I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in June. I had to stay two days in the hospital because her birth weight was too low for the date she was born (almost two weeks after the due date).
After this, I tried to do a proper Chinese confinement of 30 days. In the end, it wasn't 30 days. You will see it in the video.
Chinese confinement is a Chinese tradition for the mum and baby to stay inside to heal and get more in balance again with the Yang side (you’re super Yin after birth) ☯️.
There are many rules according to the ancient traditional confinement rituals. Now in modern times, I choose the ones that feel right to me. It’s really about finding a compromise because a few of them are outdated by now.
My confinement entailed:
- stay inside for 30 days
- no cold food and drinks (that was hard the past couple of days when it was almost 40 degrees 🥵)
- only eat nutritious ”Yang” food
- wash my hair with ginger water and dry my hair immediately
- Keung cho (ginger vinegar treat) for the guests
- no AC and no fan directly on the baby or me
- let my husband, mum, and maternity care take care of me, the baby, and house chores, so I could focus on healing and breastfeeding (this took a while)
I added:
- placenta capsules
- belly binding
I really think these things helped me to heal so fast. I was waiting for the infamous tears (not that it’s bad to have them) in the first week, but they never came. I felt good with all the support I got and I am so grateful for that.
Also, I have to say that staying in has been easier than I thought. I’m so busy with my little nugget, unpacking boxes in the new house and enjoying our little bubble. Days really fly by. Nevertheless, can’t wait to have my freedom back in a week 🥰
Let me know if you have more questions about Chinese confinement. I don’t expect everyone to believe, support, or understand it. No need to. But at least respect it 🙏🏼
Thanks for watching ❤️
Enjoy!!
X Lily
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Hi, mijn naam is Lily. Ik ben een Lifestyle blogger voor mijn website www.hashtagbylily.com. Altijd een zoektocht naar leuke hotspots, nieuwe trends, beauty producten uittesten en genieten van het leven. Dit alles documenteer ik graag vanuit mijn perspectief in foto’s en video’s!
x Lily
17 янв 2023
