Practice has evolved over time, especially in Chinese culture, it is quite different from one generation ago. From the 1940's to the 1950's, new mothers were trapped in their bedrooms during the detention period, when the baby was born or until the full moon or until a month. She was unable to wash her hair during that period and could not leave home due to fear. Wind I get into her body and I feel pain and pain later in my life.
As the confinement period was a compulsory period of rest for newborn babies she was able to recover from a birth trial and restore her strength. Women with expertise in herbs and containment foods are employed to watch day and night so that mothers can see the mother's diet and take appropriate sleep and rest. She will stay with her family for a month and will be paid the amount she has prepared for her service. There is a great demand for such services, pregnant mothers reserve ahead of time in order to ensure that her needs and nursing baby exist when her taking time approaches .
Recently there is flexibility. About ten days later, the new mother may wash her hair with a special bath. Her bath usually boils water, mix certain herbs Wind From her body. Cold water or water running straight from the faucet is not used.
Her eating habits include special food and wine. Chicken cooked with sesame oil and fungi of tree ear, and many ginger and glutinous rice wine are classic every day. She can only eat certain vegetables and fruits such as apple, guava, papaya. She is also given a special soup to promote breast milk production in case of breast feeding. Every day, free range chicken steams with special herbs with double boiler to get pure chicken essence. This is especially nutritious and refreshing.
But getting such personalized service now is so difficult that many women specializing in care for babies and newborns retire and are no longer available. A new niche market where female entrepreneurs opened detention facilities was born.
These families offer restraint services to new mothers who want to secure adequate sleep and rest. If your family has young children or there are not enough rooms at home, you may not be at home. These houses offer single rooms or twin bedrooms offering privacy. The market price will vary from several thousand dollars to more depending on the type of room chosen. Everything was groomed, all meals were offered, and the baby looked at day and night. Baby diapers and prescriptions (if the mother is not breastfeeding) are also available. These houses are operated professionally like business, and women of experienced camps also share knowledge of ceremonies and taboos. Traditional massages can also be used.
Many Chinese newborns are using this detention home service for their convenience. Depending on the size of the house, the mother can accommodate up to 8 people.
However, in Malay culture, I also believe in Indian culture. Traditional practices are more closely followed. There is also a confinement period where new mothers have to rest, and we need to take special meals and herbal baths. The characteristic of lemon grass and ginger is its nature, especially for dismantling Wind From the body.
A new mother of Malay culture has a traditional massage and it reduces the wind of the abdomen. I remember the woman who came to massage. Using a hot brick wrapped in a towel, then a long piece of cloth, especially sewn, was then wrapped around my belly to flatten it. Bathing during the first detention was not allowed. The purpose of massage, Wind I can shrink the uterus and return my waistline. This traditional massage is still practiced today, and Malay's new mother also jam (Concretely prepared herbs) help to regain their power and appearance. I was not Chinese. jam I followed the eating habits of China in the presence of my grandmother and the severe eyes of a detained woman.
At the end of the confinement period, new mothers are left in their wealth. The working person may still be taking maternity leave and will use this time to marry a baby. Chinese people are usually celebrating a dinner party to introduce newborns to relatives and friends. One tradition that is still observed today by some families is red eggs, roast pork and yellow (obtained from turmeric) glutinous rice. When dinner is held, only red eggs are given. On its behalf, the baby Anpan There is money in the red envelope. Last year, when the price of gold was still affordable, the new baby was given gold jewelry by his close relatives.
