Home care vs. Mothers who give birth to their first child in Yuezi Center are always at a loss when faced with the "eyebrows" of raising their babies, because they have no experience in caring for newborn babies. Even with the help of their mother-in-law or referring to parenting books, there are still many unexpected situations to deal with. If you ask for a new moon, in addition to time constraints, it may interfere with the lives of other family members. In case it is not applicable or the concept is different, you can't change people immediately. Dr. Ye Changqing said that he had met his mother who was confined at home in the outpatient clinic, and went to the confinement center after one or two weeks. However, the advantage of home care is that after the baby is taken home from the hospital, mommy can start to bring it by herself, and when she comes home from the hospital, because she doesn't live in the confinement center for a long time, the baby will have less adjustment problems. In addition, because the home is a familiar environment, and relatives and friends are around, Mommy can stabilize her mind, relax her mood and avoid mood swings.
At present, most of the monthly centers on the market do not force mothers and babies to share the same room, and there is a nurse practitioner on standby 24 hours a day. When mommy wants to rest, she can ask someone to take care of her baby. If you have any questions, you can also consult nurse practitioner at the first time and get professional assistance. However, if you live in the month center for one or two months before you go home, your baby may have adjustment problems and emotional fluctuations will be more frequent; In addition, the way of taking care of the baby in the month center sometimes falls short of mommy's ideas, such as the way of feeding the baby (cup feeding or bottle feeding), or whether to use a pacifier, etc. If communication is not good, disputes will easily arise. Another noteworthy issue in the month center is infection control. If a baby is accidentally infected, the probability of group infection is higher than that of home care, which are all issues that mommy must consider.
Home care vs.yuezi center
benefit
disadvantage
Home care
1. Being familiar with the environment and accompanied by relatives and friends, Mommy can stabilize her mind.
2. The baby will take it home directly from the hospital, and there will be no adaptation problems.
1. The baby has to be hands-on in case of emergency, and there is no professional medical staff to consult.
2. In addition to working time restrictions, the employed Lunar New Year may also interfere with the lives of other family members.
postpartum care centre
1. nurse practitioner is on call 24 hours a day. Mommy can consult and get help at any time.
2. Specially prepare meals and take care of the baby, so that mommy can have a breathing space.
1. There may be a gap between the way nurses take care of the baby and mommy's ideas. Once communication is poor, there will be disputes easily.
2. The probability of group infection is higher than that of home care.
Source: Department of Women's Medicine, Taipei Rongzong, Ye Changqing, Editorial Department of Baby and Mother Magazine/finishing.
Precautions for confinement in summer: The temperature in summer is hot, and confinement will inevitably lead to the consumption of supplements. Mommy is easily agitated when her body temperature is high. Therefore, it is very important to keep indoor ventilation cool. From the standpoint of western medicine, as long as mommy feels comfortable and takes care not to catch a cold, she will not be restricted from blowing air conditioning. However, mommy has just given birth to an increased amount of perspiration, and it is easy to get wet when feeding. In addition to being diligent in changing, it is best to choose clothes made of breathable materials to avoid infection. Babies less than two months old have weak resistance, so they must wash their hands before and after visiting relatives and friends to reduce the risk of virus infection, and the baby's excrement should also be treated on the same day, otherwise mosquitoes will easily accumulate indoors.
Precautions for confinement in winter The indoor temperature is low in winter. Mommy must prepare bath towels, changed diapers and clothes before bathing the baby, and dry them as soon as possible after washing to prevent colds. When breastfeeding, mommy's own body temperature is the best heat source for the baby, but the premise is that mommy should keep warm and try to choose a room with higher temperature when breastfeeding. In addition to exposing * * *, it is best to cover the limbs with blankets during breastfeeding.
Natural production & It should be noted that the naturally-born mommy will have a laceration. It is recommended to take a warm bath every day to increase blood circulation, promote wound healing and help the pelvic cavity and perineum return to normal. At the same time, postpartum levator ani exercise can improve pelvic muscle strength and reduce the probability of uterine prolapse and urinary incontinence in the future.
The superficial wound of caesarean section can heal in about 7 to 10 days, but the deep wound in the body takes one to two months to heal. Mommy must avoid lifting heavy objects and doing strenuous exercise of abdominal muscles during confinement, otherwise it will lead to poor healing of deep wounds and chronic pain. In terms of bathing, you should not touch the water for seven days before the caesarean section wound. It is best to take a bath and dry it as soon as possible if it gets wet accidentally.
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How to avoid postpartum depression? In addition to being a physical recovery period, confinement is also a psychological adjustment process. The addition of new life to the family is certainly joyful, but it also brings more challenges. Mommy is physically and mentally exhausted after delivery, and if she is inexperienced in caring for her baby, she will often feel depressed in the face of unsatisfactory breastfeeding and jaundice of her baby. Dr. Ye Changqing reminded that mommy should know more about the problems that may occur when taking care of the baby before delivery, consult with experienced relatives and friends, and be mentally prepared, so that in the face of some unexpected situations, because it is within the expected range, it will be more comfortable. In addition, you can also seek help from relatives and friends or professional groups in society to share psychological pressure in a timely manner.
The help that family members can provide during confinement. Dr. Ye Changqing pointed out that most moms will be more sensitive during confinement. Family members should put themselves in mommy's shoes and listen to her thoughts more. Relatives and friends with children can give psychological support through sharing and inheriting their experiences, so as to reduce mommy's anxiety. In order to cooperate with the baby's feeding time, mommy usually has a big mess during the second month. At this time, the husband has to pick up the stick and shoulder the work of taking care of the baby, so that mommy has a buffer time to adjust her mood; Other family members can also help take over the care of the baby at the right time, so that mommy can get a chance to breathe.
It is forbidden to eat cold and uncooked food for the moon meal. The purpose of confinement is to make up the qi and blood consumed in pregnancy and production. At this time, eating cold food is easy to diarrhea and will also hurt the spleen and stomach, which is the source of qi and blood biochemistry. Whether the function of the spleen and stomach is perfect or not determines whether the qi and blood production is sufficient. Once there is a problem, it is easy to produce phlegm, which leads to the obstruction of meridians and allows mommy to plant the root cause. Xu Zhenyu, a Chinese medicine practitioner in Gengxin Hospital, stressed that cold food will cause blood stasis in the body, which is not conducive to the circulation of qi and blood. It is suggested that the diet during the month of confinement should be mainly warm and palatable, avoiding cold and cold foods such as iced drinks, melons and sashimi. If you want to eat fruits, you can cut small pieces and put them in hot water, and then take them out for a while.
You can't eat too salty. Dr. Xu Zhenyu said that the human body has a water-sodium balance mechanism, and the salt concentration in the body is generally controlled at 0.9%. Once you eat too salty and the sodium content is too high, you need to drink a lot of water to dilute it in order to maintain the balance, which will lead to an increase in blood volume and body fluids, increase the burden on organs, and prolong the retention time of water in the body, making the symptoms of postpartum edema more serious for mommy, which is not good for health and posture recovery.
Can't eat too sour "Huangdi Neijing" says that "the taste is too sour, the liver qi is fluid, and the temper is absolutely. That is to say, eating too acid will hinder the digestive function and make the spleen and stomach go wrong. Xu Zhenyu said that the characteristic of "acid" is astringent and astringent, and it has the function of astringent sweat. Mommy is prone to sweating after childbirth in order to eliminate excess water in the body, but acidic food will stop sweating and diarrhea, but it will interfere with Mommy's normal sweating function.
You can't eat spicy food. Dr. Xu Zhenyu pointed out that moderate intake of spicy food is beneficial to the human body. Spicy taste can evacuate the qi stagnation of the spleen and stomach and relieve moisture. It can generate yang, dispel wind and cold, promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals. Due to the hot and humid climate in the south, moisture easily invades the human body, leading to fatigue, weakness and loss of appetite. Usually, some spicy food is taken to cheer up the temper and restore the lubrication function of the spleen and stomach. However, pungent substances are violent and violent in the body, and excessive consumption is easy to make people fidgety and get angry, especially onions, garlic, leeks and ginger are warm. If eaten raw, a lot of hot air will gather in a short time to dry the body, make mommy get angry, and there will be broken mouth, broken tongue, bad breath, constipation or hemorrhoids, which will then interfere with rest and yin and blood metaplasia. In addition, the "heat" in the mother's body will also affect the baby through the milk, making it have the same symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid spicy food during the second month. If you eat warm supplements, you should also consider the dosage.
You can't eat hard and fried food. The fried food is dehydrated in the cooking process. The body needs to absorb a lot of body fluids to digest this dry and flammable food. Once it is dry, it will produce "yin deficiency" and it is easier to get hot and dry. Dr. Xu Zhenyu explained that during pregnancy, the intestines will be squeezed by the stretched uterus, which is easy to indigestion or flatulence, resulting in weak gastrointestinal function after delivery. At this time, it is not suitable for eating indigestible foods such as fried rice and glutinous rice. In addition, when giving birth, there is a lot of effort and bleeding, and there are usually qi deficiency and blood deficiency. If you don't avoid grilling fried food, it will lead to constipation, insufficient milk and poor skin quality, and poor sleep quality. It is best to focus on a simple and light diet.
What other foods are not allowed to eat during the month? Dr. Xu Zhenyu said that some moms lack milk, which is actually blood deficiency, not water deficiency, so it is good to drink water or soup in moderation. It is not recommended to drink only boiled water during the confinement period. Lycium barbarum, red dates, litchi shells, Guanyin skewers, Astragalus membranaceus, hawthorn and Eucommia ulmoides can be boiled into tea alone. Choose one of the above medicinal materials and boil it with 3 yuan (about 10 gram)1200 ml of water. After cooking, put it in a thermos bottle. If you can't finish drinking it, put it in the refrigerator. If the postpartum wound is red, swollen and painful, it is forbidden to eat sesame oil, Korean ginseng, shrimps and crabs and food cooked with wine.