hi coral,
actually you can take a bit of plain water lah, the chinese folks also say can drink but not too much. i also took during my confinement, perhaps about 2 cups everyday? otherwise too heaty. think it depends on the constitution of each individual. some people can take bu things without feeling heaty, some cannot. for me, i can't, so i think can cut down on those things that are too heaty. even the tcm doctors say that not everyone is suitable to eat too much bu things during confinement.
you like steam fish? can ask you mother to steam the ngor fish with ginger and sesame oil.. very yummy! i ate that everyday! and chicken with black soya sauce with lots of ginger, very nice too, goes especially well with rice!
i know kkh doctors are very stingy with mcs.. or rather, they are not as generous as private doctors..did you do d&c after your delivery? so funny, so your doctor din give you mc until your next appointment? you better call and ask for more then!
i also can't wait to tcc again, but my menses came only like 7 weeks after my d&c.. and when it came, the flow was very light, lasted for only 1 day. i dun even know if it is considered menses. well.. i'll have to see how long it takes for my next period to come. to wait for 3 cycles seemed like eternity! but hubby and I would rather wait... just to play safe.. the last thing we want is for history to repeat itself. we won't be emotionally strong to take the blow 2 times! of course, we all know in the earlier episode, it is not anything that we did or ate that caused it to happen, but still.. we would like to be more cautious this time. my next pregnancy won't be as "innocent" as the first..
i think can go jogging lah. not that you jog matharon wat. just normal jogging (after 1 month) is good, keeps your body healthy for the next baby! i'm trying to exercise regularly now.. jogging, go gym etc. also partly to lose the excess weight which i have piled on..
coral, if you feel like crying, just go ahead. dun bottle your feelings, otherwise may get post natal depression!.. even up to today, i still tear and weep whenever i think of my baby.. i guess it is a permanent scar in us that will never go away! no matter how many kids i have next time, i'll still miss my first... and i'll tell my children of this sister whom they have never met...