Stitches for Pleasure, Pain for Mum? OB-GYN Debunks the ‘Husband Stitch’ Myth
byCongratulations on your upcoming arrival! Becoming a parent is a joyous journey, but it’s also one filled with physical and emotional adjustments. While we…
Postpartum Care
Confinement Care Soup Recipes to Boost Postpartum Health
byNothing is better than eating a bowl of hot and nutritious soup after welcoming your newborn into this world. New mummies need to eat…
Motherhood Choice Awards 2022: Byond28 Confinement Care Wins Best Confinement Centre
byMotherhood Choice Awards brings together top brands in parenting and childcare every year for 10,000 mums to vote on. From its humble beginnings back…
Confinement After Pregnancy: What’s True, What’s Not?
byCongratulations! Your baby is arriving soon! We will now need to prepare for the 28 days of confinement. You may have been told that…
Best Cabbage Recipes for Your Confinement
byIt is not recommended to eat a lot of cabbage during your confinement period as cabbage is termed as a ‘cooling’ vegetable which may…
Postpartum Diet: Breast Milk Boosters
byWe last covered on which medicinal herbs are safe for your postpartum body and which should be avoided. Today, we are going to explore…
Postpartum Diet: Medicinal Herbs
byPreviously, we covered on which beverages are safe for you to consume after childbirth and which should be avoided. Now, it is time to…
Postpartum Diet: Beverages
byPreviously, we discovered which seasoning and sauces are safe for new mummies to consume during their postpartum period and which should be avoided. This…
Postpartum Diet: Seasonings & Sauces
byPreviously, we covered on which nuts and seeds that you need to consume and avoid during confinement. Now, let’s take a look at seasonings…
Postpartum Diet: Nuts & Seeds
byPreviously, we covered on which eggs, legumes, soy to eat and avoid during postpartum period. Now, we explore about nuts and seeds! Nuts and…
Postpartum Diet: Eggs, Legumes & Soy
byWe last shared which seafood is safe for new mummies to eat after childbirth and which should be avoided. This time, we’ll be checking…
Postpartum Diet: Seafood
byPreviously, we covered on which meat and poultry postpartum mums need to eat and which to avoid. In this article, we’ll be looking into…
Postpartum Diet: Meat & Poultry
byBefore this, we explored on which dairy products are safe to consume during your confinement period and which should be avoided. Now, let’s move…
Postpartum Diet: Dairy
byEarlier, we covered which herbs are safe and unsafe to consume during confinement. Now, it is time to discover about dairy products! Calcium consumption…
Postpartum Diet: Herbs
byEarlier, we explored about which vegetables are safe to consume during your postpartum and which aren’t. Today, we are going to elaborate more about…
Baby Blues: Mood Swings or Depression?
byThe birth of a baby can trigger overwhelming emotions, not only excitement and joy but fear and anxiety as well. Emotional overload can also…
Easy (Well, Almost) Ways To Embrace Your Postpartum Body
byHere’s one of the most troublesome concerns for all pregnant women after delivery: How can I bounce back from my postpartum body after delivery?…
Postpartum Depression: The Importance of A Husband’s Role & Support
byPostpartum depression is never a joke. It could happen to any new mother. A husband role is important in preventing postpartum depression from becoming…
Confinement Daddy Alan Oh: ‘I hope to raise an army of Confinement Dads’. Here’s Why
byAlan Oh’s enthusiasm at immersive fatherhood and being hands-on with his wife’s postpartum care is infectious to say the least. When he spoke about…
More Confinement Drinks: Turn Up the Heat with Dang Shen Tea & Bee Teh
byHere are more confinement drinks for you: Dang Shen Root Tea with black dates, ginger, longan, and goji berry as well as Rice and Ginger…
2 Confinement Drinks: Tea to Revitalise Body, Boost Circulation & Restore Qi
byDuring confinement, sufficient fluid intake is very important. Here, warm tea made from qi-restoring berries and dates will boost circulation and vitality and even…
‘Sitting the Month’: Why it is Necessary after Giving Birth
byIn Malaysia, we certainly practice “sitting the month”. Straight from the hospital after giving birth, the Chinese among us sit out the month in…