Can I take a bath after confinement?

In the traditional concept, women can't blow and get wet during confinement. However, it is unscientific to cover the confinement, and some women even suffer from heatstroke or even death because of confinement in summer without blowing. From the point of view of modern science, women naturally need aftercare after delivery, but not blowing air conditioning on a hot day and not taking a bath for a whole month is actually beneficial and harmless to maternal recovery. Let's take a look at some precautions for postpartum confinement in summer.

Can I blow air conditioning when I am confined in summer? Generally speaking, lying-in women should pay attention to keep warm after delivery to prevent catching cold, but this does not mean that they should cover themselves with quilts no matter what the weather is like, let alone blow the fan to turn on the air conditioner on a hot day.

Numerous examples of maternal blood prove that in summer, if women keep warm excessively during confinement, they may have heatstroke or puerperal fever, and even be life-threatening.

Therefore, it is ok to have a confinement in summer, and it is also necessary to turn on the air conditioner. The room temperature should be controlled at around 26℃, but be careful not to blow the tuyere directly to the mother or baby. And to keep the indoor air fresh, open the window for ventilation more than twice a day, not less than 30 minutes each time.

Can I take a bath in summer? Traditionally, women who are confined to the moon can't touch water, and bathing and shampooing are taboo. However, Zhang Jianping, director of obstetrics at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, pointed out that this concept is unscientific. As long as the wound recovers, the parturient can take a bath and wash her hair, and timely and correct bathing is also conducive to postpartum recovery.

"Research shows that women who take a bath in the next month are in better overall condition, comfortable physically and mentally, well recovered uterus, increased food, unobstructed stool and better milk secretion."

According to Professor Zhang Jianping, for the parturient, they can take a bath 2-3 days after delivery, and the parturient with caesarean section can postpone it until one week later. "The way to take a bath is to use a shower, and the water temperature should be around 37 C.. During bathing, keep warm strictly to prevent colds. If you wash your hair, dry it with hot air as soon as possible. "

Even if the lying-in woman is in a bad mental state and can't take a bath, she should wash her private parts by rubbing to avoid infection.

What to eat in summer? Generally speaking, pregnant women will eat a lot of tonic food in the second month to achieve the purpose of "replenishing the body". However, Professor Zhang Jianping believes that pregnant women should not supplement too much during confinement in summer, otherwise it will affect digestion and lead to postpartum obesity.

"The weather is hot and sweaty in summer, so women should add more soup when they are confined. At the same time, when cooking, you should put less sugar, salt and monosodium glutamate, and avoid ginseng, velvet antler and other Chinese medicines for promoting blood circulation, so as not to increase the amount of bleeding and affect postpartum recovery. Take these supplements after the lochia is clean, so as to avoid bleeding causing vulvar inflammation, which is not worth the candle. "