Many female friends who are confinement often feel very hungry, and they will feel very hungry soon after eating, especially when they wake up at night, but they don't know what to eat at this time. So they are more concerned about what to eat when they are hungry at midnight. Let's take a look at the following introduction, which I believe will bring you substantial help.

What do you eat when you are hungry in the middle of the night?

1, banana: contains a lot of cellulose and iron, and has the function of relaxing bowels and enriching blood. Postpartum women often stay in bed, with poor gastrointestinal peristalsis and easy constipation. Coupled with more postpartum blood loss, they need blood, and iron is one of the main raw materials for hematopoiesis. Therefore, eating more bananas can effectively prevent postpartum constipation and postpartum anemia. Mothers consume more iron, and the iron in milk is more, which also helps to prevent anemia in infants.

2, oranges: rich in vitamin C and calcium, vitamin C can enhance the elasticity and toughness of blood vessel walls and prevent bleeding. Postpartum endometrial wound is large and there is much bleeding. Eating more oranges can prevent postpartum hemorrhage. Calcium is an important component of baby's bones and teeth. Mothers who eat oranges properly can provide calcium to their children through milk, which can promote the growth of baby's teeth and bones and prevent rickets. In addition, orange stones and orange collaterals (white silk on orange petals) have a prolactin effect, and eating oranges can avoid breast duct blockage.

3. Eggs: Eggs are rich in protein and iron, and contain a variety of other nutrients, which are easy to be absorbed and utilized by the human body, and have no obvious "stomach stagnation" effect, which is very beneficial to maternal physical recovery and milk secretion. Eggs can be eaten in various forms, such as steamed eggs and boiled eggs. And it is advisable to eat three eggs a day. Eating too much at a time is not fully absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract, which is neither economical nor good for the body.

4. Brown sugar: The iron content is 1-3 times higher than that of white sugar, and women lose more blood after delivery. Eating brown sugar can promote hematopoiesis. Brown sugar is warm and has the function of promoting blood circulation, especially suitable for postpartum blood deficiency and blood stasis, which can promote blood stasis and uterine involution.

How many meals a day is good for confinement?

Women are very hard during the whole pregnancy, and need to eat a lot of nutrients to supplement their physical strength, and the delivery process will also consume a lot of physical strength of women, so postpartum mothers are prone to deficiency of both qi and blood, and their bodies are quite fragile. Mother needs a lot of food to nourish her body during confinement. It is best to eat 6 meals a day and eat as few meals as possible to ensure that her body gets enough nutrition and milk can be supplied adequately.

For a woman, this is a very special moment. It must be hard to take care of her family at this time. If women are often hungry at night, they can prepare some edible food, and of course, they can wake up their elders or husbands to make a new food suitable for pregnant women. In short, don't force yourself to be hungry.