My hair smells bad during the summer confinement period

Chinese pregnant women will stay in confinement after giving birth. Unlike foreign mothers, Chinese women have to pay attention to many things when they are in confinement. It is rumored that you cannot take a bath, wash your hair, or be exposed to the wind during the confinement period, and you cannot play with your mobile phone or watch TV, otherwise you will suffer from postpartum diseases, and if you have postpartum diseases, you can only recover during the confinement period. In fact, confinement is not that scary. You can take a shower and wash your hair, otherwise bacteria will breed. Just make sure you don’t catch a cold. Read this article for more details about confinement.

Can I take a bath, wash my hair, and brush my teeth during confinement?

According to the old custom, taking a bath, washing your hair and brushing your teeth during the confinement period can easily cause cold evil to enter the body and cause confinement diseases. That was due to the limited conditions in the past, when there were no hair dryers, no bathroom heaters, and no 24-hour hot water in homes. With people’s current living conditions, they can wash themselves even in winter, not to mention summer. Not washing will not only make you smell unbearably bad, but will also breed a large number of bacteria, causing the mother to suffer from puerperal disease. Therefore, in the summer, you can not only wash, but you must wash during the confinement period.

Washing hair: Pregnant mothers can trim their hair in the later stages of pregnancy to make it easier to take care of it during the confinement period. After delivery, as long as the mother feels her physical condition allows, she can wash her hair. When washing your hair, you can use your elbow to test the temperature first. It should not be too hot (the water temperature should be around 40 degrees). After washing your hair, you should wipe it with a towel immediately and blow dry it with a hair dryer.

Bathing: Women sweat a lot during childbirth and often sweat after delivery. In addition, lochia is constantly discharged and milk is secreted, so bathing after delivery is very necessary. The mother can take a sponge bath before her wound heals, and can take a shower after the wound heals. To prevent bacteria from entering the vagina and causing infection, it is best for postpartum women not to take a tub bath.

brush teeth:

During the confinement period, mothers have to eat a lot of sugar and high-protein foods every day. The residues of these foods remain in the teeth, which can easily cause bad breath, oral ulcers, etc. As long as the mother's body allows, she should brush her teeth every morning and evening. When brushing their teeth, mothers should use a gauze toothbrush or a soft-bristled toothbrush, and use warm water to avoid the stimulation of cold water.

Can I turn on the air conditioner in the confinement room?

The old idea is that using air conditioners and fans can cause cold air to invade, which can easily cause pain and rheumatism. You may not get sick if you use the air conditioner in the summer, but you will definitely get hot if you don't! In the hot summer, especially in the dog days of summer, there are many cases of mothers suffering from heatstroke and death due to not using the air conditioner. The hot weather will also make babies irritable, and they will develop prickly heat and heat rash. The facts tell us: You can turn on the air conditioner during confinement in the summer!!! It is worth noting that the air conditioner cannot be blown directly at people, and the temperature cannot be too low. It is generally more appropriate to adjust the temperature to between 26 and 28 degrees. Remember to open the windows in the morning and evening to allow fresh air to enter.

Summer confinement diet taboos

1. Can’t eat fruit during confinement?

The old concept is that fruits are cold and bad for the stomach and intestines. In fact, fruits contain a lot of vitamins and fiber, which are very beneficial for the new mother's physical recovery. Fruits can also prevent constipation and heatstroke. Mothers only need to avoid cold fruits, such as pears, watermelons, etc., and do not eat fruits just taken out of the refrigerator.

2. Can I eat vegetables during confinement?

After a mother gives birth to a baby, she needs to provide milk for the baby, so dietary nutrition is particularly important. Many people believe that postpartum women can only eat meat so that their breast milk will be more nutritious. In fact, this statement is wrong. In order to ensure a balanced diet, vegetables are essential for postpartum women. Eating more vegetables can also reduce the phenomenon of constipation in postpartum women.

3. Postpartum diet tips

A mother who has just given birth is relatively weak. If she supplements too much, not only will she not be able to absorb it, it will also cause extra burden on the stomach and intestines. Newborns do not eat much milk-producing food within a week after delivery to avoid milk stasis. When the child's appetite gradually increases, the mother can eat some nutritious foods such as chicken, eggs, fresh fish, ribs, etc. according to her own preferences.

About the selection of confinement clothes

When choosing maternity clothes in summer, we should not only consider whether they absorb sweat, but also whether they are cool and breathable. Be sure to prepare several extra sets of confinement clothes for the summer. Women sweat a lot after giving birth. When the confinement clothes are soaked with postpartum sweat, they must be changed into clean ones immediately. The changed confinement clothes should be washed and dried as soon as possible to avoid delaying their use.

After reading these scientific confinement methods, do expectant mothers feel that confinement is not scary at all? If the confinement is done well, mothers will feel relaxed and can better recover to their pre-natal state. There is a saying circulating in the maternal and infant care community: summer confinement is a test of a family’s harmony. Because of the conflict between new and old concepts, many families have quarrels during the confinement period. If pregnant mothers want to have a scientific confinement period, they must communicate with their family before giving birth. Finally, Yu Ma has another nagging: If the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can't get along or have inconsistent ideas, don't force it!