Post delivery Health

Lot of women develop health problems after their delivery, and normally the basic reason for this is ignoring their diet. You need a nourishing balanced diet after delivery, and lack of good sleep is another factor that contributes to the bad health. These two are the basic cause of woman's  poor health and the dull, listless texture of skin, after delivery.

After delivery, every woman must ensure that she eats a balanced diet consisting of cereals, eggs, milk, meat, chicken, curd, jaggery, gram, pulses, green leafy vegetables and fruits. Of course that will depend on individuals economic status as well as food habits.

Owing to breast feeding, normally there is an extra demand for energy and proteins and hence it is important to take a diet which gives about 550 calories and 25 gm of extra proteins every day (this is over and above the normal practice), and this will ensure good health, good skin for woman.

At the same time drink plenty of water, avoid eating too much of pure ghee, dry fruits and sweets(this is what we do in normal course) after delivery. This will increase  milk production, and do take an iron tablet every day after meals.

Normally if a child gets adequate quantity of breast milk, the child sleeps peacefully after a feed and generally does not cry for a feed for the next 3 hours. Moreover, every woman should weigh their baby every fortnight, the child will be gaining weight at the rate of about 30 - 35 gms per day if every thing goes correct.

To take care of proper sleep, feed the child well before going to sleep. May be, you will have to wake up once at night. This will help the woman to have a good sleep which is also essential for good health of post delivery season. Very soon the baby will develop a rhythm of feeding which is convenient to both mother and child.