What to eat to restore Qi and blood after childbirth

In fact, replenishing qi and blood after childbirth is really not that fancy. It is enough to give priority to daily foods that are well digested and rich in heme iron and high-quality protein. If you eat donkey hide gelatin and stew ginseng as soon as you start, you will easily step into the trap of not replenishing your deficiency.

My best friend had a baby last year, and there was a lot of bleeding during the operation. On the day she was discharged from the hospital, her lips were as white as faded lipstick marks. Her mother-in-law felt sorry for her, so she made donkey hide gelatin and longan soup every morning and night. As a result, on the third day, she developed breast congestion and a fever of 38.5°C. She was also constipated to the point of crying while sitting on the toilet. Later, she went to the nutrition department and the doctor asked her to stop all major supplements. For each main meal, add half a bowl of red bean and glutinous rice porridge that is boiled until sandy, with a hard-boiled egg. When drinking warm milk as a snack in the afternoon, throw in 3 pitted red dates. Once every other day, she eats stewed lean beef or minced pork liver cooked with thin noodles. Even after eating for less than a week, she did not need to put on blush, her face naturally had a pink complexion, and she never had gastrointestinal discomfort.

Speaking of this, some people must ask, can brown sugar and donkey-hide gelatin, which are so controversial on the Internet, be eaten? In fact, both views are reasonable. Take brown sugar as an example. Most people who find it useful drink it a few days before giving birth. A small spoonful at a time with warm water can not only quickly replenish the energy consumed by childbirth, but also help the lochia to be discharged more smoothly. ； Most people who say it is useless are those who drank it continuously for ten days and a half. In addition to consuming a lot of sugar and gaining a few pounds, it can also easily lead to endless lochia, which in turn delays recovery. As for donkey-hide gelatin, if you have cleared the lochia, are not prone to getting angry, and do not suffer from heavy phlegm and dampness (that is, you always feel that your throat is sticky with phlegm, and your stool is sticky and cannot be flushed down the toilet), eating a small amount 1-2 times a week can indeed replenish your qi and blood. However, if you eat it without clearing the lochia, it will aggravate the blood stasis and blockage, which is not worth the gain.

In fact, many people have misunderstood the priority of replenishing qi and blood after childbirth. In the first week after giving birth, the gastrointestinal function is as weak as that of a baby that has just learned to crawl. No matter how many expensive supplements you give it, it will not be able to digest it. Instead, it becomes a burden. Only nutrients that can be absorbed normally are effective. If you don’t like to eat red meat and pork liver, don’t force yourself to swallow them. Blanch dark green vegetables such as spinach and lettuce to remove oxalic acid, and cook them with soft tofu. Or you can take some iron supplements as directed by your doctor, and drink half a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice to supplement vitamin C. The absorption efficiency of iron can still be improved, which is much better than suffering from fat meat.

Oh, by the way, don’t believe the “postpartum qi and blood ointment” sold on the Internet that costs hundreds or even thousands. I had a neighbor who spent more than 2,000 for a course of treatment. After eating it, he gained almost 10 pounds, and the hemoglobin was still low. It’s better to arrange the meat, eggs and vegetables for three meals a day in a down-to-earth manner, which is worse than any IQ tax.