing blood stasis and promoting new growth. It can strengthen the spleen and stomach, moisten dryness and nourish yin, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and clear heat and promote lactation. Mothers who are confined to the moon eat more lotus roots, which can remove the accumulated blood stasis in the abdomen as soon as possible, stimulate appetite, help digestion, promote milk secretion and help feed the baby.