Green medicine chest
Ideally, the expectant mother should be absolutely healthy. In practice, this happens rarely. Do not panic! Aim for timely prevention and proper treatment. Thrush is one of the most common diseases among expectant mothers. Of course, it was worth solving this problem before conception of the child. During pregnancy, many obstetrician-gynecologists do not recommend treating fungal diseases medically. All that is in your power - to protect the baby from possible infection during the passage of the birth canal. To do this, three weeks before the expected date of delivery, irrigate (not douche) the perineum with fermented milk products, such as matzoni, buttermilk, bifidokefir.
Wonderful prophylaxis of thrush - herbal baths with decoction of chamomile flowers, birch leaves and pine buds. And do not forget that fungi like all the most delicious: sweets, buns. Therefore lean on vegetative food: fresh fruit, greens and whole grains. A time-tested fortifying drink is prepared from the root of ginger. By the way, it is good for heartburn, which often torments expectant mothers. Anemia is a diagnosis that is frightened in women's consultations by expectant mothers with reduced hemoglobin. In fact, in most cases this is the natural state of a pregnant woman. High hemoglobin during childbirth can play a cruel joke with the body, causing severe bleeding. If you eat right, rest well and do not over-feed, there is no reason to worry. If hemoglobin is very low, you feel weakness, dizziness, noise in the ears, loss of appetite, drink a decoction of wild strawberry. And do not forget about the delicious and useful berries in anemia: figs, prunes, watermelon, blueberries, quince.
Herbs for the woman in labor
Did you prepare your body for childbirth during all three trimesters? It is wonderful! Regular physical exercises (such sparing as yoga, taichi or special gymnastics) as well as possible affect the elasticity of the muscles of the pelvic floor. However, even a woman with a good stretch will not be superfluous to protect herself from gaps in the perineum. One month before the expected date of birth, begin to massage the perineum. Ideal for this purpose is suitable for hunter's oil. It improves the lymph flow and makes the skin supple. Hypericum oil is not difficult to prepare at home. In general, what you eat and drink in the last trimester of pregnancy can affect the course of labor. The closer to the birth, the more "oily" your food should be.Pour the toast of the grain bread with a tablespoon of flaxseed oil.Add a couple of teaspoons of sesame oil in the oatmeal, such small tricks can play an important role in the future. prevention of hemorrhoids, eaten on the day of a handful of olives (5-6 pieces) has a positive effect on the fetoplacental complex, improving the blood flow of the expectant mother. Slightly toasted walnuts contribute to improving the breathing of the fetus, positively affect its development .
Nervous before birth? Switch from green tea to mint tea with currant leaf and oregano. Overpopulation is a problem that any woman can face.
Sometimes doctors advise using mechanical stimulants or medications. However, there are plants that, without harm to the mother and child, contribute to the launch of labor. For example, evening primrose oil. And again food! Do you want to competently enter childbirth? Then, just before the birth, put aside the nuts - they have already fulfilled their important function. Look at the fat fish (for example, salmon) and meat.
40 days after delivery
It is believed that the most difficult period of post-natal life is the first 40 days . The body, exhausted during labor, is gaining strength. Heals wounds. The stomach is drawn. You slowly recover and get used to your new image. There is a real birth of the mother. There is a process of establishing lactation. Inexperienced mothers often do not know how to properly nurse a baby . Involuntarily one has to deal with the problem of excess or lack of milk. There are many recipes for milk drinks. For example, caraway drink or water from radish. If some mothers suffer from lack of milk, others do not know what to do with its excess. The main thing is, do not panic! A competent strategy of action and measures taken in time will help to avoid lactostasis. Taking a hot evening bath, do a breast massage with St. John's Wort oil. Eliminate milk from your diet. With great care, treat such herbs as shepherd's bag, yarrow, fennel and anise. Instead of tea with milk, which is sometimes abused by young mothers, drink mint water, it helps to reduce the amount of breast milk.
To prevent the appearance of cracks , lubricate the nipples with apricot kernel oil or jojoba oil. Before drying, wipe off oil with a dry absorbent cloth.
What if milk congestion was formed? Apply the baby to the breast more often. Directly before feeding, put on a breast for five minutes a rag heated by iron, soaked in mint water. Stale lobule gently massage during feeding. In the intervals between the feedings, attach a cabbage leaf or a pack of cold cottage cheese to your chest. Do not do alcohol-containing compresses on the chest (for example, with camphor oil). It depresses the hormone oxytocin, which affects your well-being and establishes a psychological connection between the mother and the baby. Good health to you, Mom!