jjmom,
I am cooking the 'fu zhou yi me' now. The barley thingie right? Hehe...
i started taking those bottled concentrated birdsnest since trimester 2. But stopped recently. My gynea here said some birdsnest here might not be the real stuff. Though I bought it from reputable shop here, can't help feeling abit paranoid.
I read somewhere that eating white fungus is good too.
I do take the bottled chicken essence on and off. But like not much difference to me. But I actually quite like the taste, so don't mind.
Dreamy,
I am also dreaming of tau suan now... Haha... Btw, I am in China, so no local desserts here too.. Boohoohoo...