What to do if a pregnant woman has a headache during the confinement period

If you get a headache when washing your hair during the confinement period, it is best not to wash your hair, because it will easily cause adverse effects on your body in the future. You can use Chinese medicine to treat it. It is okay to wash your hair during the confinement period, but you must do it in an appropriate way. So, what should mothers do when they have a headache during the confinement period? What should they do when they have a headache after washing their hair during the confinement period?

What to do if a pregnant woman has a headache during the confinement period

Headaches during the confinement period are usually caused by the fact that pregnant women do not get enough rest at night when taking care of the baby, and also by insufficient blood and qi. Therefore, we recommend that pregnant women get a good rest when a headache occurs. If they do not sleep well at night, it is better to make up for it during the day. In addition, one needs appropriate food supplements. Eating some dried longan and jujube is helpful in improving headaches caused by insufficient blood and qi.

In addition, when a headache occurs, you can massage your scalp with gentle techniques, which can also help relieve the symptoms of a headache. Of course, if the headache is very serious, you need to go to the hospital for treatment to eliminate other diseases.

What to do if you have a headache after washing your hair during confinement

You should never wash your hair if you have a headache. If the weather is fine for 20 days, you can wash your hair. You need to boil water, don't use cold water, wait until the water is cool enough to wash it, and then dry it immediately after washing.

The older generation has repeatedly warned pregnant women not to take a bath after giving birth. If they really need to cleanse the body, they should wash it with ginger peel water one week after giving birth. As for washing hair, the elderly think it is impossible. They definitely cannot wash their hair during the 30 days after giving birth. Almost every old person says this, and they also scare people by saying that if they don't listen to the old people and wash their hair and take a bath during the confinement period, they will "inhale" wind, which will enter their brain and cause headaches for the rest of their lives. The wind will penetrate into their bones, and they will suffer from bone pain all over their body when they are old, and there is no cure.