Is it good for postpartum coal?

Is the postpartum coal surface as good and scientific as folk beliefs? After giving birth, parents often advise the mother to "lie down" to quickly regain health and the baby is strong. Is this concept still correct today?

Should coal after giving birth?

As her grandparents taught, lying coal, or heating coal, will be good for postpartum women and help the baby be strong. The explanation of this approach is to help the pregnant woman get warm, healthy, and do not suffer from limb numbness. But doctors recommend that this method is very "counter-scientific" and harmful to health.

In fact, after giving birth, women can open their bodies and face to warm their bodies, but not with coal. Please listen to the explanations below.

Dr. Tran Thi Kim Xuyen, Head of Obstetrics & Gynecology, City International Hospital

The doctor recommends against heating pregnant women and infants because this can lead to asphyxiation, rash, dermatitis, and skin infections. Burning coal emits CO2, which is not good for both mother and baby. The baby's respiratory system is still weak, so it can lead to death asphyxiation. There have been many cases of charcoal poisoning, so both the pregnant woman and the baby died. That is a lesson for families who are "upholding this unscientific tradition", the doctor said.

In addition, the temperature of the charcoal stove is not always the same, sometimes hot or off. The sudden change in temperature makes the body weaker and more tired. Charcoal flames can catch on the bed, the mattress burns and burns your baby. The secret space caused by coal heating in the room is also the reason why the mother and child get a rash.

At the same time, the heat of the body will cause the uterus to dilate, poor elasticity leads to a recurrence of vaginal bleeding, in severe cases, it is necessary to hospitalize for treatment.

So can you get a face after giving birth?

Listen to the opinions of Associate Professors, Doctors, Doctor Nguyen Thi Bay, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. According to this doctor, one week after giving birth, you can use mint leaves, marjoram, perilla, cajeput, grapefruit peel, grapefruit leaves, orange leaves. This helps to excrete waste through sweat while also warming the body. After finishing, you need to dry your body, keep warm, drink plenty of water and avoid drafts.

Other tips to help pregnant women regain their health outside the body, coal?

Nutrition for postpartum women

Eat a full range of nutrients. Each meal should complete three groups of fats, including starch, protein, and fat. In addition, must also supplement vitamins and minerals.

Do not abstain to regain strength and create breast milk.

Supplement fiber from vegetables and fruits. Fiber is essential to help build stools, avoid constipation. If the baby is born normally, you can refer to the good fruit for you after cesarean section . 

Drink enough water from 2 liters - 3 liters of water per day.

Proper cleaning

Absolutely do not implement the concept that women must abstain from washing hair and showering their body 1 month after giving birth to avoid headaches and hair loss in the future. This concept is not entirely true. About 2-3 days after giving birth, mothers should clean their bodies so that the skin is hygienic, the pores are free of dirt, creating good skin respiration, avoiding dermatitis or skin infections.

Be sensible

According to doctor Vo Hoai Duy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Gia Dinh People's Hospital, early exercise helps the body regain strength, reduce pain, help to get rid of fluid better, strengthen immunity for mothers, avoid pressure ulcer complications due to long lying.

Pregnant women can also apply kegel exercises after giving birth to help the episiotomy become stronger. 

In terms of exercise like yoga, pregnant women need to listen to their body and wait for their recovery to begin. Usually, postpartum mothers can start yoga after about 6-8 weeks. For mothers with a caesarean section, the tendency is weaker. Therefore, women who have a cesarean section need at least 4 months for their health to recover and to heal. Note, this is just a reference timeline, depending on the health of each pregnant woman, some people will need more time.

Get enough rest and stay relaxed

Being happy with a youthful mentality is a way to nourish your skin during pregnancy. When you are happy, your mentality and spirit will be in the air and you will feel full of life. And do not forget to take advantage of rest and relaxation to regain strength every time the baby sleeps, mom. Please share your work and ask your husband to share work and take care of the children.

Folk notions are not always wrong, but mothers need to be alert to be selective so as not to harm their health. Postpartum coal and body scrub may be justifiable in the old days. But with modern life and higher human knowledge, this is completely not good for mother and baby.

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