Confinement

So aft out of hospital is time to go under confinement..is like jail at home...can't go anywhere and eat almost the same taste of dishes everyday for all 3 meals...

As follow chinese culture of doing confinement, I'm not suppose to do the following, why? no one tell me, nothing to prove it, but to follow for the sake of own health. Anyway if got to follow it I won't lost anything, as old ppl who has come across and experience it. But some are really too over...

1. No bathing until day 12 - Nope, I take bath on the day 7, but not washing my hair until day 12. No bathing only hot towel clean the body..

2. No hair wash - Yes, I did it, not washing my hair until the 12th days, it is very very oily n dusty...a confinement lady is actually very dirty! but what to do for the sake of health..

3. Don't touch tap water - This is impossible! as I already touch it since in hospital right aft give birth. This rule is too strict. I just not allow tap water to touch my body and try not to wash my hand for many times in a day. As old folks said it will cause wind in body worr...dunno how true is it...

4. Eat ginger - All confinement food need to b in ginger n sesame oil..it is more ginger, ok!..not few slices....the recipe is very very boring...is it either cook it with chicken/pork, wood fungus "mok yee" or pig's stomach.....just mix n match with it.....most of the time is chicken...and cooking style is either steam or cook in soup....whatever food goes in hav to b cook in ginger....hai....my taste bud already numb to it...

5. Don't sit, just lie down - Cannot b, how can I just lie down without handle my darling? if he good boy n sleep then I can hav my sweet time of sleep, sit or lie...yeah it would b good if can lie down so that my pain will heal fast...but it is very hard for me to do so. Too long lie down also not good for cervical recovery.

6. No plain water - Yes, it suppose not to drink, but my mum let me drink it, and it must b in warm temperature. Other than plain water, red dates water is my main drinking water.

7. Not directly facing fan/ taking outdoor wind - well, not too follow on this. But, since not going out the doorstep, no chance taking any wind from outside also. But I try not to facing fan directly. Folks said that will cause nerve pain.

So many restriction...not easy also..how nice if can eat everything i like n i dun mind follow watever restriction....food can see but cannot eat really hard to tahan also...like dumpling....wow...saliva drop....

My weight since pregnant 59kg, aft giv birth drop to 55kg, latest weight 52kg....I wan back to my original 50kg now...I dun think is hard, coz now is still the 'golden' time to slim back....anyway I still eat like normal, never cut down on anything...trying to fit back my pants this morning...just a bit tight at butt area..and tummy area are popping out a lil bit...hopefully aft 1 month or more can bring back the old me. I damn miss my wardrobe mini T!

Baby condition
Stepping into 2 weeks old now, he is growing fast, now he can drink 3 oz milk. Since born 1 oz. He likes to cry for milk n nappy...once he cry, he will scream....sometime I also dunno how to stop n comfort him...once he is satisifed wit his milk, he will sleep soundly...but sometime he like to merajuk for an hour long or more than only can sleep...every 2-3 hours he wan his milk...midnight wake is normal to me now...3 times every night..

Sometime even worst...aft finish his bottle for 15 min, rock him back to sleep need to take an hour or more...aft he sleep comfortable in my arm, I will put him back to his crib. Half an hour later, aft i lie down and back to sleep, he will scream in the middle of his sleep, so need to wake up and rock him back to sleep again...again there another half n hour to 1 hour, sometime a few wake n rock...upon his sleep half way is time for him to eat...so how can I sleep during at night?

Currently i feed him breast milk n formula...as I still dun hav enough for his consumption. My mum help me to feed him during midnight with formula so that I can hav a good night sleep. Talk about breastfeed, it is not easy too...most of the time I pump out and feed him wit bottle, this way can monitor his consumption..I dun think I can feed him for 6 months long...dun hav that patient...now planning to breastfeed him for 2 months...

Relatives hav been coming to visit baby n me...all also said he is lovely, cute, handsome..etc...yeah...he look like Brandon 90%....can't really find any part looks like me... :( Hav been planning for his fullmoon party now...hav set it on 18th June. That day is Father's Day, Terry Fullmoon celebration and also my birthday...party will b having lunch at a restaurant... beside that I also need to set a Thanksgiving party in church for his arrival and also a day for my own frens to visit baby.

1 week old Terry boy


2 weeks old Terry boy