Don’t eat too salty after delivery, but you can’t stop eating salt all the time. If a normal person doesn’t eat salt for a month, the body won’t be able to bear it, and it can easily cause symptoms such as hyponatremia and general fatigue. If it causes electrolyte imbalance and hyponatremia, there is no need to limit salt and water during confinement. It is best to eat normally and increase the content of high-quality protein. Eat a light diet, but not without adding any.

After giving birth, you must rest at home, pay attention to sleep, and don't let yourself get tired again, but never lie in bed for the whole month. Generally, you can get out of bed and do some light activities 3 days after delivery. You should insist on proper physical exercise during the confinement period and do some postpartum gymnastics or yoga, which can help restore your body shape as soon as possible. From the second day after delivery, you can comb your hair, brush your teeth, and rinse your mouth. But try not to touch cold water. You can use boiled water such as mugwort leaves, Millet Spatholobus or ginger peel to bathe and wash your hair.

Keep your hands and nipples clean, especially the perineum. You can eat vegetables and fruits. If you are afraid of cold, eat less cold fruits such as watermelon and banana.

The mother's diet should be small and frequent meals, with a mix of meat and vegetables. Particular emphasis should be placed on lightness, and the food should be easy to digest. Overeating must not be avoided to prevent overnutrition. During the confinement period, the room needs to be ventilated frequently, but doors and windows should not be cross-ventilated, and drafts should not be blown onto the mother and baby to avoid catching colds.

Natural delivery and confinement care matters

1. Breastfeed as early as possible

Just after giving birth to the baby, the mother's breasts will be obviously engorged and swollen. At this time, Pay attention to breastfeeding your baby as early as possible, because breastfeeding your baby stimulates the normal secretion of milk and is beneficial to the contraction of the mother's uterus, which is beneficial to women's postpartum recovery. However, before breastfeeding your baby, you must pay attention to the cleanliness of the breasts and use Clean your nipples and breasts during a clean sleep to prevent infection of the mammary glands and intestinal infections in your baby.

2. Urinate and defecate promptly

If the urine output increases after childbirth, you should try to urinate as much as possible. To avoid enlarging the bladder and hindering uterine contractions. You should have bowel movements within 2 days after delivery. If constipation occurs, it can be treated with light lubricant, kaiselu, soapy water enema, etc.

3. Pay attention to the recovery of the uterus

The height of the uterine fundus should be measured and recovered day by day. It should not be felt in the abdomen after 10 days after delivery. Women who have had a caesarean section should use uterotonics appropriately if their recovery is slow. If lochia has a bad smell, anti-inflammatory treatment should be given.

4. Hygiene care

If you sweat a lot after giving birth, you should change your underwear and sheets frequently, and you can use warm water to bathe. Maintain indoor air circulation to prevent heatstroke. Women who have given birth naturally have side incisions or lacerations that need to be sutured and cleaned and cared for.

5. Postpartum exercise

Pregnant women should avoid labor, but they can do a small amount of exercise in moderation. Generally speaking, you can start simple abdominal muscle contractions, sit-ups and other exercises 14 days after delivery, but it depends on the situation and cannot be forced or too strenuous. Mothers who like aerobic dance have to wait 6 weeks before starting again. In short, postpartum exercise should be carried out consistently.