Custom 1: You can't wash your hair and take a bath.

Traditional custom: After delivery, the pores and seams of the whole body skin are opened. If you still take a bath, it will make the wind and cold invade the body, which is prone to joint and muscle pain.

Scientific statement: keep warm and take a hot bath; Take a bath for 5- 10 minutes at a time. If the delivery is not smooth, there is too much bleeding or a wound, wait until the body is well conditioned before washing, and pay attention to preparing a large bath towel to keep warm.

Custom 2: Blow without touching cold water.

Traditional custom: after giving birth to a baby, the seams of the whole body are open, which makes it easy for a cold to enter through the open seams, resulting in a "seven-day wind." Therefore, you must cover your body tightly for the next month.

Scientific statement: usually pay attention to window ventilation. Maternal weakness, excessive use of cold water, really easy to cause joint pain in the future. But there's no need to blow. Pay attention to opening the window and ventilation during the month, as long as you don't let the mother directly face the vent.

Custom 3: Don't eat fruits and vegetables.

Traditional custom: The puerpera's spleen and stomach are weak, so it is best not to eat fruits and vegetables in the second month to prevent gastrointestinal discomfort.

Scientific statement: you can eat vegetables and fruits in moderation. Vegetables and fruits should be properly supplemented during confinement, and people who are worried about cold constitution can supplement warm apples. Baby cabbage and broccoli in vegetables are rich in vitamins and can be supplemented appropriately.

Custom 4: No salt in the dish.

Traditional custom: pregnant women should not eat salt in the first few days after delivery, or their bodies will swell.

Scientific statement: control the salt content and eat lightly. Maternal diet should be light, too much salt intake will indeed cause edema, but it is unnecessary to put no salt at all. Proper amount of salt in maternal food can avoid dehydration due to excessive sweating in the second month, which is beneficial to physical recovery and milk secretion.

Custom 5: Don't brush your teeth in the month.

Traditional custom: brushing your teeth and gargling in the second month will shake your roots and hurt your teeth, leading to premature loosening, falling off or bleeding.

Scientific statement: insist on brushing your teeth every day. Maternal women eat a lot of sugar and high-protein food every day in the second month. If you don't brush your teeth, you will leave the residue of these foods in your teeth, which is easy to form dental caries or periodontal disease, causing bad breath and oral ulcers.