It is widely known that there are confinement procedure to follow after giving birth. These are not easy to follow and are often dreaded by many new mummies. It is often a conflict starter with your family too, especially with the mothers and mother in-laws.
Myself is a confinement rules breaker and I have reputable sources* to back me up.
- Yes, I bathed everyday and even washed my hair during the confinement period.
- I drank alot of plain water and did not drank much of any of the red date tea.
- I did not even touch alcohol because I was breastfeeding
- I slept everyday with air conditioner
- I turn on the fan once I woke up and still blow directly at me.
We believed these rules are passed down from China where many of our ancestors and elderlies came from. China has winter and thus it would make more sense to follow these rules. But hello, we are super near the equator, I think we will get heat stroke first.
To appease the elderlies into me bathing everyday, I got this lemongrass shower gel, recommended by my cousin. It is a shower gel said to specially formulated for use during confinement period. It smells pretty good and quite a huge bottle so can use very long.
I do drink those herbal soups to replenish my body (hopefully). I always got mine from Lao Ban Niang because it is super convenient. Theirs are pre-packed soup packages labelled clearly from day 1 to day 30 and including the mandatory Sheng Hua Tang. It even comes with a booklet detailing the ingredients and purpose of each package, when and how to cook them.
The pre-packed soup packages are very fuss free. Just open the package according to the number of day and put into water to boil, usually with some meat. No need to think what herbs to buy or prepare.
On top of that, you can order early but ask to deliver only when you give birth. You can let them know your E.D.D and just text them on the day of giving birth. This ensures your herbs are freshest, instead of buying early and wait till who knows when you give birth.
When you pop, there are already alot of things to take care. So with such setup, one less thing to pull hair :)
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