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Pasgo has compiled essential folk remedies for pregnant women and postpartum care, crucial for ensuring the health and beauty of both mother and child.
Tips for Pregnant Women
• Healing the Perineum for Mothers Giving Birth Normally
Mothers who give birth vaginally must never wash with saline water after leaving the hospital. Instead, they should only wash with diluted Betadine antiseptic solution mixed with warm water (available at any pharmacy). Alternatively, boil guava leaves with water, and wash twice a day. This will promote rapid healing and cleanliness.
Betadine antiseptic solution.
• Foods that help mothers recover quickly from childbirth
At week 34, pregnant women should eat black sesame soup cooked with arrowroot powder and sweet potato leaves. Consuming pineapple-related foods in the final weeks of pregnancy will soften the cervix and facilitate childbirth. Alternatively, crush a handful of basil leaves and steep in about 2 liters of water, which pregnant women should drink daily until delivery approaches. This will expedite cervical dilation and ease childbirth.
Black sesame sweet soup is highly beneficial for pregnant women.
• Helps the baby stay fair and healthy from the womb. Starting from the fifth month of pregnancy, pregnant women should consume about one stalk of sugarcane daily. This ensures that the baby is born fair, healthy, and clean.
Pregnant women should consume sugarcane juice from the fifth month onwards.
• Treating cough for pregnant women is safe for the baby.
Using 3 kumquats or 1 lemon, slice and soak with about 2 tablespoons of honey and a pinch of sea salt. Mix the ingredients well and then use each slice of kumquat or lemon to suck in your mouth until the taste is gone. After one night, the sore throat will be relieved and the cough will be much better, it is very safe for pregnant women to use.
Lemon honey helps pregnant women safely treat coughs.
• Quickly wet mother's clothes for fast breastfeeding.
Mix about 200ml of white wine with half a tablet of yeast until smooth, then apply it around the breasts for 15-20 minutes. If there is little breast milk, you can eat braised pork legs with green papaya.
White wine and yeast help mothers produce more milk
Achieve a slim waist immediately after giving birth
Right after returning from the hospital, mothers should roast 1 kg of sea salt grains and wrap them in a soft towel. Lie face down and press onto the towel with roasted salt grains until it cools. After 1 month, the waist will surprisingly slim down significantly.
Roasted salt grains aid in achieving a slim waist as when young
Prevent diaper rash and intestinal diseases in children
During the 33rd week of pregnancy, expectant mothers should consume steamed pig stomach with peppercorns to prevent diaper rash and intestinal diseases in newborns. Pregnant women should consume steamed pig stomach with peppercorns in the 33rd week.
Pregnant women or expectant mothers should regularly apply these tips for their children to stay healthy and beautiful.
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Tips for your child
To prevent diaper rash in babies
Blend bitter melon with water and bathe your baby daily to prevent diaper rash.
Avoid leaving newborns crying unattended
Leaving a newborn to cry alone is extremely harmful as their delicate nerves greatly need the comfort and affection of parents. If a baby is left crying without comfort, they may develop emotional detachment, distrust, and inability to cope with pressure as they grow up.
Parents should not ignore a crying baby
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Avoid chewing food and then feeding it to your child
• Treating tongue thrush in children
Absolutely avoid using honey to treat tongue thrush in children as honey is highly prone to bacterial contamination, leading to poisoning in infants. Extract juice from bitter melon, then use a cotton swab to dab gently on the tongue or let the child suck on it. The baby's tongue will be clean without much effort from the mother.
Wishing all pregnant women a safe and healthy journey.
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