Confinement

- Beginning of Confinement -

Yes, this states the start of Mummy's confinement.
Watch what you eat, do not shower often and importanly, do not wash your hair.

You may think, Yeeewww... that's so dirty. You may think it's a myth.

So it's really up to you. Daddy, you will have to take care of Mummy for life.
Her health depands on you. Either you -
1) Allow her to shower and then later in life she aches.
2) Control and space her shower so she remains healthy.

It is stupid not to bathe and shampoo the hair. But do it in moderation. Use only warm water. Best if it's herbal water. Do not shower for the first 2 weeks. Wipe your body with a towel. Wash your hair once every 2 weeks if possible.

Turn on the aircon at 26 and above. Do not use the fan.
Do not drink plain water, drink the "red rice" water i mentioned earlier.
Have your wife eat a lot of fish, papaya soup and fresh meat.
It's a belief that after pregnancy, the women have a change to "reboot" her system.
To erase all past records and be healthy again. Again, its up to you to believe it or not.

Confinement actually last for 40days.
But nowadays, it last for just 30days.

In times like this, Daddy should never say that the wife is smelly or wish to sleep somewhere else. Go through it with her like a man and accept the diffuculties your wife is facing. She feels worst then you, that's for sure.

A good indicator that the confinement is over when Mummy feels heaty.
During confinement, the food are all "heaty food". Because the body is able to take it.

But once the period is over, the body is unable to recieve such heaty food and Mummy will feel it. This then marks the end of your confinement.

A good point to note is to shower and shampoo your hair before the baby shower.