The spring breeze of reform and opening up has blown across the land of God, bringing new hope to the Chinese nation. That is – congratulations! One more bottle! But the second child is not you want to give birth, want to give birth on the birth of. After all, giving birth to a child is not like playing a game, the large practice waste, and then open a small number on the line. And regardless of how much money it costs to have another one, just after the birth of the month, let many mothers suffer. The famous modern Chinese poet Qiu Chao-ping has a poem saying: back pain and leg cramps, fear of cold sweating head dizziness. The hair falls out of the face with freckles, and after giving birth, she gains twenty pounds. This is about the physical state of Chinese women after giving birth. Good poem! Good poem! But in fact, if we know the physical characteristics of maternity, we will know why these problems will occur. Thus, you will also know how to target the moon and do a good postpartum recovery. Avoid upgrading directly from a national goddess to a Chinese mother. The characteristics of the maternal physique (more deficiency, more stasis and less fluids) have been explained very clearly by Zhang Zhongjing, the sage of medicine. There is a detailed account in the “Treatise on Typhoid Miscellaneous Diseases” (Guilin Ancient Text). “Asked: the newborn woman has three diseases, one disease spasm, the second is depression, the third is difficult to stool, why? The teacher said: the new blood deficiency sweating, like the stroke, so that the disease spasm; death of blood, repeat sweating, cold, so that the depression; death of fluids and stomach dryness, so the stool is difficult.” Translated in vernacular, “The student asked: a woman just after childbirth, there are three symptoms most prominent, cramps, dizziness and constipation, why? The teacher said: After giving birth, women bleed more, and are prone to sweating and wind chill, so they will have cramps and get dizzy easily. Because of the loss of water, the gastrointestinal tract is dry and constipation can occur.” To sum up, the physiological characteristics of women after childbirth are: more deficiency, more stasis and less fluid. With this concept in mind, let’s go back to that great poem. The first line: back pain and leg cramps. The causes of unbearable back pain in new mothers include: bed rest, fetal pressure, and deficiency of qi and blood after childbirth. Therefore, after getting through the difficult period in the first few days, starting to move properly in a gradual manner will help the circulation of Qi and blood throughout the body, remove pain and also help the elimination of malodex. At the same time, due to sweating a lot during labor, sweating out the fluid and injuring it, it is easy to cause fluid deficiency (i.e. not enough body water), which can lead to cramps, and modern medicine may consider it as a deficiency of certain trace elements. Therefore proper hydration, or the appropriate use of some of the more supple herbal dietary treatments, can also help. For example, gingko lily and lotus seed soup, or slightly adding some angelica, prunus ginseng, maitake, etc. while cooking the soup. Also, because of the lack of fluids, many mothers will have constipation. Again, you can use the methods mentioned above. In addition, some friends like to use calcium and trace element supplements for a long time during pregnancy and after delivery, but according to my personal observation, it seems that these two drugs, easily cause constipation, you can use as needed according to the specific situation. The second sentence: fear of cold sweating head dizziness. Maternity, especially the first maternity, the birth process is very hard, will consume a lot of qi and blood, that is, what we call postpartum deficiency. The weakness of the vital energy is not enough to form protection on the surface of the body, will be afraid of cold, easy to be attacked by wind and cold. Also because the vital energy cannot hold the body surface, the mother is prone to sweating. That is why it used to be required that a woman in labor should not wash her hair, go out, and light a fireplace in the maternity room. But nowadays, it is enough to pay attention to cleanliness to avoid bacterial infection; to dress properly to guard the cold, etc. Some other mothers show vague pain in the abdomen. One reason is caused by contractions, and one is also related to the weakness of the body cold. This time, it is generally recommended to cook some angelica, ginger and mutton soup to drink. For those who are afraid of cold sweat, you can also add extra amounts of astragalus, dulcimer, wind and cinnamon to the soup. The lack of fluid and vital energy mentioned above and the deficiency of the postpartum constitution are also causes of dizziness. This is the time when the mother should pay attention to the amount of exercise, prevent falls, and rest more. The same can be done with angelica, ginger and mutton soup as appropriate. The third sentence: freckles all over the face hair fall. Although not as exaggerated as freckles all over the face, many new mothers do slowly find more and more freckles on their face, and their face is not as good as before. I have heard an exaggerated statement that hair is like dandruff, falling with the wind. One of the reasons for this situation is that it is related to the deficiency and stasis of the body after childbirth. Chinese medicine says that “hair is the remainder of blood”, the qi and blood itself is not enough, the hair as the “remainder of blood”, of course, is the first to be sacrificed. The face is also a place where blood circulation is very rich, so the lack of Qi and blood stagnation and blood stasis will be reflected in the face. Therefore, Chinese medicine says, “To look and know is to be called a god”, and many internal body problems can be known by looking at the face. Another reason for freckles and hair loss is improper or untimely postnatal conditioning. Everyone’s physique is different, and some mothers who have always been weak or whose qi and blood are not in harmony should be properly adjusted in time after giving birth. For the individual physique, the tonic should be supplemented, the heart and spleen and liver and kidneys; the pass, the qi and blood and meridians. Through proper conditioning, improve the body, to achieve a state of Qi and blood reconciliation, those who have lost their hair, will slowly grow back (please ask: the departure of hair, in the end is the pursuit of the wind, or you do not stay?) . Similarly, the discoloration on the face will slowly become lighter or even disappear, and the face will slowly redden from dull yellow. At the same time, I personally think that in terms of facial skin improvement, internal and external application will have a better effect oh. The fourth sentence: after the birth of fat twenty pounds. For a small portion of the population, twenty pounds are considered a minor point. The current social phenomenon, in fact, is what I always oppose. During pregnancy, during the month, a large number of “tonic”, (mother-in-law cooking, with tears also want to eat all!) A lot of phlegm and dampness accumulate in the body. Phlegm and dampness hinder the normal function of the spleen and stomach, and also tend to block the flow of qi and blood. In fact, scientists have already concluded in the 1950s that only an extra 300kcal or 10-15g of protein is sufficient for energy supply during pregnancy. In the 80s, scientists proposed the theory of “efficient energy use”, the pregnant woman’s basal metabolic rate decreases at the end of pregnancy, the energy saved is sufficient for the growth and development of the fetus, and does not need a large intake of “supplements”. Personally, I would recommend that, especially during the menstrual period, you should instead control your diet. The main principle should be to eat a light diet and to eat less and more meals. The main principle is to eat a light diet and have more meals, such as millet porridge, yam porridge, lotus seed soup, carp soup and so on, are good choices. Not only is it easy to digest, but it can also nourish the qi and blood, pass through the menstruation and breast milk. It is good for both the mother and the baby. If after reading the above paragraph, still do not know about the postpartum body, look at the Yellow River will know. The Yellow River is known as the Chinese nation’s “mother river”, the original water quality is clear, both sides of the wind forest beautiful lush. But after feeding the children of China, a lot of holes, bloated body. The difference between the two before and after is saddening. A little tip about breast milk Some women are prone to breast milk failure after giving birth. This causes breast pain and discomfort, and the baby has no breast milk to drink. First of all, my personal attitude is to insist on breastfeeding, and even suggest that the longer the better, eighteen months are possible. Breastfeeding has great benefits to the mother’s postpartum recovery and the baby’s immunity. Moreover, it is generally recommended not to wean in the summer. Secondly, breastfeeding is not related to your own constitution. Some of them are due to bad mood, which is called liver depression and qi stagnation in Chinese medicine. Some of them are not able to produce milk because of the lack of Qi and blood. You can add astragalus and angelica to pig’s trotters soup, carp soup, etc., to benefit qi and blood, or to regulate qi and activate blood, like Chai Hu and Chuanxiong. Finally, the adjustment through diet should be treated according to individual’s constitution, which may be a little difficult without an interview with a doctor. Therefore, I will also provide a little topical method to help lactation, that is, you can use 50-100 grams of mangosteen or malt, stir-fried in a pot, wrapped in gauze and applied topically, will also have the effect of lactation, may wish to try.