Can pregnant women eat salt?

Pregnant women begin to accept delivery in the late stage of pregnancy, so what they should pay attention to after delivery is the mother’s diet. Especially when the mother is in confinement after giving birth, because confinement is a very critical period. Many mothers do not have a good diet structure or a bad lifestyle during the confinement period, which leads to health problems. So can pregnant women eat salt?

Can I eat salt during confinement?

I believe many mothers have heard that they cannot eat salt during the confinement period. It is said that if mothers eat salt during the confinement period, it will affect their milk and thus affect the health of the baby. Parenting experts say that the statement that they cannot eat salt during the confinement period is completely wrong. Salt is a condiment and an essential element for the human body. Therefore, mothers should still eat salt during the confinement period, but they can eat less. The diet during the confinement period should be light and nutritious, but it does not mean that they cannot eat salt.

The harm of not eating salt during confinement

1. Affect appetite

If no salt is added to the diet during the postpartum period, it will directly affect the appetite of the mother, especially some meat dishes will be tasteless without salt. If the mother's appetite decreases during the confinement period, it will be more detrimental to the secretion of milk. Therefore, the mother should still eat some salt in moderation during the confinement period.

2. Unbalanced nutrition

If you don't eat salt during the confinement period, it may cause nutritional imbalance in the mother's body. We all know that mothers sweat easily during the confinement period, and sweating can easily cause the loss of body salt. If salt is not replenished in time, it will affect the mother's postpartum recovery.

3. Affect milk secretion

If you do not eat salt during the confinement period, it will directly affect the secretion of milk of the mother. Because the mother is prone to sweating during the confinement period, the loss of body salt will directly lead to less milk if it is not replenished in time. Therefore, it is still necessary to eat some salt in moderation during the confinement period.

Precautions for eating salt during confinement

You can eat salt in moderation during the confinement period, but remember not to eat too much, because the mother's gastrointestinal ability is not yet fully developed during the confinement period, and the gastrointestinal system of the newborn is not yet perfect. Eating too much salt during the confinement period will cause edema in pregnant women and may also affect the baby's intellectual development.