Why have a Guinness bath of course! Grandbaby#2 is named Harriet, a lovely old-fashioned name. We’ve been doing the chicken and ginger and other chinese recipes. Bub is going gangbusters…
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Whispering to baby#2 … I can’t wait to meet you
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ConfinementCross Cultural InterestsGrandchildrenMum & baby's healthGuinness bath – a hilarious confinement practice
This hilarious confinement practice illustrates how connected our world has become. What is confinement you ask? Practiced by many Asian cultures, the 40 day confinement period for postpartum or new…
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ConfinementCross Cultural InterestsLose WeightMum & baby's healthFit for a princess – chicken, mushrooms and sesame oil
A friend read a previous blog on pork hocks, and asked for a recipe “fit for a Jewish princess”, so here it is! Chicken with mushrooms and sesame oil is a…
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An Australian woman offered to support her Chinese daughter-in-law after birth in the former’s home, only to find out that the new mum expected to pampered with special foods, complete…
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In the Chinese culture there is no more critical time to build up health of mother and baby than the first 40 days after birth, otherwise known as the postpartum…
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ConfinementCross Cultural InterestsLose WeightMum & baby's healthBlack vinegar, ginger pork hock stew
In your culture are there special foods for new mothers? Ginger vinegar pork hock, is a much loved post pregnancy stew in the confinement or the postpartum period.This stew is consumed…
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Fenugreek is traditionally used to promote the secretion and flow of milk. A spice commonly used in Indian curries, to my surprise, it is also found in Greek and Egyptian food. I…
