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Causes of postpartum lack of sleep
During confinement, postpartum new mothers need rest and conditioning, but why is there lack of sleep? Let's take a look at the "culprit" that causes lack of sleep in pregnant women!
Emotional ups and downs
After the baby was born, the hormones in the new mother changed again, so she became particularly sensitive, or worried about whether she could take care of the baby, or when her body would recover, or doubted her husband's feelings for herself. Maternal emotional irritability, it is difficult to calm down and adjust, but also affect sleep.
The baby is crying.
Newborn babies cry, regardless of time and place. No matter whether you are hungry or not, you will cry as long as you are uncomfortable. The new mother has to deal with it and may be too busy to have a rest.
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improper diet
During confinement, many new mothers eat a lot of supplements every day, but at this time, the gastrointestinal function is weak, and improper supplementation can easily lead to digestive system disorder. Gastrointestinal discomfort hinders the smooth progress of digestion, increases the burden on the liver, causes insufficient oxygen supply to the heart and brain, and reduces sleep quality.
Frequent feeding
Family members or Yue Yue can help take care of the baby, such as changing diapers, but breastfeeding must be done by the new mother herself. Babies eat and sleep every day, their bodies develop rapidly and need more milk, so they are often hungry. Therefore, new mothers should breastfeed frequently. Even if children eat milk powder, they should be fed regularly, so it is difficult for new mothers to sleep well.
The harm of postpartum lack of sleep
As we all know, when people lack sleep, they will be in a trance and dizzy state. So, what harm will lack of sleep do to pregnant women?
Lack of postpartum sleep is easy to forget.
It not only consumes a lot of physical strength, but also consumes a lot of qi and blood, so we must pay attention to aftercare after delivery. If the postpartum sleep is insufficient, the new mother's attention will be easily distracted and difficult to concentrate, and forgetfulness will occur over time.
Lack of postpartum sleep is easy to lose hair.
New mothers have to take care of their babies, so they often can't have a good rest. Long-term lack of sleep will affect the blood circulation in the head, causing headaches and hair loss.
Lack of postpartum sleep is easy to gain weight.
The results show that when the baby is half a year old, if the new mother sleeps less than 5 hours a day, when the child reaches 1, her weight is 5 kilograms more than that of those mothers who sleep 7 hours a day. If postpartum 1 year is less than postpartum sleep for half a year, it will greatly increase the difficulty of slimming. For the sake of physical and mental health, new mothers should ensure adequate sleep. In addition to exercise and healthy eating, it is best to sleep 2 hours more every day.
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Six measures to improve the quality of postpartum sleep
Usually, it is difficult for new mothers to solve the problem of insufficient sleep alone. They can seek help from others or relieve it through diet conditioning.
1 Diet Care
● Rich in VB food. For example, VB 12, B6, B2, folic acid, etc. It can be obtained from green vegetables, animal livers, whole wheat foods, milk eggs, pork, peanuts and other foods, and new mothers should add it in moderation.
● Foods rich in calcium. This food has the effects of calming the nerves and improving sleep. If the maternal intake is insufficient, it is easy to cause insomnia, muscle aches and other conditions. Foods such as milk, sesame seeds and bean products are good supplementary sources.
● Foods rich in tryptamine. The uniqueness of tryptamine acid lies in its good sleep effect. Among fresh fruits, banana has the highest content; Nuts recommend pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds. In addition, bean products, milk, fish, meat and other foods are also rich in content.
NO.2 relax properly before going to bed
Doing some relaxing things half an hour before going to bed, such as reading books, listening to music, massaging yourself and applying masks, are all ways to relax your body and mind, which is more conducive to sleep.
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NO.3 follow the baby's regular work and rest
Generally speaking, babies sleep about 15 hours a day, while adults only need to sleep for 8 hours. Therefore, when the baby is sleeping, whenever the new mother feels tired, she can lie down and rest. Don't underestimate these short breaks, it can also keep you full of energy.
NO.4 follow the baby's regular work and rest
Moderate exercise is helpful to sleep and can also improve the quality of sleep. The best exercise time before going to bed is about 3 hours before going to bed, which will not make people too excited and can make people fall asleep safely. In addition, you should ensure that you have more than half an hour of exercise every day, so that it will be effective. New mothers can do some relaxing exercises after delivery!
NO.5 please help me with my new moon.
If the family can't take time to take care of the mother and baby because of work and other reasons, and the new mother has limited energy, then Yue Yue can be hired to help. Yue Yue can't take the place of mother. She mainly helps her mother to do maternal and child care, such as making soup, taking a bath and wiping, changing diapers and so on. And you can also let her do housework and cleaning.
NO.6 Bao Dad or his family helps with the baby.
After the baby is born, the mother will enter the puerperium and start confinement. In order to recuperate the weak body as soon as possible, the husband and family can rely on the most solid support. Besides breast-feeding, other things to take care of the baby can also be shared by the family, such as taking a bath, playing, washing diapers and putting the child to bed. New mothers can have a rest and get more rest time.