In ancient times, confinement was stricter than now. In ancient times, when a woman gave birth to a child, it was equivalent to walking around the gate of hell. Therefore, there were many requirements for confinement in ancient times.
First, tie a belt around your head. This is to prevent maternal headache symptoms. Wearing a moon hat or a headscarf is popular now.
This is mainly to prevent the maternal head from seeing the wind. In ancient times, it was thought that wind pathogen was easy to cause disease, so it was required that the mother tie a belt on her head after giving birth.
The second rule is that concubines who are confined to confinement can't get out of bed and walk around. In ancient times, confinement was not as scientific as we are now. Now, after a day or two, the doctor asked the parturient to take a walk in the field to promote the better discharge of lochia.
The concubines in ancient times were miserable. They had to lie in bed all the time and could not walk. This is also for the sake of their health, it is easy to see the wind when going out, and bed rest can better nourish their bodies.
The third is that you can't take a shower after giving birth. In fact, the first two are acceptable to everyone in modern times, but it is unacceptable not to take a shower and wash your hair for more than a month.
After all, modern caesarean section can take a bath a little more than ten days after delivery, and the lower body should be cleaned every day. It is more convenient to give birth naturally. After a day off, you can basically wash it every day.
Unlike in ancient times, it was mandatory to watch concubines not take a bath. Think about it. If the doors and windows are closed in summer, concubines will stink if they don't take a bath for more than half a month.
These are the most basic requirements for concubines in ancient times, and most of them are the same as the current habits.