How to eat nutritiously during confinement without gaining weight

The confinement period is a period that women should pay great attention to. Many postpartum mothers need to recuperate during the confinement period, and they also need to be responsible for supplying breast milk to their babies, and they need to supplement with a lot of nutritious food. However, many mothers know that if they eat high-calorie confinement meals, their bodies will be seriously out of shape, so they will resist confinement meals. So, how can you eat nutritiously without gaining weight during the confinement period?

How to eat postpartum meal

If a mother has just given birth, she will be very weak and should not take excessive amounts of supplements at once. She needs to take supplements in stages and according to individual circumstances. At the same time, we must also achieve a balanced diet and reasonable nutrition based on individual differences and northern and southern tastes.

Phase 1 (excretion phase): During the first week after delivery, the mother’s main task is to expel waste blood (lochia), waste water, waste gas and waste products from the abdomen. Therefore, you cannot eat greasy food and the taste should be light. The mother feels weak and has a poor appetite after giving birth. It is advisable for her to eat soft and easily digestible food such as millet porridge, cooked vegetable and meat noodles, egg custard, etc., with a light taste and balanced nutrition.

The second stage (contraction period): The second week after delivery is the time for contracting internal organs, mainly the uterus and pelvic cavity. Mothers can eat more sesame oil pork kidneys. This is mainly used to promote metabolism, shrink the pelvis and uterus, and can be consumed frequently.

The third stage (recovery period): half a month after delivery, the mother has basically recovered and can start proper nourishment. This stage is a good time to induce lactation, and you must add more soups. After the baby is half a month old, the stomach capacity has increased a lot, and the new mother's milk production rhythm begins to be increasingly in line with the baby's needs. Eating more lactation-inducing soups can ensure adequate supply, such as papaya crucian carp soup, soybean pig's trotter soup, pork rib soup, chicken soup, etc.

Precautions for postpartum diet

1. Eat small and frequent meals: The enlarged uterus during pregnancy puts pressure on other organs, and the gastrointestinal function after delivery has not yet returned to normal, so you should eat small and frequent meals, five to six times a day.

2. A combination of meat and vegetables, rich in nutrition: From a nutritional point of view, different foods contain different types and quantities of nutrients, and the human body's nutrition is multi-faceted. Being too picky about food will lead to a lack of certain nutrients. Most people recommend eating a lot of chicken, fish, and eggs during the confinement period, while neglecting the intake of other foods. In addition to containing nutrients that meat foods do not have or are rare in, some vegetarian foods generally contain more fiber, which promotes digestion and prevents constipation. Therefore, the combination of meat and vegetables is rich in nutrition.

3. Light and suitable, easy to digest: The diet during confinement should be light and suitable. Whether it is soup or other food, try to make it light and proceed step by step. Avoid eating too much meat and fish and taking supplements blindly. It is better to use less salt, but not none or too little. Adding a small amount of warm seasonings such as onion, ginger, garlic, and pepper powder to food will help blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis from the body.

In fact, the most important thing in confinement meals is not how to lose weight, but how to eat healthily without gaining weight. Losing weight can be done later. The most important thing during confinement is to speed up the recovery of the body. Only when the body recovers can you carry out the weight loss plan and feed the baby better. Therefore, mothers do not need to be anxious during the confinement period.