Taking care of your infant while also taking care of yourself after childbirth sounds…a lot to take in. The reality is, while the postnatal life may seem tough, it is still possible to go through it smoothly. The same goes with the confinement period. There may be a notion that confinement period after delivery is…
Details
According to the tradition of Chinese confinement practices, it is a widely spread notion that a new mother should not take a shower or wash hair during confinement. While you are free to follow whatever practice you would like, some mothers prefer to disobey this particular ‘rule’. So can you, especially in this modern age…
Details
There are herbs for everything! There are herbs for cooking, there are herbs to add to your bath water, and there are ones for curing illnesses. Convenient, isn’t it? Unfortunately, if there is one aspect of the traditional confinement practices that many modern mothers are not familiar with, it is without a doubt the use…
Details
When finding a person who will spend as much time as you would with your newborn, you can never be too cautious. Your postnatal care along with your baby’s safety and development should be prioritised more than everything else. Still, spending hours per day on researching for the best helping hand you could have after…
Details
A postnatal period doesn’t really look like postnatal period. If one has relied on the media their whole life to get an idea of how the period after giving birth goes, they’re getting the wrong idea, no doubt. That is without taking into account how some movies cut off the whole ‘just-given-birth’ phase completely. Suddenly…
Details
Picture this. You are a mother who had just recently given birth. You are still healing from your childbirth, so you lie and get comfortable in bed. Not even 10 minutes later, you start hearing cries coming from the other room. You wish there is someone else who could tend to that little one, but…
Details
Being on the lookout for a confinement nanny agency could hardly be smooth-sailing for expectant mothers. There are a lot of things to consider as you are basically inviting another person to live with you during your most critical time. For a start, how can you even be certain that you are getting a good…
Details
When you decide to follow a certain set of practices, it is always in your best interest for you to question things where you can. Not only this will add to your knowledge, but you will also learn and understand why some things are good for you while others are not. For new moms, adhering…
Details