How to keep menstruation clean during confinement?

Confinement is one of the most important activities for women in the first month after childbirth, because women experience a life and death process during childbirth, their physical strength is severely consumed, and they also have postpartum wounds that need to be recovered. For example, some women may also have bleeding problems similar to menstruation after childbirth. This is actually a manifestation of lochia. Let’s take a look at how to make menstruation clean during confinement.

There are certain differences in the length of time it takes for lochia to be discharged after giving birth. It is usually about one to two weeks, which is a longer time. If it is not clear after this time, you should consider that it is caused by poor uterine contraction, or it may be caused by inflammatory infection, cold, or lack of rest.

Methods to promote lochia discharge:

1. Let your baby suck the nipple more often.

When the baby sucks the nipple, it can cause reflex uterine contraction, which is beneficial to the discharge of lochia. Therefore, insisting on breastfeeding is not only beneficial for the baby to absorb nutrients, but also very helpful for the discharge of lochia and repair of the uterus.

Drinking some Shenghua soup or taking Shenghua pills can help to expel lochia.

You can ask a Chinese medicine doctor to prescribe Shenghua Tang 2-3 days after delivery. Drinking it for a few days can help expel lochia in time. What is Shenghua Tang? It is a medicinal soup made from several Chinese medicinal herbs such as angelica, Chuanxiong, peach kernel, dried ginger, and licorice. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, warming the meridians and relieving pain. Please note that Shenghua Tang must be consumed promptly to be effective.

2. You can drink some ginger and brown sugar water after giving birth.

Ginger and brown sugar water can not only warm the uterus and drive away the cold, but also promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, promote the discharge of lochia, and is beneficial to the early recovery of the uterus. Ginger and brown sugar water is easy and convenient to make. Just crush the ginger, add water, bring to a boil, then add a small piece of brown sugar until it dissolves.

3. Drink some glutinous rice wine appropriately.

Glutinous rice wine not only has a nourishing effect, suitable for women with weak constitution after childbirth, but also can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and promote the discharge of lochia as soon as possible. There is a little-known secret about glutinous rice wine, which is that it can also help with lactation and solve the problem of insufficient breast milk.

4. Massage the abdomen and uterus in a clockwise direction.

Massaging the abdomen and uterus every day can promote blood circulation in the abdomen and uterus, and promote the discharge of secretions such as blood clots from the body. This is very helpful for clearing lochia and repairing the uterus. Do it 3 times a day, each time for about 10 minutes.