Ginger, egg and sesame
Posted in Confinement, Recipe on Aug 23rd, 2007
Category Archive for 'Confinement'
Eu Yan Sang ‘Bo Ying’ pills NOT for G6PD babies
Posted in Confinement, Pregnancy on Apr 3rd, 2007
A friend, Agnes told me about this warning. Well, I did not find any official warning but there are lots of warnings from different sites. You can Google for ‘Eu Yan Sang G6PD’ to find the results. So, moms, take note of this. And yeah, if it is my own newborn babies, I will stay [...]
A baby’s full moon – How do you celebrate?
Posted in Confinement on May 3rd, 2006
It just occured to me. I think only the Chinese make a big deal out of a new born baby’s full moon or a month old celebration. First, the baby will be given a shave or at least to cut off some of the hair. This is to remove the bad luck. Heh, the old [...]
de Quervain’s Tendinitis -(Wrist pain after giving birth)
Posted in Confinement on Mar 27th, 2006
Each day on the MyMomsBest forum, I learn new things. de Quervain’s Tendinitis – sounds like some exotic tender steak! LOL. Well, it is not. A few of the breastfeeding mothers had experienced this sore tendon/locked wrist whereby they are not able to use their palm due to severe pain. There is an active discussion [...]
Read what BBC correspondent says about Chinese confinement
Posted in Confinement on Dec 7th, 2005
I found this reflection by Louisa Lim, a correspondent of BBC, Beijing on how she endure the ‘sitting month’, i.e. the month after the delivery of her son. She is of mix-parentage and her exposure to the quirky practices of Chinese confinement is rather hilarious. The things we have to go through…… New mums should [...]
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