Preparing for your confinement may be the last thing you want to do as your due date approaches, especially given how it’s been portrayed as a period in which new mothers must stay at home at all times, strictly adhering to certain rules and practices.

As intimidating or boring as most people make it out to be, the reality is quite the opposite. 

Over the years, many new mothers have adopted a more convenient or rather modern method of confinement that fits better with their lifestyle. So, don’t worry if you haven’t really lived a particularly traditional lifestyle all this time; you can still create a confinement period that works best for you and just as well simply by having these three essentials down!

1. Confinement Herbs

Confinement herbs are highly regarded as an essential component of confinement in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). They are said to have numerous health benefits for a new mother recovering from childbirth. Some of these include regaining vitality, replenishing blood and energy levels, enhancing breast milk, improving digestion, and promoting weight loss.

Examples of traditional confinement herbs include: 

• Chinese Wolfberries
• Dried Longan
• Red Dates
• Lemongrass
• Angelica Sinensis (Dang Gui)
• Chinese Yam (Huai Shan)
• Solomon’s-Seal (Yu Zhu)

Unfortunately, traditional confinement herbs are hard to come by, and even if they aren’t, most new mothers these days may be somewhat unfamiliar with them. But the good news is that there are various pre-packaged and pre-mixed confinement herbal packages available today, so you don’t really have to go through the hassle of sorting through them all in search of the right ones.

Also, in case you were wondering, we DO have some of the best pre-packaged confinement herbal packages, which you can easily find on our website!

TIP: Ideally, you should have herbal soups and drinks every day for the duration of your confinement, which is usually four weeks.

2. Confinement Food

A proper confinement diet is unquestionably an essential part of confinement as it is primarily what helps with various aspects of your postpartum recovery and health, as well as your baby’s growth and wellbeing.

That being said, as a new mother, preparing nutritious confinement meals day after day may not be the easiest thing to do. For this reason, enlisting the assistance of a confinement meal service to deliver warm confinement meals straight to your doorstep is probably the best and most convenient option. And if you’re a Singapore mother in confinement, you’re in luck because there are plenty of excellent confinement meal caterers in town!

If you ask us, Tian Wei Signature is probably one of the best there is. Their dietitian-guided confinement menu features a wide range of traditional and fusion meals that are MSG-free, breastfeeding-friendly, and well-balanced to ensure new mothers get all the nutrients they need for smooth and quick childbirth recovery.

We’ve got a link right here should you wish to learn more about their award-winning confinement meal packages!

TIP: A good confinement diet should include a well-balanced variety of foods that are high in protein, fibre, vitamins, and minerals, as well as adequate carbohydrate and healthy-fat foods.

3. Confinement Nanny 

A confinement nanny is the last item on this list, but it is certainly not the least important. 

Okay, so the main question that most mothers have about confinement nannies is whether or not they are truly necessary. Well, in our opinion, they most definitely are – especially if you’re a first-time mother in confinement.

First-time mothers, or any new mother for that matter, would undoubtedly benefit from having an experienced helping hand at home to assist them with almost anything and everything during confinement. Also, with a confinement nanny looking after you and your baby 24 hours a day, assisting with household chores, cooking up nutritious meals, and whatnot, you’d certainly be able to devote more of your time during confinement to your recovery!

Now, as for where you can find the best confinement nanny in Singapore, good news: they’re right here at PEM Confinement Nanny Agency!

PEM: Best Confinement Nanny in Singapore

PEM Confinement Nanny Agency is Singapore’s leading and largest confinement nanny agency. Having been in the industry for over 30 years, we’ve provided the best and most hassle-free confinement care to nearly 15,000 mothers so far!

Our services include 24-hour baby care, laundry for both mother and baby, weekly housekeeping, and the preparation of confinement meals, herbal tonics, and baths. Additionally, our experienced and well-trained confinement nannies will also provide new mothers with some much-needed baby care and breastfeeding tips and guidance to ensure that they’re well-prepared for their journey of motherhood.

Simply click here to learn more about us and our mom confinement nanny Singapore service! 

Extra Reading: Confinement Nanny Sleeping Arrangement, Types, and Which One to Go For? 

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