Caesarean section pregnant women confinement diet

Nowadays, many pregnant women want to have a caesarean section, which can not only avoid the pain of natural delivery, but also avoid unexpected situations such as postpartum hemorrhage. However, cesarean section causes great trauma to the human body, so after giving birth, you need to pay attention to improving your diet to promote the recovery of the uterus. So what is the diet plan for postpartum confinement after cesarean section?

1. Diet for the first week after cesarean section

1. Liquid food ingredients

It will take 24 hours for the stomach and intestines to recover after a caesarean section. At this time, you need to prepare some liquid food ingredients in advance, such as egg soup, rice soup, noodles and water. Never consume milk and soy milk, otherwise it may cause bloating. After the gas in the stomach and intestines is discharged, you can switch to semi-liquid food, such as brown sugar millet porridge, red bean sweet millet porridge, and poached egg noodles.

2. Bone Broth

In the week after giving birth, you can choose bone soups such as hen soup, pork liver soup or fish soup as food supplements. Among them, beef liver is helpful in clearing postpartum lochia, and can supplement iron, which has the effect of nourishing blood, replenishing qi, and nourishing blood. When making soup, you cannot use foods such as pepper or chili pepper, but you can add Chinese herbal medicines such as jujube, wolfberry or scutellaria baicalensis to make a health-preserving medicinal diet recipe, but you must consult an obstetrician and gynecologist in advance.

2. Menu for the second week after cesarean section

1. Blood-enriching foods

In the second week of confinement, the wounds of pregnant women are basically healed. At this time, it is appropriate to take foods that are very good at replenishing blood and qi, such as jujube, longan, broccoli, and protein foods. It is recommended to cook red dates and longan porridge, pork liver and spinach soup. For health-preserving medicinal food, you can use Four Ingredients, Ten Whole Foods and Eight Treasures. However, it is necessary to avoid taking donkey-hide gelatin cakes and other health products casually to avoid adverse effects.

2. Lactation-promoting soup

At this time, you can eat soups and dishes that have the effect of promoting lactation in moderation. High-protein food ingredients can be used as the first choice, such as pig's trotter soup, crucian carp tofu soup, and pigeon soup are good choices. If the amount of milk secretion is small, you can also add tongcao to improve the actual effect of diet therapy.