What can I eat during confinement to increase my milk supply?

When I was pregnant, I always thought about giving birth as soon as possible so that I could do what I wanted to do. But I didn't expect that there would be more things to do after giving birth. The first and most important thing is breast milk. During the confinement period, I should eat more peanuts, loofah, peas, tofu and other foods that help milk production. I can also stew some soups such as pig's trotter soup and crucian carp soup.

peanut:

Peanuts can be used to treat spleen deficiency, nausea, edema, leucorrhea in women, anemia, various bleeding diseases, dry cough, chronic cough, and postpartum lactation.

1. Loofah

Luffa is a traditional Chinese medicine with a sweet taste and cold nature. If there is breast inflammation, lumps during milk production, or poor milk secretion, Chinese medicine practitioners will recommend stewing the luffa in broth, which can regulate breast qi and blood, promote lactation, and stimulate the appetite and reduce phlegm.

Wild rice:

It is not only delicious and nutritious, but also contains carbohydrates, protein, vitamins B1, B2, vitamin C and various minerals. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that茭白 is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of relieving heat and toxins, preventing thirst, promoting defecation and promoting lactation. Nowadays, water bamboo shoots and pig’s trotters are often cooked together and eaten, which has a good lactation effect.

pea:

Peas, also known as green beans, are sweet and flat in nature and are very rich in phosphorus, containing about 400 mg per 100 grams. Peas are beneficial for urination, producing body fluids, relieving sores, stopping diarrhea, and promoting lactation. Cooking green peas and eating them lightly, or mashing the pea sprouts and squeezing out the juice to drink, can both help promote lactation.

Tofu:

Tofu has the effects of invigorating qi and harmonizing the stomach, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is also a lactation food. Boiling tofu, brown sugar and fermented rice in water and drinking it can produce milk.

Soup:

It is said that plenty of soup is good for milk production. You can choose different lactation-inducing soups according to the mother's taste, such as pig's feet stewed with peanuts, crucian carp soup, hen soup stewed with yam, clear-boiled black chicken soup, rice wine egg drop soup, etc. But mothers should be careful not to drink malted milk or other beverages containing malt, as it will cause milk to dry up.

Black sesame:

Black sesame contains a variety of essential amino acids for the human body. With the participation of vitamin E and vitamin B1, it can accelerate the body's metabolic function. The iron and vitamin E in black sesame are important ingredients for preventing anemia, activating brain cells, and eliminating blood vessel cholesterol. When the mother is in good health, she will naturally be able to produce milk.

Lettuce:

Lettuce comes in two types: leaf lettuce and stem lettuce, both of which are rich in various nutrients. Except for iron, the content of other nutrients is higher in leaves than in stems. Therefore, when eating lettuce, it is best not to discard the leaves.

Daylily:

Daylily is rich in nutrients, containing 14.1 grams of protein per 100 grams of dry product, which is almost the same as animal meat. In addition, it also contains a large amount of vitamins B1, B2, etc.