I have been waiting desperately for this day to come. Confinement will be ending this coming Friday officially, which means Baby D will be one month old.
I have a lot of thoughts during this one month, some good thoughts and some wild thoughts running thru my mind. It wasn't easy to cope with Baby D during this one month. It was tough, it was hard, it was desperate! I almost went out of my mind.
Confinement was suck!!!!! I was not able to do this, not able to eat that. Let's see:
1st - I was NOT able to shower, I only wipe myself with a damp cloth daily with warm water for full 1st 12 days. I didn't wash my hair too. (imagine how oily my hair can be). After the 12th day, I need to shower myself with the herbs..it wasn't that bad (smell) but..the feeling is not comfortable lor...
2nd - I was NOT able to on the fan, cannot go near the fan. Hey, I am those who perspire alot and moreover with the recently weather..I am dying of hotness! Aircon was on full 4 days when I discharged and returned home. I can't have the aircon set to 24 degree where I used to do it. It was re-adjusted to 27 degree and MIL & Mummy wants me to wear a sweater in the room?!
3rd - Movement restricted! Due to c-section, I wasn't able to move around freely, I have to be carefully when walking (even for a few steps). Waking up from the bed is the worst, the wound hurts for the first 1 week, that goes without saying when I cough or sneeze..! ha!! Baby D likes to bully me, each time when I just lie down on the bed, he will cry for me to wake up..
4th - Confinement Meals!!!! I hate pork, i hate veggie, i hate fish now... I have been having all these dishes for full one month. Imagine I have to "force" myself to swollen down the rice for lunch & dinner. MIL feel guilty when she sees me eat with my stupid dull face. So each time, I have to faster eat and faster end the meal. All meals (breakfast + lunch + dinner) were all home-cooked meals. Mummy forbids me to have "outside" food. Drinks were only the "red-dates longan drink", milo and warm water. It was until the 2nd week, mum allow me to drink not chilled ribena and soya bean. (by the way, this one month, no single drop of chilled water for me). Oh ya, chicken & egg was not allowed as well until the 12 days, the old folks commented that it is not good for the wound...??!!
SAMPLE: Egg with Minced Pork + Fish + Veggie!
5th - NOT able to go out (but hubby "smuggled" me out to IMM).......! I went "out" to Dr Woody's review (twice), one trip to Thomson Medical where baby D got jaundice on the 2nd day of discharge, went to my MIL's place, went ICA to get Baby D's birthcert done & went to IMM to get mother's day present..... That's all.... the rest of the days were at home, not even a single step out to the corridor..haha!!! Like staying in prison lor, haha!
Basically, it was really being "confinement" at home! Luckily I had some "visitors" now and then. Visitors were: babyshell, joyce, celine, rebecca & denny, my aunties & grandparents, my brother, my dad and my dearest mummy! With them coming and chatting with me, time pass faster.
This one month is the worst period in my life but it will definitely be a "memorable" memories for me!
Dats wat I hate abt confinement too,but lucky me get to bath everyday.My chinese frens are always complaining too..take care.
ReplyDeletehehe...yeah, i think the confinement is making me go depression, haha! The old folks kept saying if we don't take care during confinement, we will get it when we grow older.. :)
ReplyDeleteOh i sure hate confinement. THank god, under e advice of our dr woody, my hubby allows me to go out every other day!!! But the food is sure to be the most un-appetising! I miss TMC's confinement food though. Yummy!
ReplyDeleteHeee, under our Dr Woody's advice too, me showered (body only) on the 12th day onwards (by right, only can wet wipe the body). The weather is simply too hot for that!
ReplyDeleteAgreed that confinement food sooo sian!!! Almost had the same thing for lunch and dinner.....me now craving for fast food, wohaha!!!
Same here, I miss TMC food....their food though "not much taste", but their herbal soup is simply heavenly!!! I love their soup.
My confinement food at home cannot be compared to theirs, haha...Opppsss
Oh by the way, Iam fine for being confine at home..the only thing I CANNOT stand is not being to shower and wash my hair during that 1st 12 days after discharged and the confinement food.... :)
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