What to eat in the first week of confinement
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Women entering puerperium after childbirth are called confinement. In the first week of confinement, it is recommended to eat light, digestible and nutritious foods, such as egg soup, crucian carp soup, pork chop soup, trotters soup, rice porridge, etc. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as apples, kiwi fruit and oranges, and eat less oil, salt, sugar and spicy, greasy and irritating foods. In addition, women in confinement, pay attention to observe lochia discharge, understand lochia color, nature, smell and quantity, general lochia will be clean within three weeks. Need to maintain genital hygiene, regular cleaning of the vulva, prevent the same room, timely replacement of hygiene products, keep the perineum dry.
