The Chinese have a tradition of sitting on the moon and have their own taboos or principles of conditioning during the moon, which have changed with the times, removing some unscientific habits and adding some scientific methods. In particular, the diet regimen, pay much attention to.
1, postpartum tonic, should vary according to individual constitution
”The purpose is to help postpartum mothers recover their strength and return to normal life through proper diet and life conditioning.
”The concept of “postpartum tonic” originates from our ancestors, and ancient Chinese medicine believes that “after childbirth, qi and blood are violently deficient, and should be greatly tonic. In the past, in agricultural societies, women worked hard and were not well nourished, so they often took advantage of the menstrual period to rest and make up for it.
But modern society is generally affluent, women usually have a good diet, adequate nutrition, not only less exercise and obesity rate increased, the pregnancy period has already begun to desperately tonic, and after the birth of the let alone. But is this traditional method of sitting on the moon really a good thing for the mother?
Each woman should be given a personal “postpartum tonic plan” by a herbalist or nutritionist according to her different postpartum constitution. Even if there are differences in local customs, as long as the general principles of tonicity remain unchanged and the respective advantages of Chinese and Western nutrition are combined to promote wound healing, replenish appropriate nutrients and restore the function of the uterus, this is the best modern “tonic plan”. This is the best modern way of “sitting on the moon”.
For example, women who had gastrointestinal problems before giving birth have a weaker digestive system after giving birth, so it is not advisable to take fatty supplements immediately, in case they suffer from flatulence, abdominal pain or diarrhea, and their gastrointestinal digestive and absorption functions are thus impaired, forming a state of “deficiency without supplements”.
2, seven days after the birth of the diet should be taboo
(1) The diet should be light, mainly vegetable soup, clear chicken soup, clear fish soup and clear ribs soup.
(2) should not eat cold food after delivery, because cold easily affects the body’s qi and blood flow, easily cause body aches and pains.
(3) Boil some longan red dates soup, fried black beans decoction, light brown sugar water as a drink to take.
(4) strong tea, coffee, and all spicy, hot, fried, greasy, sticky, hard and rough food should not be eaten.
(5) Do not eat food that you have never eaten before, so as not to adapt to it, you may have stomach pain or diarrhea.
(6) To supplement fiber (eat some vegetables, fruits), otherwise, if you only take fat and protein, and because of the wounds do not dare to exert themselves, often cause constipation.
3, nursing mother diet considerations
(1) Breastfeeding mothers should not eat barley and products containing malt, so as not to affect the secretion of milk.
(2) The dietary supplements to increase breast milk
Seafood: shrimp, sea bass, eel.
Desserts: brown bean and brown sugar soup, sesame and walnut congee.
Tofu: for example, loofah and mushroom tofu soup.
Peanuts and meat: boiled peanuts, peanut and pig’s trotters soup, golden needle and pig’s feet soup, seaweed and pork ribs soup, black-bone chicken dish.
3.Caution on diet for mothers after cesarean section
It is not advisable to abuse high grade tonic products before cesarean section. Such as ginseng, ginseng, and squid and other foods. Because ginseng has a strong heart and excitement, squid is rich in organic acids DDEPA, which can inhibit platelet agglutination, which is not conducive to postoperative hemostasis and wound healing.
After cesarean section, because of the wound, at the same time, the sudden reduction of intra-abdominal pressure, abdominal muscle relaxation, slow intestinal peristalsis, easy to suffer from constipation, the arrangement of diet and natural birth should be different. When the mother exhausted, the diet can be changed from liquid to semi-liquid, food should be nutritious and easy to digest. Such as egg soup, porridge, noodles, etc., and then gradually return to normal diet according to the maternal constitution. For women shortly after surgery, it is forbidden to eat chicken soup, carp soup and other greasy meat soup and lactation food prematurely, which can be eaten 7~10 days after surgery.
(1) Fasting for 6 hours after delivery
After cesarean operation, the intestinal function is stimulated due to the stimulation of the intestinal canal, the intestinal peristalsis slows down, and there is gas in the intestinal cavity, which easily causes postoperative abdominal distension. 6 hours later, it is advisable to take some exhaust food (such as radish soup, etc.) to enhance intestinal peristalsis, promote exhaustion, reduce abdominal distension, and make bowel movement smooth.
(2) postpartum eating gradually
1 to 2 days after childbirth, the digestive ability of the mother is weak, so you should take in easily digestible food, and do not eat greasy food. 3 to 4 days after childbirth, do not rush to drink too much soup to avoid excessive swelling of breast milk. One week after delivery, the woman’s appetite is normal, she can eat fish, eggs, poultry, etc., and it is appropriate to make soup for consumption.
4.Cesarean section postpartum diet should be avoided
It is advisable: after the recovery of perception after surgery, you can drink some exhaust soup such as radish soup to enhance intestinal peristalsis, promote exhaustion, reduce belly distension, and also replenish the body’s water. After deflation, you can eat a soft, easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid diet. Then according to the maternal constitution, the diet will gradually return to normal.
Avoid: fermented foods. Abdominal distension is very strong after cesarean delivery. Foods that tend to ferment and produce a lot of gas, such as sugar, soybeans, soy milk, starchy foods, should be eaten sparingly or not, to prevent bloating from becoming more serious.
Fried, spicy and hot foods. Cesarean moms after delivery due to the sudden reduction in intra-abdominal pressure, abdominal muscle relaxation, slow intestinal peristalsis, easy to have a tendency to constipation, due to pain resulting in abdominal afraid to force, urine and stool can not be excreted in a timely manner, easy to cause constipation. Should eat less fried, spicy, hot and dry food, to prevent constipation.
Dark pigmented food. After delivery, you should avoid eating dark pigmented foods such as coffee and tea to avoid deepening the color of the scars. In order to promote the recovery of the abdominal incision of cesarean mothers, we should eat more eggs, lean meat, meat skin and other foods rich in vitamin C, E and essential amino acids.
5, after the birth of three dietary food therapy recipe
The first is to take 5 grams of angelica, 3 grams of astragalus, and 5 grams of tongcao, and boil the three herbs into a bowl of juice every day, and add a spoonful to all kinds of food for the mother, so that the smell of the herbs is not heavy, and can play a role in replenishing the blood and lactation. At the same time, the amount of the three herbs is not large, suitable for weak people slowly tonic, and will not be on fire.
Recipe 2: Take 1 catty of eel, half a catty of lean pork, add 5 to 8 slices of ginger, 2 to 3 onions, 10 cloves of garlic, and add seasonings to roast it, which can nourish the kidneys, remove kidney cold, and replenish blood, and treat body aches, weakness of the waist and knees, and weakness of the limbs.
Food therapy formula three: the red dates washed and put into the iron pot fried until the skin black, put into a bottle for use, every day take fried red dates 4 ~ 6, cinnamon 4 ~ 6, brewed tea often drink. For people with heavy internal fire, you can add 6 to 10 wolfberries to drink together. The dates are fried in an iron pot and have a warming effect on the stomach, while the fried dates are easy to soak and can be fully utilized for their nutrients, so drinking this tea every day can help replenish the blood, regulate the spleen and stomach, cure insomnia and stop sweating.
Warm tips.
It takes time for the gastrointestinal function to recover, so it is advisable to eat less and more meals after delivery, with a light and high protein diet, and pay attention to replenishing water. To eat appropriate coarse grains, avoid partial food. Avoid eating spicy and warm dry food, such as leek, garlic, chili, pepper, etc. Do not eat cold, sour or hard foods to avoid damaging your stomach and teeth. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.
6.4 major principles of postpartum diet
According to the nutritionist’s recommendation, the new mother’s postpartum diet should be fine, mixed, thin and soft as the main principles.
(1) fine means the amount should not be too much
Postpartum excess diet in addition to the maternal weight gain in pregnancy based on further obesity, for the postpartum recovery is not beneficial. If you are breastfeeding a baby, milk is a lot, the amount of food can be increased slightly than during pregnancy, up to 1/5 of the amount; if your milk is just enough to eat the baby, the same amount as during pregnancy can also be; if you do not have milk or do not intend to breastfeed, the amount of food and non-pregnant period is about the same.
(2) Miscellaneous refers to the variety of food
Although the postpartum diet has been careful, but should not be too much, meat and vegetarian mix is still very important. The richer the variety of food, the more balanced and comprehensive nutrition. In addition to the food that is clearly not beneficial to the body and may be allergic after eating, the variety of meat and vegetables should be as rich and varied as possible.
(3) Dilute means more water
The secretion of milk is one of the reasons why new mothers need more water after giving birth. In addition, most of the mothers sweat more, and the evaporation of water from the body surface is greater than usual. Therefore, the water in the maternal diet can be more, such as more soup, milk, porridge, etc.
(4) Soft means that food should be cooked in a fine and soft way
The maternal rice should be cooked softer, less fried food, less hard shelled food. Because new mothers are physically exhausted after childbirth, many will have loose teeth, too hard food on the one hand is not good for teeth, on the other hand is also not conducive to digestion and absorption.