What to eat to regain strength after giving birth

Don't believe the older generation who said they should eat a lot of oil-tonifying soup when they first give birth. The most important thing to eat right after giving birth is warm and soft food that is easy to digest, high in iron and high-quality protein. Don't eat those hard meats, which will put a burden on the body.

Last year, I stayed with my sister in the obstetrics ward for a week, and I saw a lot of troubles. There was a girl in the same ward who had her mother stew a whole old hen the day after she gave birth.

It doesn’t mean that you can’t take these supplements at all. It depends on the timing. Think about it, the postpartum intestines and stomach have just gone through a “high-intensity battle” for ten hours or more. Just like a land that has been dry for a long time, you cannot pour water directly. You have to slowly moisten it first. In the first 3 days, whether you have a natural birth or a caesarean section, you will have gas. When bowel movements are not completely normal, millet porridge, steamed egg custard, cooked soft minced lean meat, and blanched minced spinach can be absorbed without any digestive effort, especially iron-containing lean meat and green leafy vegetables. The efficiency of replenishing qi and blood is higher than drinking ten bowls of brown sugar water.

Speaking of brown sugar water, there has been quite a controversy in the past two years. The older generation believes that it is warm and can promote the excretion of lochia, and is a must-eat after childbirth. However, the nutrition community now generally believes that more than 90% of brown sugar is sucrose, and the iron content is less than one percent of pork liver. Drinking too much is not only easy to raise blood sugar, but may also lead to endless lochia. There was a mother in our community who drank brown sugar water for half a month. The amount of lochia that was almost clean suddenly became terrifying. When the emergency doctor asked her why, she stopped immediately.

After the first three days, the gastrointestinal function slowly "awakens" and the exhaust and defecation are normal. You can slowly add foods with high nutrient density. Braised beef with boneless sauce, braised black chicken soup with skimmed oil, and steamed soft and tender seabass are all good sources of high-quality protein. My sister couldn't bite hard things at that time, so I smashed the chicken breasts and carrots and cooked them in the porridge, adding a little salt to taste. She ate without difficulty. A week later, when she was discharged from the hospital, her hemoglobin had almost risen to the normal level, and her face was not as pale as a piece of paper like she had just after giving birth.

Oh, by the way, there are also many people who ask whether to buy expensive supplements such as fish maw and bird's nest. The two opinions around me are quite clear. Friends who have the conditions say that eating fish maw twice a week will make their skin and complexion brighter quickly throughout the month. Some friends who do clinical nutrition say that the protein absorption rate of these ingredients is not as good as two eggs and a glass of milk a day. Ordinary people do not need to spend money to join in the fun. Eat enough daily meat, eggs, milk and vegetables, which is more practical than anything else.

Don’t just focus on what supplements to eat. Remember to drink plenty of warm boiled water. Many elderly people say that drinking water after childbirth will make the stomach bloated and they are not allowed to drink too much. As a result, many mothers are constipated right after giving birth. They don’t dare to pull hard when going to the toilet, which will cause the wound to hurt, which in turn consumes more energy. At that time, I gave my sister half a cup of warm boiled water after every meal. She did not suffer from constipation throughout the entire month. During the 42-day review, all recovery indicators were better than the doctor expected.