You can eat oatmeal when you are confinement. Oatmeal is not cold and dry, which is very suitable for lying-in women. Oatmeal has extremely high nutritional value, is rich in various lysine necessary for human body, and also contains linoleic acid lacking in other foods, which can make pregnant women healthier. These nutrients can also improve the quality of maternal milk, which can enter the baby's body and make the baby grow healthier.
Oatmeal is not only full of nutrients, but also has the effect of promoting milk secretion. Because oatmeal contains a saponin substance, this substance can make the mother secrete more prolactin, thus making the mother's milk more abundant. Dextran is also an important nutrient in oatmeal, and it can also promote lactation.
There are many ways to eat oatmeal. Mothers can mix it with milk or cook porridge with oatmeal and other ingredients. If the lying-in woman is weak, when cooking porridge with oatmeal, you can also add some ingredients such as red dates, purple rice and red beans to replenish qi and blood.