What to eat during confinement? Scientific diet helps postpartum recovery
The postpartum period is a critical stage for women's physical recovery. A scientific diet can not only promote wound healing and supplement nutrition, but also help breast milk secretion. The following is a postpartum diet guide compiled based on hot topics on the Internet in the past 10 days, covering dietary principles, recommended ingredients and taboos.
1. Three principles of postpartum diet
1.Nutritionally balanced: Protein, vitamins and minerals need to be fully supplemented;
2.Eat small meals often: 5-6 meals a day to avoid gastrointestinal burden;
3.Warm and easy to digest: Avoid raw, cold and greasy food, mainly stew.
2. Recommended ingredients and effects
| Food Category | Recommended food | Main functions |
|---|---|---|
| protein | Chicken, fish, eggs, tofu | Promote tissue repair and enhance immunity |
| Blood supplement | Red dates, pork liver, spinach, red beans | Improve anemia and supplement iron |
| lactation | Crucian carp, Tongcao, peanut, papaya | Stimulate milk secretion and improve milk quality |
| Vegetables | Carrots, broccoli, pumpkin | Supplement dietary fiber and vitamins |
3. Phased Diet Plan
| stage | time | Dietary Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Lochia discharge period | 1-7 days after delivery | Light and easy to digest, such as millet porridge and brown sugar ginger tea |
| Repair period | 8-14 days after delivery | Increase protein, such as crucian carp soup and steamed eggs |
| nourishing period | 15-30 days after delivery | Add nourishing ingredients such as donkey hide gelatin and black sesame seeds |
4. Diet taboos to avoid
1.Raw and cold food: Such as sashimi and iced drinks, which can easily cause uterine cold;
2.Spicy and exciting: Chili and Sichuan peppercorns may affect wound healing;
3.High salt and sugar: Pickled foods and desserts can aggravate edema.
5. Recommendations for popular confinement meals on the Internet
Confinement recipes that have been hotly discussed on social platforms recently:
-Wuhong Tang(Red dates + red beans + red peanuts + wolfberry + brown sugar): a magical tool for replenishing qi and blood;
-Tongcao crucian carp soup: The lactation-promoting effect is remarkable, and it is more nutritious when paired with tofu;
-Black sesame and walnut porridge: Improve postpartum hair loss and enhance physical fitness.
6. Precautions
1. Adjust according to physical constitution: reduce hot food (such as mutton) if the constitution is yin-deficient;
2. Allergy screening: You need to try a small amount when eating seafood for the first time;
3. Hydration: drink 2000ml warm water or soup every day.
A scientific and reasonable postpartum diet can speed up postpartum recovery. It is recommended that new mothers develop a personalized plan based on their own conditions and consult a professional nutritionist when necessary.
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