"Must I really do confinement?"
Is something I've been asking a lot of people. Most of my friends don't have kids so I can't ask a lot of people. I read online and some people think it's all myths but then why do a lot of people still do it?
I have already hired a confinement nanny. She will be doing the cooking (I do believe the food I eat to recover is super important because I'm putting it into my body) and helping me look after my baby.
However I am still deciding if I should follow the traditional confinement rules. It will be such a torture?! Thinking about it makes me feel like I'd have the worst month ever. I have to recondition my body after giving birth but are the rules really really that important? How to not wash my hair?! And not sleep in an air conditioned room?
Here's the list of things you cannot do during confinement:
1. NO BATHING/WASHING HANDS USING NORMAL TAP WATER
2. NO WASHING HAIR
3. NO SLEEPING IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM
4. NO DRINKING NORMAL WATER CAN ONLY RED DATE/LONGAN TEA ALLOWED
5. NO VISITORS IN YOUR HOUSE
6. NO SLEEPING IN THE SAME BED AS YOUR HUSBAND
7. ALWAYS WEAR LONG SLEEVES, LONG PANTS AND SOCKS
8. NO GOING OUT OF THE HOUSE
The traditional Chinese confinement period lasts 30-40 Days. Means you can't do all of the above for 30-40 days.
I am curious about you! Did you follow the rules closely? Which did you follow and break? Do feel free to email me if you wanna share tips or drop me a comment below.
Only 1 more month to meeting the boy and starting on confinement so I have to decide if I should follow or not?