Introduction to diet after caesarean section

In life, many friends have to undergo cesarean section during childbirth due to their physical condition. Well, cesarean section is different from natural birth. The body will be more fragile, and the vitality will be severely damaged. Next, I will introduce to you about the diet during the confinement period after cesarean section. Let’s find out together.

Caesarean section is different from normal confinement

1. How to observe hygiene during the confinement period after a caesarean section: Everything about the pregnant woman and the baby must be kept clean and sterile.

Pregnant women must brush their teeth every day during the confinement period. Because mothers suffer from severe calcium loss in their bodies, they are most susceptible to tooth decay and gingivitis. Since they need to breastfeed and cannot take medication casually, they must pay special attention to oral hygiene. Women who have undergone cesarean section can take a bath and wash their hair with warm running water. A baby's skin is one-tenth as thick as an adult's and is very susceptible to fungal infections, so the water for bathing the baby must be boiled and then cooled to around 37 degrees. Furthermore, all clothes used by babies need to be made of pure cotton and washed with baby-specific detergents with sterilization functions.

Be careful to keep the pregnant woman's room properly ventilated, but be careful not to let the wind blow directly on the mother and baby.

(2) How to take care of your diet after a caesarean section: Pay attention to calcium supplementation. Calcium supplementation is not only to increase the calcium concentration of breast milk, but also to promote better recovery of the body of mothers who have undergone cesarean section. During the entire confinement period, the mother also needs to supplement a variety of nutrients in a timely manner, such as: protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, and vitamin D. In order to obtain various nutrients from food, you must not be picky about food, eat less refined rice and noodles, eat more whole grains, and eat more fresh vegetables to get balanced nutrition.

(III) How to do postpartum exercise after caesarean section: If you walk around the room appropriately after delivery, it can avoid evil spirits, promote appetite and bowel movements. During the confinement period, do not lift anything heavier than your baby. As the baby grows taller and gains weight day by day, the mother's strength will gradually increase. When you first start giving birth, the amount of exercise should be very small. You can try walking up and down stairs about two months after a caesarean section. It is enough to go up and down one floor a day.

Dietary principles!

1. Eat more protein: Protein is an important factor in tissue repair, so you should increase your protein intake, especially some animal protein. Lean meat, milk, and eggs have relatively high protein content. However, rice, tofu, and flour also contain a lot of protein. Pregnant women can reasonably combine animal and plant proteins according to their preferences.

2. Reduce fat intake: When eating pig's feet, ribs, and chicken soup, you should remove the floating oil on the surface and drink more soup to promote milk secretion. If a pregnant woman has breast engorgement, she should drink less soup.

The above is about diet after childbirth. We must pay attention to our nutrition in life. Eat more foods that replenish energy and supplement nutrition. This is beneficial to the recovery of wounds and has a very good effect on the recovery of various body functions.