How to take care of a mother during her confinement period?

Women will be very weak and have very low mental energy during the confinement period. They usually have to stay in bed to rest, and they also have to shoulder the responsibility of breastfeeding their babies. Therefore, women's bodies are very delicate at this time. In order to avoid some abnormal conditions during the confinement period, the mother must be taken care of by her family. If you don’t know how to take care of the mother during the confinement period, hurry up and learn this knowledge.

How to take care of a mother during her confinement period?

1 Let your baby eat colostrum right after birth

I’ve heard before that babies will have no milk within a few days after birth, so you need to prepare milk powder and bottles in advance when going to the hospital. But the baby had milk while still in the delivery room. When I was more than eight months pregnant, my mother taught me to massage my breasts for five minutes every night, but not too long, saying that it would stimulate uterine contractions. At 38 weeks, liquid could be squeezed out with hands, and the mother said that the baby would no longer have to worry about having milk.

Still in the delivery room, when the beautiful nurse brought the baby to her and had their first intimate contact with him, the mother taught her how to feed him. The little guy sucked anxiously and made swallowing sounds. The first sip of milk tasted so delicious and he looked very satisfied.

My mother said that breast massage in the late pregnancy is very effective in keeping the breasts unobstructed, and proper stimulation can prepare the breasts for lactation. Many people give their babies formula milk when they have no milk after giving birth, which results in the babies not liking to drink milk later. In fact, there is no need to rush to feed them formula milk even if there is no milk right after the baby is born. The baby comes out of the mother's belly with full of energy, and this energy can allow him to go without food or drink for two days. So even if there is no milk, hold him and let him suck. He will have milk if he sucks more, and just feed him water.

Drink brown sugar water in February

In many places, it is traditional to drink brown sugar ginger water during the confinement period to replenish physical strength and warm the uterus. Brown sugar can promote blood circulation and replenish blood. But mothers must pay attention that they should not drink brown sugar ginger water just after giving birth, but they can drink brown sugar water. Because there will be wounds after either natural or cesarean delivery, and ginger is hot and not conducive to the recovery of wounds. It is also not suitable to drink brown sugar water for too long or too much. Otherwise it will affect the cleanliness of lochia and easily cause anemia. Brown sugar is also high in calories. If you drink too much, you will get fat!

3. Postpartum bowel movement

You must urinate within 4 to 6 hours after giving birth, and consider this task accomplished, even if you don't feel it. Because the baby is always pressing against the bladder during pregnancy, once the baby is born, the pressure in the bladder will suddenly decrease, and it will expand without you noticing. When you feel like urinating, you won't be able to urinate due to too much pressure. If you still can't urinate, you will have to have a catheter, which will cause you unnecessary trouble. At that time, the episiotomy wound was very painful and I didn't want to get out of bed. My mother helped me to the toilet step by step. I couldn't pee, so my mother turned on the faucet and I could urinate easily by listening to the sound of running water. The patient in the next ward had a catheter inserted because he didn't urinate in time. Later, he lost all feeling in his bladder and suffered a lot.

4Don't worry too much about lochia

It will become less and less after 2 weeks after delivery. If the amount does not decrease, you should see a doctor. It had been more than 20 days at the time and there was still some discharge intermittently, but the color had become lighter. My mother said it was okay and it was normal as long as there was no bad odor. I was worried at first.

5. Sitz bath

After the lochia is clean, cool it with boiling water to a temperature of 40-50 degrees, pour it into a clean bowl specially used for washing the buttocks, suspend the buttocks in the water, and do not let it sit on the bottom. If the basin is large, move the legs apart; if the basin is small, move the legs together. Let sit for 20 minutes. If the water gets cold during this time, heat it to keep it warm. Sit in the water and lift your anus, contracting your perineum 7 to 8 times. It is said to be good for hemorrhoids and maintaining perineal elasticity. (I think you should wash the vulva and anus first, otherwise the water will still be dirty.) My mother added boric acid to the water for the sitz bath, which you can buy.

6. Sleep on your right side as much as possible while your wound is healing

Normal births usually result in an episiotomy of about 2 centimeters, usually on the left side, so contrary to pregnancy, you should sleep on the other side of the wound, that is, on your right side, to help the wound heal. Mothers who have undergone caesarean section cannot lie down all the time. They should try their best to turn to the side, or have family members help them.

7. Take a bath and brush your teeth to maintain hygiene

It is easy to sweat after giving birth, so you need to wipe your body every day, divided into four parts. Take off your shirt and wipe the left half. Put it on immediately after wiping, then the right half, left leg, and right leg. Don't take off all your clothes at once, otherwise you will easily catch a cold. This mother taught her husband.

You have to wait until the wound has healed before taking a bath. It must be a shower and the room temperature cannot be too low. You must brush your teeth, but because of gum problems, you should use a soft toothbrush, a confinement toothbrush. A friend of mine was not allowed to wash her hair, take a bath or brush her teeth by her mother-in-law during her confinement period. She said that she felt unwell because of the confinement period. Later, I checked and found that several of their teeth were decayed.

8. Do not use a belly belt to tighten your abdomen after childbirth

Because your stomach is empty after giving birth, you must tighten it. This way you won’t have a belly and prevent your internal organs from sagging. As for what to use to tighten the stomach, my mother and I struggled with it for a long time before I gave birth. First of all, mothers should definitely not buy belly bands, as they are too tight and not very effective. Gauze is more breathable but more troublesome. There are many kinds of shaping pants, some with many buttons. My mother and I shook our heads, fearing that we would not have enough time to go to the toilet, and it would take a long time to button and unbutton them. Later I bought two rolls of gauze and two sets of shaping underwear. The day after the baby was born, my mother helped me wrap the baby with gauze, and it was really troublesome to wrap it in circles. After using gauze for a week, I started wearing tummy-control bras because I was afraid that my mother would be too tired. This kind of underwear is quite comfortable and breathable, and it won’t be tight, so I can wear it for a long time. At the beginning, my mother told me not to wear it for too long, as she was afraid it would be bad for the recovery of the uterus. After 20 days, the lochia was basically gone, so I wore it all day long. Now I'm basically back in shape.