Essential Additional Confinement Food for Cesarean

Water Cress Fish Bone Soup

Confinement in Singapore

Roni Kayan, a mother of two, remembered that her mother cooked ginger fried rice for her to eat in place of plain rice and that one of the must-have dishes during her confinement was pig trotters in vinegar and ginger. Pig trotters are said to promote blood circulation and are high in gelatin and collagen to fight hair loss.

In Singapore, the length of confinement time varies. For Chinese mothers, confinement means staying home for 30 days. During this period they cannot wash their hair, must avoid contact with cold water, not go outdoors, not burn incense, read, cry, or have sex. According to Dr Peiling Goh, a nutritionist and the author of Falling In Love With Confinement, “Washing your hair will affect the detoxification of the womb. When the lochias in the womb become clots, it will be very difficult to detoxify them, therefore the imbalance of hormones and internal secretion will cause health complications.” 

It’s not readily comprehensible, but aren’t we glad to know there’s a scientific explanation behind the advice not to wash our hair? The mother of four recommends using dry shampoos, or if you really have to, washing hair with water only after 15 days post-pregnancy and drying it immediately.

All confinement rules consist of myths and facts, therefore it is best not to follow them blindly. For example, according to Dr Goh, new mothers can still enjoy the cool air from fans and air-conditioners (23ºC to 26ºC) as long as the appliances are angled away from them.
The wine used for cooking confinement food must be limited to 20 per cent alcohol content or below, and properly boiled. And although half-boiled eggs are nutritious, they may contain germs. So, stick to the thoroughly cooked ones.

Brace yourself! Your “fourth trimester” may bring a long list of discomforts:

Physically:
Body aches
Perineum soreness
Abdominal cramps
Pain at the stiches
Urinary leakage
Vaginal bleeding
Constipation
Excessive perspiration or hotflashes
Hemorrhoids
Swollen breasts
Leg swelling due to water retention
Hair loss

If you had c-section, your scar may pucker and be tender for two to three months as it heals. 

Mentally:
According to the Health Promotion Board, you ought to be wary of the tell-tale signs of postpartum depression and seek help before it affects your quality of life. The symptoms include: persistent sadness or emptiness, lost of interest in anything, shifting appetite, insomnia, restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, feelings of worthlessness, and thoughts of death.

Proper care and rest during confinement period would be a solid foundation for your future health, whereas the lack of them could lead to postpartum conditions which include headaches, arthritis, immune deficiency, chronic fatigue, depression and insomnia.

One of the sources of discomfort is intestinal gas. Pregnancy turns your digestion system upside down with stress, hormones, and fatigue upsetting the balance of good bacteria in your stomach. It causes constipation, indigestion, nausea and vomiting.

New mothers would feel “gassy” because their digestive system is returning to normal. To help get rid of this “wind”, new Chinese mothers are fed lots of ginger. They drink ginger tea, eat fish, chicken, beef or pork cooked with ginger, and even bathe in ginger water.

Free basic housekeeping or baby care class is included for those taking 3 days package classes.(Opt for 1 only)

The training will also include bringing them to the market or supermarket to let them experience everything from scratch. From seeing, knowing & feeling the ingredients to preparing the food in the correct manner & tasting the end product. Copy of recipes will also be given after the classes so that they can use it as a reference to cook the next time. It is advisable to let them cook the same dishes soon after the classes so that they can remember the dishes in their mind.
 
For those who will be taking up the package of 3 days classes, free basic housekeeping or baby care class is included.(Opt for 1 only)
 
The free basic housekeeping class will include teaching them the proper way to wash the bathroom, toilet, kitchen basin, cleaning the exterior of the kitchen cabinets, sweeping & mopping the floor.  
The free baby care class will include how to shower a baby, wash their milk bottles without steriliser, making milk at the correct temperature & cooking different kinds of porridge for them.

Choose 15 dishes out of the 26 dishes for the 3 Days Classes

1) Boiled vegetables with oyster sauce
2) Stir fry kailan with oyster sauce
3) Steamed egg
4) Fried egg with luncheon meat / char siew / pork
5) Steamed tofu
6) Stewed chicken with potato & carrot
7) Steamed pork with bean paste
8) Steamed fish with ginger slice & tomato
9) Steamed chicken with goji berry & red dates
10) Chicken rice & cabbage carrot soup
11) Yong Tau Foo Soup
12) Water cress spare ribs soup
13) Lotus root spare ribs soup
14) ABC Chicken Soup
15) Ginseng chicken soup
16) Cream of Mushroom Soup
17) Boiled Bean OR Soya Sprouts with Black Sauce
18) Steamed Sea Bass with Black Sauce
19) Steamed Salmon Fish Head with Miso Sauce
20) Steamed Fish Meat with Wolfberries
21) Steamed Tofu with Fish Meat
22) Stewed Soya Sauce Chicken Wings & Tofu
23) Mustard Vege Soup with Scallop
24) Stir Fried Vegetables with Mushrooms
25)Tofu with Stewed Mushrooms
26) Meatballs with Water Chestnuts & Carrots​

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We have classes during weekdays & weekends too. Classes will be arranged at my place.

Mon to Fri : 10.00am to 5.00pm
Sat to Sun : 1.00pm to 5.00pm


Fees : -
1) $40.00 per day
2) $100.00 for 3 days classes (UP. $120.00)
- Will cover the 15 dishes stated below or you may select what dishes you would like your helper to learn.



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$100.00 for 3 days classes (UP. $120.00) - Choose 15 dishes that you would like your helper to learn from the 26 dishes below

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Free basic housekeeping class will be included or you can opt for basic baby care class.