What I do during confinement… I bathed everyday in Chinese herb water, the water so hot that I sweat the moment I stepped out from the bathroom. I washed my hair 14 days after delivery. Before that, I tried the dry shampoo but yucks…it’s messy and would not use it again. The 2nd time I washed my hair is a week after the first one. Both time also I used very hot water that I think my scalp would come off anytime.

On the diet wise, I finished up all the food cooked by my confinement helper…oh, she’s a fantastic cook, that’s why I have hired her service again this time. But this time, I think I will ask her to cook smaller portion … don’t want to put on too much weight like the last time. I didn’t drink plain water for the whole 30 days period. I had vege. occasionally but can’t remember what type already.

I live in a double-storey, so I cannot avoid using the staircase everyday and I cannot stay upstair the whole day because the TV and hi-fi are downstair. I also ‘tak biasa’ having someone to serve me food in bed everyday… like a queen. When my mom came over, she would insist that I watch less TV…not good for the eyes and asked me to lie down. I got a recliner chair at the living room, so I lowered the chair and still watched TV.

My mom said I’m lucky to have someone to help around during confinement and I should make good use of it…rest more, otherwise like her, now always got back pain and knee pain. My ta-yi (mom’s elder sister) rested well during her confinement and until today, never complain of any backache and knee-ache. Very healthy…
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Mama to Jiann Yang (07/07/2002) and Jia Ee (15/04/2004) .