First, the principle of shampooing and bathing in confinement is 1. Be sure to dry your body with a dry bath towel or towel after washing. Don't be greedy and wear less clothes. If you wash your hair, dry it with a hair dryer, and you won't catch a cold.
2. Don't take a bath for too long. Mother is weak after delivery, with poor resistance and physical quality has not recovered. So don't take a bath for a long time just because you are comfortable, once every 5- 10 minutes, even in summer.
3, do not take a bath, even if there is cleanliness, you should exercise restraint, otherwise the uterus is easy to be infected. There is also the best not to take a bath, just wipe it with a towel or rinse it with a shower head, otherwise the dirty water from the bath will easily run into the uterus, and it will be bad if the bacteria are infected.
Be sure to dry your head and body after bathing. 4. Pay more attention to caesarean section. Mothers can't wash their hair and bathe as early as mothers who give birth naturally, because they have wounds on their bodies and the wounds have a great influence on people. If they don't handle the healing properly, they will leave sequela for the future body and even affect the future fertility.
5. Bath and shampoo time (1) Mothers who give birth naturally can wash their hair and bathe 2-5 days after delivery. They must not wash their hair just after giving birth, even if they sweat a lot when giving birth, they can't take a bath within 24 hours.
(2) Caesarean mothers 10 can't take a bath or a tub bath, but if lochia is smelly, wash the vulva with clear water without touching the wound. At the same time, just wipe your body with a towel when you take a shower.
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Second, the shampoo blowing in confinement 1, the increase of shampoo in summer. If it is summer, in order to prevent scalp inflammation and odor caused by long-term non-shampoo, you can increase the number of shampoos, but it should be once a week.
Reminder: In summer, everyone loves to open the window and turn on the air conditioner at home. Don't open the window and turn on the air conditioner during and after washing your hair, so as not to catch cold on your scalp.
2. Wash your hair in winter to reduce the frequency of washing your hair in winter. Wrap your hair with a big towel immediately after each shampoo and dry it in time. Never go to bed without drying your hair, lest cold and dampness enter your body and cause lifelong diseases.
3, don't blow your hair directly, not only can't be affected by cold air, but also can't be affected by hot air. Whether it's air conditioning in summer, cold air from the fan or hot air in winter, don't blow directly at the new mother. These precautions must be remembered.
4, ginger shampoo New mothers can use some ginger boiled water to wash their hair, which can remove the head wind. It is an indigenous method known to the older generation to cut off the skin of ginger for cooking, then dry the skin in the sun and cook it in water, and then bathe and wash your hair with it.
Intimate explanation: Ginger has the effects of warming the stomach, dispelling wind and dispelling cold, which is very suitable for pregnant women.
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Third, other precautions for confinement 1, warm water scrubbing It is recommended that mothers who give birth naturally can scrub with warm water of about 40 degrees Celsius 24 hours after delivery. If there are no special circumstances, they should not rush to wash their hair or take a bath!
2, clothes often change whether you take a shower or not, clothes must be changed frequently, postpartum milk overflow, or lochia side leakage will dirty clothes, so change clothes frequently to prevent bacteria from breeding infection.
3. Changing underwear every day means changing underwear every day. The baby eats it directly. If the underwear is not clean, it means that the baby eats it directly, which directly affects the baby's health.
4. The choice of clothes is loose. Another point is to wear loose clothes. Otherwise, too tight is not conducive to postpartum recovery. Otherwise, it will be even worse when raising milk. The material of clothes is preferably cotton, which is breathable and sweat-absorbent.