Can I watch TV during confinement?

Women have a recovery period after giving birth, which we call confinement. During the confinement period, there are many things you cannot do, such as not having too much emotional fluctuations, not crying, not having sex, or eating spicy food. As a good companion for our daily leisure and entertainment, many women want to use it to kill time when they are bored during the confinement period. So, can I watch TV during the confinement period?

Can I watch TV during confinement?

The purpose of confinement is to allow the mother to get proper rest and recovery during this period. Good food supplements or diet therapy can help women quickly return to their pre-delivery size. Qi and blood are also very important for women. After conditioning, women's originally bad physical condition can be gradually changed.

Due to the special characteristics of women's bodies during the confinement period, many people are curious whether new mothers can watch TV after giving birth. Regarding this issue, relevant experts said that it is best for mothers not to watch TV in the first ten days after delivery. This is because women’s retina will be swollen after giving birth, so they should wait until the retinal edema disappears before watching TV. Retinal edema occurs in every pregnant woman, regardless of whether she gives birth naturally or by caesarean section.

If the mother insists on watching TV during that period, she will easily suffer from eye fatigue and even vision loss. It’s not too late to watch TV or read books after the first 10 days after delivery. However, it should be noted that you should not watch for too long during this period, otherwise excessive use of the eyes will still cause eye fatigue.

The harm of watching TV during confinement

Generally speaking, you should take a break if you watch TV for more than half an hour to reduce the impact of your sitting posture and electrical appliances on your body while watching TV. For the sake of mothers’ health, during the confinement period, mothers are advised to focus on rest and watch less or no TV.

This is mainly because the radiation generated by the TV when watching TV will affect the mother, and the eyes will also cause eye fatigue. Another thing is that when we watch TV, sitting for a long time is actually very bad for the waist, and we may experience symptoms such as back pain in the future.