What is confinement? "confinement" is a common name among the people, that is, the puerperium in medicine-a period of time from the end of delivery to the recovery of the maternal body to the pre-pregnancy state. There are different definitions of time at home and abroad. Usually we think it is six weeks after delivery, that is, within 42 days after the delivery of the fetus. Is confinement inevitable? During pregnancy and postpartum, your body has changed and these changes need to be adjusted by confinement. First of all, after your reproductive organs give birth to a baby, your neck and vulva become soft, congested and edema, and there are wounds and peeling on the surface of the intima. Under normal delivery, the vulva takes more than ten days, about 42 days, while the endometrium takes about 56 days. Secondly, pregnant in October, the baby living in your room, increased the burden on your heart. Because the baby is gradually rising by your diaphragm, your heart has shifted, and the burden on the lungs has increased. The mucous membranes of the nose, pharynx and trachea may be congested and edematous, and the burden on the kidneys will also increase, and the endocrine system and joints will also change. The recovery of the function of these organs depends on the maintenance in the month. Finally, in the process of delivery, the baby has brought you some harm. Great pain and energy consumption during childbirth will make you weak and reduce your resistance, which also requires postpartum rest to recover. Should I eat more? Childbirth has put the body through a severe test, and the weak body needs to be supplemented urgently. It is very important to strengthen postpartum nutrition. Even if you don't want to eat anything, force yourself to eat something slowly, at least drink some water, or you may get dehydrated. In fact, there are not many taboos about what to eat. As long as you are willing to eat, you can eat properly. Of course, it is best to know some dietary rules: 1, sequelae of pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome, and control salt intake while actively treating. 2. People with anemia symptoms should eat more protein and iron-rich foods, such as auricularia auricula, kelp, laver and pig liver. 3, constipation should eat more fiber-rich vegetables and fruits, drinking light salt water or honey water in the morning is also effective. If you don't want to be too fat, you'd better control the food intake with high sugar content. 5. If you are addicted to alcohol and tobacco, continue to control it like during pregnancy. It is best not to use too much spices and coffee. May I wash my hair and take a bath? The old habit in our country thinks that parturient women are vulnerable to "wind", so they think that they can't take a bath or wash their hair during confinement, for fear of catching a cold and leaving the root of the disease. In fact, this kind of understanding is unattainable. The main causes of puerperal fever are unsanitary, not disinfected before or during delivery, and unclean after delivery. The entry of bacteria causes infection, leading to various high fever or acute diseases in parturient women. As we know, women's postpartum sweat glands are very active, and they are prone to sweat a lot, and they will also drip milk and lochia on the lower part, forming an all-round viscosity, mixed with several smells, and their health is very poor, which is very easy to get sick. This requires women to pay more attention to hygiene than usual, take more baths, wash their hair and feet. Scientifically speaking, you can take a bath, wash your hair and wash your feet after delivery. Only taking a bath, washing your hair and feet in time can make your body clean, promote blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, keep sweat glands unobstructed, help discharge metabolites in sweat, regulate autonomic nerves, restore physical strength and relieve muscle and nerve fatigue. Generally, you can take a bath and wash your hair one week after delivery, but you must hold the bath tightly and not take a bath, so as to avoid the infection caused by the dirty water poured into the reproductive tract. You can take a shower in six weeks. When taking a bath, the water temperature should be kept at around 45℃. After taking a shower, dry your body immediately and get dressed to prevent you from catching cold. Can I exercise? Proper and active exercise is beneficial to the recovery of maternal body. Of course, the specific amount of exercise and time depends on the mothers' own physique and state. The following set of puerperal gymnastics, if there are no special circumstances, can start from the second day after delivery and start doing 5- 10 times a day, and the amount of exercise will gradually increase. Postpartum 10- 14 days, do knee-chest lying position 2-3 times a day, each time about 10 minutes to prevent backward tilt. 1, lie on your back, stretch your hands horizontally and take a deep breath. While exhaling, raise your hands to your chest, close your palms, inhale again, and recover your arms. 2, supine, supported by the soles of the feet and shoulders. Lift your hips and inhale, then lower your hips and exhale. 3. Lie on your back with your hands close to your torso, knees bent, and feet on the ground. 4. Lie on your back, keep your hands close to your torso, lift your knees to your chest, inhale at the same time, then straighten your legs and exhale at the same time. 5, supine, knees erect, thighs bent at right angles to the bed, breathe once. The thigh is closer to the stomach; Then straighten your legs, breathe once, and lower your legs. 6. Lie on your back, tuck your knees, and stand up if you react. Go back to your back, get up and lie down like a rocking chair. 7. Lie down, put your hands on your body, and lift your upper body and legs backwards for 5 seconds. Stand, lean back and do it hard for 5 seconds. 8. Lie on your back and hold the edge of the bed with your hands. Twist your waist and stretch your left leg to the right of the bed. Face left. Try to lay your upper body flat on the bed. 9. Spread your legs slightly apart, slowly bend forward while exhaling, and touch the ground with your hands. Get up, exhale, and slowly lean your upper body back. Absolutely avoid sex? After the trauma of pregnancy and childbirth, the female reproductive organs must return to normal after a period of time. Lochiorrhea is unclean or within 42 days after delivery. Because the internal injuries have not been completely repaired, it is absolutely forbidden to have sex. If you forget the "order" for a moment's pleasure, it is easy to cause perinatal infection and even cause adverse consequences such as chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Usually, it is appropriate for natural mothers to start sex after 56 days; Forceps and sutures can only start sexual life after the wound heals and scars form; If it is a caesarean section, it will take at least three months. In addition, reliable contraceptive measures must be taken when restoring sexual life, because puerperal pregnancy is also a common thing and should be paid attention to. Understand the annoying symptoms of puerperium: many days after delivery, but there are still red or brown lochia and lower abdominal pain. The reason may be that there are residual foreign bodies in the uterus. The contractor shall take, if it fails, curettage must be carried out. Puerperal fever: keep your body temperature above 38℃ for two or three days after delivery, or you feel cold and have a fever. Common reasons are: catching a cold; Birth canal infection and swelling pain. Once it happens, don't abuse antipyretics, you should see a doctor. Sequela of pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome: Generally speaking, the symptoms of patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome will disappear after delivery. However, some parturients still have persistent postpartum symptoms. Therefore, postpartum women with pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome should have regular check-ups and be treated in time if any abnormality is found, otherwise it will leave sequelae. Urinary retention: Women should be encouraged to get out of bed and urinate 2 hours after delivery. Those who have difficulty urinating can be caused by hot steam sitting bath or running water. If you still can't urinate on your own for 6-8 hours after delivery, it is postpartum urinary retention, and bladder swelling can affect contraction, so you must catheterization. How do westerners "confinement"? Europeans and Americans love sports and worship sports stars very much. There are many health centers in America that don't have confinement. Women should attend the training courses held by them from the moment of pregnancy, and get out of bed to exercise under the guidance of their parents a few hours after delivery. Many people go swimming one week after giving birth and go to work two weeks later. It is usually required that the parturient must get out of bed 6 hours after the baby is born, so as to facilitate the physical recovery and wound healing of the parturient. Three days later, I left the hospital and went home. I do rehabilitation gymnastics at home every day and go to the community fitness club every week. The whole postpartum recovery lasted for 6 months, so it can be said that Americans spend more time in confinement. Americans also have their postpartum taboos-before the muscles and ligaments opened during childbirth recover, the pregnant woman should bend down and pick up heavy objects in a special posture, and the health care worker will guide her how to do it, how to squat with minimal harm to the body and let the pregnant woman recover during physical exercise. Tips: Giving birth to a child is a great event in a woman's life, and pregnancy is hard enough. Take full rest after delivery, take good care of yourself and get ready for taking care of your baby. Because most modern families are small and understaffed. If you can choose the month center, on the one hand, you can have a thorough rest and have a rest, on the other hand, you don't have to worry about eating. In order to provide better services for pregnant women, some hospitals have also set up special month-end centers, so that once pregnant women and babies get sick, they can get the most timely diagnosis, treatment and care, eliminating the trouble of going out to see a doctor. Modern people have fewer lives and more spare capacity to be kind to themselves. Therefore, planning the way of confinement in advance is something that cannot be ignored before delivery.