What can I eat during confinement

I believe that many women who have experienced confinement know that there are many dietary taboos during the confinement period, because during the confinement period, mothers generally need to breastfeed their children. If the mother does not have an appropriate diet, it will lead to quality problems with her milk and may even cause her to produce less milk. So, how should you eat during the confinement period? The following will introduce you to the relevant knowledge.

The first week of confinement: eat light food and nourish blood

In the first few days after delivery, the mother will be weak and have a poor appetite. If she takes supplements or stimulates lactation at this time, she will not be able to receive the supplements, which will make her appetite worse and cause mastitis due to poor milk secretion. Because newborn babies eat very little, mothers don’t have to worry about their babies not getting enough to eat due to low milk supply.

Second week of confinement: Improve nutrition and supplement calcium and iron

In the second week after delivery, the wound is basically healed and the appetite has improved significantly. The mother should try to eat more foods rich in iron and calcium. The calcium needed for bone formation in babies aged 0-6 months comes entirely from the mother. In order to meet the baby's development needs, new mothers should supplement calcium in time.

The third week of confinement: both lactation and blood supplementation

After a period of recuperation after delivery, the physical health and mental state of the new mother have greatly improved. At this time, supplements are easier to absorb and digest, and it is not easy to add burden to the body, so this is the best stage for supplements. After the baby is half a month old, his appetite will also increase. At this stage, you can start eating more lactation-promoting foods.

The fourth week of confinement and beyond: It is important to eat at regular times and regular amounts

The fourth week after delivery is a critical period for the new mother's physical recovery. During this stage, the body's organs gradually return to their pre-delivery state, so more nutrition is needed. Eating regularly, at fixed times and in fixed quantities can form a conditioned reflex, help the gastrointestinal biological clock to form a regular pattern, allow more nutrients to be absorbed, avoid excessive fat accumulation, and facilitate postpartum weight loss.

Postpartum milk-boosting recipe 1: Peanut stewed pig's trotters

Two raw pig's trotters, 200 grams of peanuts, wash the trotters clean and cut them, put peanuts, onions, ginger, rice wine and appropriate amount of water into the pot, boil them over high heat first, then simmer them over low heat until the trotters are cooked. This dish not only replenishes qi and nourishes blood, but also has the effect of promoting lactation.

Postpartum milk-boosting recipe 2: loofah and crucian carp soup

Kill the fresh crucian carp, wash it with clean water, then cut it into cross shapes, fry both sides until they are golden brown, then put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of rice wine, clean water, green onion, ginger, etc., then simmer it over low heat for 20 minutes. Wash the loofah, cut it into slices, put it in the crucian carp soup, then simmer it over high heat until the fish pond turns white, add appropriate amount of salt, and simmer it for another three minutes. This dish has the functions of invigorating Qi and strengthening the spleen, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and regulating breast milk.

Postpartum milk-boosting recipe 3: papaya and crucian carp soup

Take a papaya, remove the stems and peel it, then cut it into small pieces. Kill a crucian carp, clean it and drain the water. Then fry the crucian carp with oil until it turns golden brown. Put an appropriate amount of water in the pot, then put the fried crucian carp in. Then add ginger, cooking wine and an appropriate amount of salt. After boiling, pour in the papaya and cook the soup together. When the soup becomes white and thick, add some chopped green onions and you can eat it. Crucian carp soup is rich in protein, which not only has the effect of promoting lactation and milk secretion, but also has a good tonic effect on the mother's body recovery; the papaya and crucian carp soup contains papaya's unique papain, which is very beneficial to breast development. The combination of these two ingredients has a very obvious lactation-promoting effect.