Novice mother and baby new year introduction

　　Mo Peng

　　Every year during the Spring Festival, some newborn babies are welcomed. The "basic necessities of life" during the Spring Festival determines the health of novice mothers and babies. Mariette, the chief physician of gynecology and pediatrics of Rocket Army Characteristic Medical Center, prepared a holiday health guide for these two groups.

　　new mother

　　There are four precautions for novice mothers to celebrate the holidays.

　　First, the thickness of clothes should be moderate, especially in the north. During the Spring Festival, the weather is cold. It is best for novice mothers to dress in a loose, warm, soft, comfortable and clean manner. Clothes should be changed, washed and dried frequently. If the indoor temperature is suitable, you don’t need to wear a hat and thick cotton-padded clothes, but if you want to go out, you should keep warm and windproof. After all, the maternity who has just given birth has low resistance, so you should pay attention to preventing colds and infections.

　　Second, the diet is light and less greasy. During the Spring Festival, the dishes on the dining table are richer than usual, and big fish, big meat and fatty food can be seen everywhere. However, mothers who have just given birth can’t stand this kind of "supplement". Oily food can easily cause problems such as breast duct blockage, milk deposition, and even acute mastitis. Babies who eat breast milk may also have indigestion and diarrhea. In addition, we should avoid raw, cold, hard and spicy diets, because the hormone level and body condition of women after delivery have changed, and the gastrointestinal digestive function is in the recovery period.

　　Third, the environment is quiet and not noisy, visiting relatives and friends, congratulating the New Year, and there are many people in the family. If there are guests visiting, they should be mainly received by their families. Mothers should try not to carry their babies out of the room, because newborns have weak resistance and should avoid the risk of infection. Don’t always close the doors and windows in the living room. Open the windows for ventilation once or twice a day to avoid dirty air in the room. However, when ventilating, pay attention to avoid indoor convection wind, and don’t let the wind blow directly to the parturient and newborn.

　　Fourth, novice mothers who are moderately active in bed generally don’t travel in the second month, but they can’t stay in bed most of the time. It is necessary to get out of bed as soon as possible after delivery, which can reduce the formation of venous thrombosis and promote the discharge of lochia, which is conducive to the recovery of uterus.

　　Newborn baby

　　Babies born before and during the Spring Festival bring special joy to the family, but don’t forget to give them more careful care.

　　First, don’t cover your baby too hot. It is one of the challenges for him or her to adapt to the temperature, so it is advisable to keep the room temperature at 20-25℃ and keep the air fresh. Neonates’ thermoregulatory center is not well developed, and the subcutaneous fat layer is thin, so they are sensitive to external temperature changes. Even if the Spring Festival climate in the north is cold, you can’t cover your baby too thick. Excessive warmth will make newborns sweat a lot and lose fluids in the body. In severe cases, there will be a series of manifestations such as dehydration and hypoxia. In addition to the appropriate thickness of clothes, the quilt should not be too tight and too thick.

　　Second, don’t kiss and shake the newborn mother. Don’t let others kiss the newborn casually, lest the baby be infected with the disease. Pinch your face, a little gesture of "showing love", is also not desirable, because it may squeeze your baby’s parotid gland and parotid duct, causing diseases such as baby drooling and oral mucositis. In addition, because the baby’s brain is not well developed and the neck muscles have weak support for the head, don’t shake the newborn too much.

　　Third, use the flash carefully when taking pictures. The baby’s first Spring Festival is so meaningful that adults want to take some pictures of the baby as a souvenir. Whether it is a professional SLR camera or a smart phone, you must use the flash carefully. This strong light may cause damage to the baby’s retinal nerve cells. Just take pictures of children with natural light.

　　(Author: Rocket Army Characteristic Medical Center)