Can I see the wind during confinement?

There are different things to pay attention to for women during the confinement period in different places, but generally speaking, there are indeed many things to pay attention to during the confinement period. For example, the body is very weak at this time, and it is easy to catch a cold if you catch a cold. A cold at this time is very dangerous, because you cannot use medicine indiscriminately, which will cause a lot of trouble to the postpartum mother. Therefore, it is best not to be exposed to the wind during the confinement period, otherwise it may cause confinement disease.

Can I see the wind during confinement?

Many ancient film and television dramas would "arrange" new mothers to suffer from "postpartum wind" and die regretfully. "Postpartum wind" has become a term that all Chinese women who have just given birth fear. The elders have passed down from generation to generation that “you should not be exposed to wind during the confinement period”. Is this really necessary?

1. "Postpartum wind" is caused by poor medical and health conditions

Due to the poor medical and health conditions, puerperal infections were quite common in ancient times.

Postpartum infection mostly refers to tetanus infection caused by the failure to fully disinfect during delivery in the past. Severe infection can cause a high fever. A high fever can produce a feeling of coldness, manifested by shivering and muscle contractions. Ancient people believed that this feeling of cold was caused by catching a cold, such as "postpartum wind" caused by contact with cold water or being blown by cool wind.

2. Taboos of confinement due to "postpartum wind"

Because the ancients believed that the infectious disease "postpartum wind" was caused by cold, many taboos during confinement naturally emerged: no contact with water, including washing hair and taking a bath, even brushing teeth; no wind, including opening windows and using hair dryers; eat less cold food, even vegetables and fruits; eat more hot beef, mutton, brown sugar, black tea and ginger. In addition, the mother should cover herself with a thick quilt, wear a hat and wrap herself with a towel, and get out of bed less and move less.

3. Failure to open windows for ventilation is more likely to lead to postpartum wind

The reason why we cannot open windows for ventilation and are afraid of catching a cold is mainly because we are worried about the so-called "postpartum wind". The cause of "postpartum wind" is actually bacterial infection. The types and numbers of germs in the house are originally limited, but if the windows are not opened regularly for ventilation and the air is not circulating, the number of germs will multiply and increase. Because the resistance of the mother and baby is slightly weaker, the mother is more likely to be infected by bacteria, and then develop symptoms of "postpartum wind", and the baby is also more likely to be attacked by bacteria and viruses and become sick. Therefore, not opening windows for ventilation will not only fail to reduce the risk of postpartum infection, but will make "postpartum wind" more likely to occur.