Me Time!
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icy_mama:
Well said! My mom allowed me to do/eat anything and MIL didn't stay with me so I did/ate whatever I want. But what you said applies to my MIL. She didn't dare to eat a lot of things for fear of rheumatism but now she has rheumatism. :roll: And my mom who eats almost everything doesn't have rheumatism.
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same for me too... no confinement lady, bathed everyday, stayed in aircon room, catered confinement food, did housework and bathed all babies by myself. my mum told me \"next time u old liao then u know...\"
i asked her if she got aches here and there now, she said \"yes, old liao sure have..\"
told her, precisely my point... last time u gave birth u followed everything old ppl say u still get aches here and there. so, nothing to do with following confinement practices or not.
she gave me peace thereafter. :imanangel: -
slmkhoo:
...... My mother gave up on me too!
our mothers could :rant: together.
then again, they should be glad we could take care of ourselves and the babies at the same time.
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:salute: to you ladies for your independence!
Initially I didn't want a confinement lady but cos my mum couldn't really help me and got cold feet towards the end, last min scrambled for one...
Good and bad... Had an emergency caesarean hence the initial 2 -3 wks I couldn't do the bathing myself, so lucky I had her... Bad ... haiz...no need to mention now...
Mummies, have a great weekend ahead with lots of me time! -
Now having me time watching a repeat of Ch 8 cooking show - Sam Leong & Quan Yifeng. Nice! I like Sam Leong’s style…
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don’t eat cold, raw and cooling food…confinement only, not sick.
but lie on the bed to rest more. -
Now watching Ch 8 repeat documentary on the Missing MacDonald kids.
Sad ...
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Integer:
Will they show it again?? I want ds to watch it!Now watching Ch 8 repeat documentary on the Missing MacDonald kids.
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those 2 missing boys make me paranoid about letting son go to school alone.
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icy_mama:
I have given this some thoughts. I think the confinement practices make a difference if one is in a weaker state after birth or gets older. I did not do confinement for both births and was back on my feet the very next day. It was ok for the first one. But for the second one, I had mild PPH. I think I would have benefitted from taking more herbs and confinement food. It took me a few years to recover and I learned to shower only during the day because I would fall sick if I shower at night, among other things. And I am in tropical Singapore!
same for me too... no confinement lady, bathed everyday, stayed in aircon room, catered confinement food, did housework and bathed all babies by myself. my mum told me \"next time u old liao then u know...\"
i asked her if she got aches here and there now, she said \"yes, old liao sure have..\"
told her, precisely my point... last time u gave birth u followed everything old ppl say u still get aches here and there. so, nothing to do with following confinement practices or not.
she gave me peace thereafter. :imanangel:
I concluded that confinement practices started as a way to help reduce mortality rate after birth in china, especially in the colder months in China. Imagine having to shower with cold well water. Or be on a meager diet. Even for our grandmothers who lived in poverty, the traditional confinement practices has a protective effect since others will have to boil the well water for them, afford them bed rest (otherwise it is farm chores and other hard work) which may also protect them from prolapse, and give them adequate nourishment.
So I believe there is a proper context for it.
Of course now that we have electric water heater, washing machines, and going out and about s more likely shopping centers or cinemas than doing farm chores, not to mention surplus of food, the practices will appear to have lost their relevance. -
ammonite:
Sorry, ammonite no info to share. I just happened to turn on the tv this morning.
Will they show it again?? I want ds to watch it!Integer:
Now watching Ch 8 repeat documentary on the Missing MacDonald kids.
Sad ...
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