Jen, The CL asked my mum for recipe, cos she said the past few confinement she did, the food she cook all quite standard, like the black vinegar add mocked meat and the "Shu Chang" and egg. Then dunno what veggie with ginger.
I also hate those who always put down vegetarians also. Like sometimes we fall sick or what, they start pointing fingers say, see lah, nv eat meat, thats why so weak, fall sick. Like when I sick, my MIL also said all these. But hor, since married, Hubby sick more times than me loh. She instead of ask me for my well being or cook something light for me, only know how to talk. Thankfully I always recover after a few days. Thats why I worried next time if baby sick, I'll get the blame also. Blame me on my diet. But please leh, I read up on some books, they said 0-2 yrs old, the child usually fall sick 6-8 times a yr.
Eczema hor, hubby said leave it to God's hand. He told me to avoid durians cos alot of mummies complaint that they eat alot of durians during pregnancy, baby have eczema after that. So dunno if durian is the cause. He always tell me, I do my part, if suay suay baby still have eczema, we have no choice. But I already kinda mentally prepared. If eczema, my MIL surely blame me one...
Cos she said hubby no eczema. But my BIL have Eczema. So their side not totally clear also. But I still do my part and avoid loh. Hopefully my gal will be blessed without eczema.
Tongtong, your mum won't mind sharing recipes? So nice of her, really appreciate it if she can advise me and my mum. Cos all blur blur one... My mum dunno, I also dunno. I went to those confinement food tingkat website, I see the food they use, dunno can juz copy and try to ask my mum or CL to change here n there abit or not. But I also dunno what are the herbs to add in.
Tongtong, ask you hor. I no experience so if the question I ask very stupid, don't luff at me ok? U know hor, they said some ppl allergic to nuts all these, but at which age can we test the child to know if they have any allergies? And those food we eat like eggs and nuts during breastfeeding, if our baby allergic, will it affect the baby?
BTW mummies, do you all take bird nest during pregnancy? Cos I know some vegans do not take bird nest but some do. My parents are ok with me taking, they only told me not to take Xue Yan. But actually I did read up, Xue Yan is not blood, it's just the minerals of the caves that turned the bird nest into reddish colour. But since mum said that, just avoid loh. Anyway Xue Yan I read also no good, cos we don't know if the minerals from the caves are good for human bodies or not.
Also, tongtong and sunny, ask you two. Do you use "Shao Jiu" during confinement? My mum was talking about Shao Jiu to cook Hong Zhao dunno wat... She said her Fotang friends told her one...