Female breastfeeding is a normal physiological phenomenon, Chinese medicine believes that the milk for the blood, is the body of the yin and blood, breastfeeding milk loss, will make the female organism in the relative lack of qi and blood, thus affecting the health of women. Saffron replenishes qi and nourishes blood, and can promote milk secretion, you can drink saffron during breastfeeding after childbirth.
The Chinese medicine believes that blood and milk have the same origin, and saffron is the best tonic to replenish blood and nourish blood, which can regulate the body from the inside, make women's qi and blood plentiful, and promote the secretion and quality of breast milk. Therefore, it is very good to use saffron during postpartum lactation period, not only to regulate the body, nourish the body, beauty and skin, but also to promote the secretion of breast milk. Another function of saffron is to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, which can promote the discharge of blood stasis in the body.
The way to drink saffron during postpartum lactation is to drink water with 5-10 saffron filaments each time, and then eat the filaments together with the water after renewing the water for about 3 times.
Precautions for drinking saffron while breastfeeding
1, if you have a cesarean section, you need to wait until the wound recovers before you can use saffron. Because saffron has a better effect on blood circulation, it may affect the healing of the wound, so you need to wait until the wound recovers before you can use saffron.
2. Women who have had a normal delivery can use saffron after the month. Please consult your doctor if you want to use saffron during menstruation.
3. If you have your period while breastfeeding, saffron is contraindicated during menstruation.
How to replenish blood during breastfeeding
1, iron
Iron is the main element of the human blood cells, through iron-rich foods or special iron supplements for women to supplement iron is a must, you can eat more animal liver, kelp, seaweed, purple cabbage, fungus, eggs, spinach, tofu and other iron-rich foods, so that to achieve the purpose of regulating from the source of replenishment of blood.
2, herbal tonic
China's traditional Chinese medicine generally believe that the woman is the body of blood, women's health and blood are closely related, so the female lactation blood deficiency regulation also has its own unique insights. For example, they believe that with pig's feet, Tongcao, funnel reed, round-grained rice and scallion white porridge to eat, have through the milk, the effect of blood, very suitable for women due to postpartum qi and blood caused by the lack of milk, breast milk can not be eaten in the case. Pig's feet, jujube and peanuts together with the soup to drink have to replenish the blood and gas, strong body through the milk effect.
3, pay attention to rest
Many modern women to stay up late as a habit, do not know, often this consumes the body's physical and energy, extreme fatigue is also the cause of women's qi and blood deficiency. For a long time, not only will the baby's breast milk quality is not good, or even breast milk lack, mothers themselves will become haggard, yellow face, freckles dark birth, all of a sudden a few years old. So, to manage the lack of qi and blood during breastfeeding, women need to get enough rest as well as a good mood.
What to eat after breastfeeding
1, increase caloric intake
The Chinese Nutrition Society suggests that the recommended daily energy intake of breastfeeding mothers should be increased by 500 kilocalories on the basis of the original, and it is best to have 100 kilocalories from protein. Whether the energy intake of lactating mothers is sufficient or not can be judged according to the amount of breast milk and the mother's weight.
2, supplement high-quality protein
The protein nutritional status of lactating mothers has a great influence on lactation. If the quality and quantity of dietary protein is not ideal, it can reduce the amount of milk secretion and affect the amino acid composition of protein in milk, which is not conducive to the growth and development of infants. Breastfeeding mothers should increase protein by 15 grams per day to 85 grams per day , part of which should be high-quality protein.
3, adequate fat intake
Human milk fat content varies greatly, the baby sucking activity can make the milk fat content. Lipids in breast milk, especially unsaturated fatty acids, are closely related to infant brain development. DHA, for example, is particularly important for the development of the central nervous system.
4, to ensure that the supply of calcium
If the dietary calcium intake of breastfeeding mothers can not meet the needs of breastfeeding mothers can be due to lack of calcium, back and leg pain, leg and foot cramps phenomenon. The reference intake of dietary calcium for lactating mothers is 1200 mg per day. It is recommended to drink at least 250 milliliters of milk per day to get about 300 milligrams of high-quality calcium, and to consume about 100 grams of soybean products and other calcium-rich foods to get 100 milligrams of calcium.
5, intake of adequate vitamins
Fat-soluble vitamins, only a small amount of vitamin A can pass through the mammary glands, but the amount of dietary vitamin A transferred to the breast milk has a certain limit, breastfeeding mothers even if a large amount of intake of vitamin A, can not be made to increase the content of breast milk in proportion. The infant's needs can be met by supplementation of the lactating mother's diet.
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