What should a woman who has just given birth eat? What are the taboos?

The mother who has just given birth is very weak, but it should be noted that the mother's gastrointestinal function has not recovered at this time, so it is not advisable to take a lot of supplements. You should follow the principle of light diet one week after delivery. Carefully understand the correct diet and dietary taboos below, and scientifically arrange your confinement meals~

What to eat after giving birth

Women who have just given birth have lost a lot of blood and are weak, so they should eat liquid food first. First, they should replenish water and salt properly, and then eat some vegetable soup and porridge to replenish calories. After the due date, they can start eating meat and other tonic foods.

1. Replenish water. After childbirth, the reproductive system, urinary system, endocrine system, cardiovascular system, etc. of the mother will undergo some changes. Many mothers will feel uncomfortable, such as often feeling thirsty and having a poor appetite. This is because the secretion of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice decreases and the muscle tension of the gastrointestinal tract decreases. Many mothers are also prone to sweating. If they do not replenish water in time, it will easily affect their health. For mothers who are breastfeeding, replenishing water is particularly important.

Rehydration does not necessarily mean drinking only boiled water. Juice, milk, soup, etc. are all good choices. After giving birth, mothers should drink more water, which can also help relieve fatigue, excrete waste, and promote adequate milk production.

2. Salt supplementation. Salt is very beneficial to mothers because they sweat a lot after childbirth and their breasts secrete vigorously. Salt in the body is easily lost with sweat. Therefore, a proper amount of salt supplementation helps to restore physical strength after childbirth.

3. Supplement calories. A woman who has just given birth needs about 2700-2800 kcal of calories per day, and about 80 grams of protein, which is about 30% more than the amount of food she ate before pregnancy. Therefore, it is very necessary to supplement nutrition in time after giving birth. You must pay attention to eating on time, and the menu should consider the balance of nutrition, and try not to be picky about food. At the same time, you should also pay attention to taking in more protein and vitamins as much as possible in order to ensure a balanced nutrition.

4. Eat liquid food. After giving birth, in order to replenish physical strength, it is best for the mother to eat liquid food first. Especially for mothers who have undergone caesarean section, it takes about 1 day for gastrointestinal function to recover. After the gastrointestinal function recovers, start eating liquid food for 1 day, such as egg soup and rice soup. Do not eat milk, soy milk, a large amount of sucrose and other flatulent foods. After the intestinal gas is discharged, switch to semi-liquid food for 1-2 days, such as porridge, soup noodles, wontons, etc., and then switch to a normal diet.

Postpartum diet principles

After going through the pain of childbirth, the baby is finally out! Whether it is a natural birth or a caesarean section, the body of a new mother who has just given birth is in a critical stage of large-scale adjustment one week after delivery. In addition to the primary task of expelling lochia and contracting the uterus, mothers also need to provide nutritious milk for the baby after delivery, so the mother's physical health requirements and nutritional needs are very important! So what should you eat after giving birth?

Do not eat until gastrointestinal function recovers

Generally speaking, it takes about 24 hours for the gastrointestinal function of the mother to recover after the operation. It is not advisable to eat before the gastrointestinal function is restored. After the gastrointestinal function of the mother returns to normal, it is advisable to give liquid food for one day, such as egg soup and rice soup. Avoid eating milk, soy milk, large amounts of sucrose and other bloating foods.

It is not advisable to take a lot of supplements during the golden period of lochia discharge

The first week is the golden period for new mothers to discharge lochia. It is not advisable to eat a lot of tonic food, because it can easily lead to increased blood pressure, vasodilation, aggravated bleeding, prolonged uterine recovery period, and cause continuous lochia. New mothers should diversify their diet on the basis of light and soft food, eat some chicken, millet porridge, soup noodles, etc. Desserts can also help discharge lochia.

Soup, noodles, thick soup (noodle soup helps to eliminate lochia)

Eat right and your wounds will heal faster

Generally speaking, it takes three or four days for the wound left by natural childbirth to heal, while the wound left by cesarean section takes about a week. Vitamin A and zinc are beneficial to wound healing, and protein can reduce infection, so new mothers need to eat more foods containing these nutrients.

Foods containing vitamin A: egg yolks, carrots, tomatoes, etc.;

Foods containing zinc: pork liver, peanuts, soybeans, etc.;

Foods containing protein: lean meat, milk, eggs, etc.

Light and appetizing, gradually restore vitality

In the first few days after giving birth, new mothers are usually very tired, weak, and have a poor appetite. Therefore, in the first week after giving birth, you can eat some vegetarian dishes, drink vegetable soup, and eat appetizing fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and kiwis. When the appetite is opened, new mothers can better absorb nutrients and restore their vitality.

Dietary taboos for pregnant women

From the moment of pregnancy, one's own life seems to have ceased to exist, and one's thoughts are all about the growth and development of another life. But after giving birth, one has to think about oneself, especially pregnant women, who must be extra careful about their daily life and diet, and especially remember the following dietary taboos.

1. Vegetables and fruits are essential to your diet

Traditional concepts believe that vegetables and fruits are "watery" foods, which will harm the body of pregnant women. However, fresh fruits and vegetables are very good for the body. They can not only supplement the vitamin C and fiber lacking in eggs and meat, but also increase appetite, promote digestion and defecation, and prevent constipation in pregnant women after delivery.

2. Avoid spicy and cold food

The mother is very weak after giving birth, and there is still blood stasis in the body that has not been discharged. At this time, she should not eat raw or cold food. First of all, raw and cold food hurts the stomach, and coldness can cause blood stasis. If the lochia in the body does not come out, it will cause abdominal pain, body pain and other diseases after delivery. In addition, do not eat spicy food after delivery, such as garlic, pepper, onion, ginger and other hot foods should be avoided, because after delivery, blood loss hurts body fluid, the body is yin deficient and internal heat, if you eat spicy food, it is easy to cause constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., and it may also affect the baby's gastrointestinal function through breast milk.

3. Don’t overeat after childbirth

In fact, pregnant women have already prepared for the birth of their babies in October. Excessive nutritional supplements can easily lead to obesity and induce various diseases that should not be contracted. In addition, excessive nutritional supplements will not only cause obesity for the mother herself, but also increase the amount of fat in the breast milk, and the baby will also be at risk of obesity or prone to diarrhea.

4. Postpartum Chinese medicine conditioning should not be random, but should be used according to the symptoms

Medicines are poisonous, so women who are in good physical condition after childbirth do not need to take medicine for health care. They can take care of themselves with diet therapy or use some Chinese medicine for their symptoms. If you want to promote menstruation and lactation, you can eat pig's trotters, tongcao, platycodon, and wangbuliu. If you have constipation and abdominal pain after childbirth, you can add some peach kernels, walnut kernels, angelica, and rice wine to moisten the intestines, promote blood circulation, and remove blood stasis.

5. Precautions for drinking Shenghua Tang after childbirth

According to the Qing Dynasty's "Fu Qingzhu's Gynecology", the ingredients of Shenghua Tang for pregnant women are mainly composed of Chuanxiong, Paojiang, peach kernel, angelica, and roasted licorice, which have the effects of removing lochia, regulating uterine contraction and recovery. However, the Shenghua Tang for pregnant women sold by the public now also adds safflower, motherwort, dog spine or Dipsacus, etc., with the purpose of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and also benefiting the muscles and bones of pregnant women. Many Chinese medicine practitioners regard Shenghua Tang as a must-have product for postpartum women, but the herbs and dosage used in Shenghua Tang should be matched according to the different physical conditions of each pregnant woman.

Therefore, if a pregnant woman wants to take Shenghua Tang, she should ask a Chinese medicine doctor to check her pulse and physical condition beforehand, and not buy ready-made products or make the medicine herself. In addition, in modern delivery operations, gynecologists will also prescribe uterine contraction agents for pregnant women, so Shenghua Tang should generally be taken after the pregnant woman is discharged from the hospital. Generally, pregnant women who give birth naturally start taking it on the third day after delivery, while pregnant women who have undergone caesarean section have already used uterine contraction agents, so it is not appropriate to take Shenghua Tang at the same time.

If the mother has fever, cold, postpartum infection, inflammation, cough, or abnormal bleeding, she must return to the doctor immediately and should not take Shenghua Tang. If diarrhea occurs after taking Shenghua Tang, she needs to ask the doctor to adjust the dosage.