When is the best time to eat chicken during confinement? Do I need to eat one chicken a day during confinement?

We all know that after a woman gives birth, her body needs a period of time to recuperate, and she needs confinement. During confinement, there are many things to pay attention to, especially in terms of diet. The diet during confinement is generally lighter, but nutritional supplements are also needed. So when is the best time to eat chicken during confinement? Let’s take a closer look below!

Can I eat chicken during confinement?

The first week after delivery

The body is the weakest at this stage, especially for mothers who have had a caesarean section. The physical reaction after the surgery is relatively large. Therefore, expectant mothers should eat chicken during the first week after delivery. The mother's diet is basically light and easy to digest food, such as millet porridge, minced meat stewed with eggs, pork liver soup, etc. Although chicken is a protein-rich food, which is helpful for wound recovery, the fat content in chicken is relatively high, which will cause a greater burden on the gastrointestinal tract, so it is not advisable to eat chicken in the first week after delivery.

Starting from the second week after delivery

Expectant mothers can appropriately supplement some protein-rich foods to promote wound healing and replenish physical strength. Chicken is rich in high-quality protein and is very useful for wound recovery, but expectant mothers are best not to eat hen's meat, because the mother needs to reduce the estrogen content in the body to secrete milk, and hens have high estrogen content. Therefore, eating hen's meat and drinking hen soup is not conducive to postpartum lactation. Pregnant mothers can only eat rooster chicken and drink rooster soup to promote lactation. But the mother should also control the amount of rooster meat she eats, especially before the mammary glands are unblocked, because roosters have a better milk secretion effect. If the mammary glands are not unblocked, milk will swell, and the baby's food intake is also very small during the confinement period. Therefore, the mother should try not to take excessive supplements during the confinement period.

Do I need to eat a chicken a day during confinement?

No.

Generally speaking, you have to sit for 42 days. During this period of time, you can rest well. The body that has been severely damaged can recover almost as much, which will be good for your future health.

But one chicken every day is too exaggerated. You should not eat or drink too greasy food for a week after giving birth. The main thing is to eat light and easy to digest. Later, you can gradually eat more nutritious food, such as chicken, fish, meat and eggs. You should also eat more vegetables, and you can also eat fruits. Eat in a variety of ways, so that you will not feel tired. If you have one chicken every day, how many people can eat it?

During the confinement period, be careful not to eat cold, hard food or drink too hot soup, which is bad for your teeth; do not eat spicy food; and do not eat food that can cause lactation, such as barley tea.

What not to eat during the confinement period

Foods that can restore milk production

During the confinement period, an important purpose for breastfeeding mothers is to clear the mammary glands and promote milk production. Therefore, you must avoid foods that can restore milk production, such as barley, leeks, bitter melon, hens, etc., and eat more foods that are good for lactation, such as crucian carp tofu soup, pig's trotters and soybean soup, day lily scrambled eggs, luffa scrambled eggs, wild rice stir-fried shredded pork, etc., which not only promotes the secretion of breast milk, but also helps mothers to supplement nutrients such as protein, vitamins, calcium, iron, etc., which is very beneficial to the health of both mothers and mothers.

Cold, spicy and spicy foods

The blood loss and physical energy consumption during the childbirth process make the mother's body weaker. Therefore, the diet during the confinement period should be mainly warming and tonic, especially cold, spicy and spicy foods are not allowed. Not only are they not conducive to nourishing qi and blood, but they can also cause irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, it is best for mothers to eat warm foods during the confinement period. Even fruits should be scalded with hot water to remove the coldness before eating; cold foods should be eaten as little or as little as possible, such as watermelon, kiwi fruit, etc.; seafood, peppers and other foods that can cause pressure or irritation to the gastrointestinal tract should be avoided. Moreover, the food during the confinement period should contain less condiments and the taste should be as light as possible, because the content of food additives in various condiments is high. If the mother breastfeeds, she should eat less condiments, especially MSG, otherwise the ingredients will be passed to the baby through the milk and have an adverse impact on brain development.

Greasy, high-sugar, and high-calorie foods

During the confinement period, the mother’s gastrointestinal function has not yet recovered. Greasy, high-sugar, and high-calorie foods will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, which is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and can easily lead to symptoms such as diarrhea or constipation. Moreover, the mother will consume too much energy when eating these foods. In addition, during the confinement period, the mother mainly rests and has very little activity, which is not conducive to energy consumption, which will lead to weight gain during the confinement period. Therefore, although the mother needs to supplement nutrition during the confinement period, she must ensure that the meat and vegetables are mixed and even in thickness. Vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, which are rich in vitamins, trace elements, and dietary fiber, must ensure daily intake; when drinking various nutritional soups, try to skim off the oil on the surface before drinking, and the intake must be controlled.