In Chinese medicine, it is very important for a woman to have a confinement after giving birth. Because women will lose a lot of blood in the process of giving birth to babies, consume qi and blood, and their physical functions will also decline. Without proper maintenance, colds can easily invade and damage meridians.
It is easy to cause postpartum blood deficiency and lack of vital qi, so night sweats and yang deficiency. And internal heat is caused by yin deficiency. Moreover, if the mother takes a lot of supplements, it will still cause constipation and prolonged postpartum lochia. If lack of qi and blood will lead to insufficient breast milk, poor rest will lead to hyperactivity of liver fire, endocrine disorders, postpartum depression and other symptoms.
Therefore, the ancient Chinese medicine culture pays attention to confinement, which is good for both parturient and newborn. Nowadays, many people learn the production concept that Europeans and Americans don't have confinement.
In fact, this is a great harm to blood and energy. When you are old and weak, you will lose more than you gain. We are different from Europeans in species, diet, living habits and physique.
The confinement period for women after delivery is six weeks, so they can have moderate cultivation, simple exercise and scientific food supplement, without brushing their teeth, washing their hair and taking a bath like the traditional older generation. Now scientific confinement has long been discouraged. How to wash or how to wash.
There is no need to learn the western concept of fertility and the habit of not confinement after childbirth. Numerous examples show that the disease that falls in the second month will be difficult to recover for life if it is not treated properly.
If scientific confinement is adopted, women's bodies can be well conditioned; Postpartum will be like a different person, with black hair reborn, rosy and shiny skin and enhanced physique. These are the physiological changes brought to women by scientific confinement.