How to take care of excessive eye use during confinement

Anyway, female friends always neglect their bodies when they are in confinement after giving birth. You should know that this is the best time to recuperate the body. Once you are exposed to the cold or are not careful, it is easy to cause a lot of diseases. So what I will introduce to you next is how to deal with excessive eye use during confinement.

New mothers' corneal sensitivity changes during the middle and late stages of pregnancy because of water retention, which increases the thickness or curvature of the cornea and will slowly recover after delivery. The increase in progesterone during pregnancy can also cause increased intraocular pressure. In addition, the eyes will also be affected by edema during pregnancy. The human cornea contains 70% water. When the lens of the eye changes due to pressure changes, the front half of the eyeball is affected by the increase in water during pregnancy, causing mild edema of the cornea. Should new mothers avoid overusing their eyes during the confinement period?

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the functions of all organs in the body are damaged after childbirth, and the eyes are no exception. The nine months of pregnancy will cause great changes to the mother's body. New mothers need to go through

It takes 4 to 6 weeks of recovery for the body to return to its pre-pregnancy state. The body of a new mother is already in a state of fatigue after giving birth, and she also has to take care of her newborn baby.

It is difficult to ensure adequate sleep, so rest should be the main focus.

If you feel bored, reading, watching TV or playing computer for an hour or so occasionally will not affect your eyesight. Even normal people will suffer from vision damage if they concentrate on using their eyes for several hours or all night. New mothers can use their own feelings as a criterion. If they feel their eyes are tired, they can stop using their eyes in time and there will be no problem.

Eye massage for postpartum mothers

Postpartum women whose eyes are easily tired can dip a towel in hot water (can be slightly hotter) before meals and before going to bed, wring it dry, apply the hot towel to the eyes for a few minutes, and then perform an eye massage.

1. Close your eyes, open your elbows, support the hairline above the bridge of your nose with the middle fingers of both hands, and use the pads of your thumbs to rub the depressions of your eyebrows. Press and rub with a little force, but do not overwhelm your eyeballs.

2. Keep the middle fingers of both hands on the hairline, and press along the brow bone with the thumbs, from the inside of the eye to the outside of the eye, until it reaches the top of the tail of the eye.

Generally speaking, there are many friends who are in confinement after childbirth. Everyone must be careful not to be exposed to too much radiation. At this time, the human body is very fragile and has low immunity after giving birth. Everyone should pay attention to this.