Chapter 274: Can't you eat green vegetables in postpartum meals?
Chapter 274: Can't you eat green vegetables in postpartum meals?
The breast pump had this function, which even Shen Wancheng herself hadn't expected.
“You’re right, you can express the milk and feed it to the baby from the bottle.”
This point seems to have struck a chord with many older women, as those who previously dismissed Shen Wancheng's postpartum care center suddenly asked.
Do you sell this breast pump?
Shen Wancheng was stunned for a moment.
Is this because her postpartum care center has just opened, and she's already planning to open a maternity and baby store?
Regardless of whether we open a maternity and baby store in the future, it's better to agree to this lady's request to sell to other businesses now.
Anyway, she won't lose out by selling to other companies.
"Of course you can just buy a breast pump; you can come directly to our postpartum care center to purchase it."
Someone laughed and said, "Mrs. Gu is really good at business. She hasn't even given birth yet, but she knows so much about postpartum care. It's obvious she's done her homework and isn't just a hands-off manager."
"Sigh, that's right. I didn't know anything back then, so I gritted my teeth and gave birth, thinking I was finally free. Who knew I would suffer even more during postpartum confinement? Now I'm more afraid of breast engorgement than the process of giving birth."
Shen Wancheng smiled and said, "I'm going to open this postpartum care center, so of course I need to understand it myself. Besides, I'm about to give birth myself, so it's good to know more. I'll be staying here for my postpartum care myself, and all the ladies are welcome to come and visit when you have time."
"Then I'll definitely come and see how you take care of yourself during your postpartum period."
Shen Wancheng then went to the baby area and introduced the cribs, changing tables, musical cradles, etc.
“Every new mother here is assigned a dedicated postpartum nanny who takes care of the baby around the clock, ensuring the mother’s quality rest and allowing her to easily learn how to care for the baby. This way, when she returns to her own home, she can also understand whether the nanny’s methods of caring for her child are correct.”
Shen Wancheng then led everyone to visit the deluxe suite.
The superior suites are much larger than the regular suites and have more complete facilities.
In addition to a bed for the mother's family to sleep on, there are also some recovery equipment.
If the mother is in a regular suite, she will need to go to a special area to use these facilities.
After Shen Wancheng led everyone on the tour, it was already past midnight.
Lunch was served at Gu Jinxing's private club, located one floor below the postpartum care center, as the center didn't have enough tables and chairs.
However, the lunch that Shen Wancheng prepared for everyone was a postpartum meal made by a professional chef trained at the postpartum care center.
Because we didn't know the dietary restrictions of the ladies present, we didn't prepare separate meals for each new mother today. Instead, we served eighteen postpartum dishes on one table.
As the dishes were being served, Shen Wancheng introduced them.
"The dishes served at noon today are all postpartum meals from our postpartum care center. Please try them and give us your feedback."
A table was filled with dishes.
The stylishly dressed girl spoke first, "Are postpartum meals this plentiful? I think postpartum care is already quite good."
Shen Wancheng smiled and said, "Of course, these are not just meals for one day. We have a dedicated nutritionist to plan the meals for each new mother every day, and we will record the new mother's dietary restrictions when she checks in, so that she can eat to her heart's content every time."
“These dishes are indeed plentiful, such as cuttlefish, peanut and pig's feet soup, old ginger and eggs, and chicken bone soup. These are things we ate every day back then. But there are also many dishes on your table that look plentiful, but are actually not suitable for postpartum women.”
"Yes, look at this plate of spinach. How can you eat vegetables during postpartum confinement? You can't eat it!"
"What? You can't eat vegetables during postpartum confinement? That'll cause constipation! That's terrible!"
The fashionable girl was the one who immediately spoke up.
Her mother had become numb to her outspokenness.
After she spoke, he simply stepped on her foot under the table as a warning, his expressionless face conveying the message.
The woman replied, "Of course not. If you really want to eat green vegetables, you can only eat a little bit of this red amaranth. This red color can replenish blood."
Shen Wancheng was utterly speechless.
It's true that amaranth can help replenish blood, but not because it's red; rather, it contains more iron than spinach.
However, if you can only eat this one type of vegetable during postpartum confinement, it's questionable whether it can relieve constipation caused by eating only meat. Even if it does have this effect, you'll get tired of it.
Moreover, many people don't like to eat amaranth.
However, before Shen Wancheng could refute the idea that vegetables shouldn't be eaten, someone else spoke up.
"There was no such thing as not being able to eat vegetables during my postpartum period. I had to have a vegetable dish every day during my postpartum period, otherwise I would get a sore throat. My postpartum period went very well."
"Me too. I've never heard of not being able to eat vegetables. You can eat them, but meat dishes, stews, and soups are a must with every meal."
"That's right, I also ate vegetables during my postpartum confinement period."
The woman who said she couldn't eat vegetables felt embarrassed when so many people contradicted her, and her face turned very pale.
"Anyway, I've never eaten any vegetables during my postpartum period, even though I've had three children. It's only been a month, so what's so hard about it? The elders are asking for these things because they want what's best for us."
Many people wanted to refute what this lady said, but felt it wasn't worth it for something that didn't concern them.
Only Wen Nan, who had been silent until now, spoke up.
“Sometimes the elderly control us under the guise of doing what’s best for us, and don’t allow us to resist their authority. When I was in postpartum confinement, I ate meat and fish every day. I ate vegetables and fruits, and I still got constipated. If they didn’t let me eat vegetables with my diet, I don’t know how long I would have gone without pooping.”
The Governor's wife, who was close to Wen Nan, said with a smile, "You were fine back then, you didn't get hemorrhoids or rectal prolapse, it must have been thanks to eating vegetables."
"Oh, Mrs. Liu, do you still remember? I had constipation because I ate too much nourishing food back then."
Shen Wancheng smiled gratefully at Wen Nan and Mrs. Liu.
Then he added.
"It's true that you shouldn't eat too much raw or cold food during postpartum confinement. However, vegetables are dietary fiber, so you can not only eat them, but it's best to include some in every meal. This is what my professional nutritionist told me, and it's all supported by scientific research both domestically and internationally."
The woman who said she couldn't eat vegetables retorted indignantly.
"Still using foreign countries as a pretext? Do you think women go abroad for postpartum care? You're talking about foreign countries?"
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