Notes on confinement

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After every woman gives birth to a child, confinement is a must. Confinement is a process of maternal physical recovery. If you want to have a good physical recovery, you need to pay attention to many aspects. Let's share some knowledge about the precautions of confinement.

Notes on confinement

First: ensure to eat well and have a good rest. Because childbirth will cause extreme physical and mental fatigue to the puerpera, the first thing after childbirth is to let the puerpera have a good sleep, and the family members should not easily disturb her. After sleeping enough, you should eat some nutritious and digestible food, and drink more water at the same time. "Confinement" and lactation should eat high nutrition, high calorie, easy to digest food, in order to promote rapid recovery of the body and ensure adequate milk.

Second: get out of bed as soon as possible. Under normal circumstances, pregnant women with normal vaginal delivery should get out of bed and walk the next day. But you should be careful not to get cold and avoid direct cold wind. Also under the guidance of medical staff, do some simple exercise or postpartum gymnastics every day, which is conducive to recovery and maintain good shape. Postpartum 1 week, maternal do some minor housework, such as cleaning the table, sweeping the floor, but the duration should not be too long, more can not do heavy physical work, otherwise easy to induce uterine bleeding and uterine prolapse.

Third: pay special attention to personal hygiene. The perineal secretions of puerpera in "confinement" are more. Warm boiled water or 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution should be used to clean the vulva every day. Change the perineal pad frequently and keep the perineum clean and dry. Postpartum due to sweating, often shampoo, wash feet, frequently change underwear, keep the body clean. Bath to shower is appropriate, in order to avoid dirty water into the vagina infection. During the period of "confinement", pregnant women eat more and eat more. If they don't pay attention to gargling and brushing their teeth, it is easy to make the bacteria in the mouth multiply and cause oral diseases.

matters needing attention

In the past, many women blindly believed in the "old rule" that they could not brush their teeth during confinement. As a result, one tooth was destroyed during confinement. The puerpera should brush her teeth once or twice a day, and use a soft toothbrush to brush gently. Gargle with warm water after eating every time. Room often ventilation, indoor temperature can not be too high, also can not suddenly high suddenly low. In the past, it was often said that the doors and windows were closed tightly, and the puerpera had to cover a thick quilt at any time. This is very dangerous, especially in summer, which is very easy to cause heatstroke.