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Food Budget: Approximately S$500-S$1200
1st week
No eggs, no pig liver and no cold plain water
Breast feeding only
No eggs, no pig liver, no cold plain water, no ginger, no sesame oil and no wine (Dom) for the first two weeks.
Papaya or paw-paw is recommended as it is considered a neutral fruit and good for the quality of mother’s milk.
‘Breast-Milk Soup’ - Some recommended that several big slices of de-boned ‘Ngoh-he’ or thread-fin fish be double-boiled with papaya, smashed pepper-corns and ginger to encourage breast milk. The soup must be boiled till all the ingredients are milky and taken hot. It is said to increase the amount of colostrum which is very good for protecting the baby with anti-bodies.
Drinking water
Boiled ginger water with black sugar, red dates and dried longans for the first day or two. Don't drink too much plain water during the confinement period. For breast feeding, put less ginger.
Alternatively, the breast-feeding mother can also have boiled red-date with longans on one day and boiled black-dates with longans on another, until the end of the confinement period which is normally six weeks. Ginger can be omitted completely just in case poor mummy get sore and ‘heaty’ from all that ginger from the food and drinks.
Lean Meat:
Used only lean meat. It can either be sliced or minced. If mince meat is required, minced it at home and not at the butcher's stall.
If buying fresh chicken, refrain from buying male chicken. For the first week, use black chicken thereafter, you may choose to use normal chicken.
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Day01
Flour vermicelli soup cooked with minced lean meat and pig kidney with ginger and sesame oil.
For lunch with plain rice or fried rice for dinner.
Double-boil Black Chicken Soup
Day02
Minced lean meat or sliced, fried with ginger & sesame oil.
Boil pig stomach with pepper, red dates (about 4 or 5) & ginger
Day03
Pig kidney fried with sliced or minced lean meat ginger, sesame oil and "hei mu er", 'Por-chye' or 'Pui-Leng' fried with garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Steam Whole Thread-Fin or ‘Ngoh-He’ Soup
Day04
Fry minced meat, garlic, shredded "hei mu er", ginger & sesame oil and ginger wine.
Boil pig stomach with pepper, red dates (about 4 or 5) & ginger.
Day05
Fish ('Ngoh-he'), fried or steam with ginger & sesame oil.
STIR FRY Chicken AS SOUP
Day06
Lean meat or meat balls, fried with ginger & sesame oil.
Double-boil Chicken Soup
Day07
Fried rice with lean meat, potatoes cube, green pea, garlic, ginger & sesame oil. 'Chye-sim' fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Double-boil Chicken Soup
Day08
Pig kidney fried with lean meat, ginger and sesame oil.
"He-Lan-Dao" or honey pea fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger and sesame oil.
Day09
Boil pig stomach with pepper, red dates (about 4 or 5) & ginger.
'Por-chye'or 'Pui-Leng' fried with garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Day10
Fish ('Ngoh-he'), fried or steam with ginger & sesame oil.
Potatoes, sliced and fried with lean meat, mushroom, ginger & sesame oil.
Can take hard boiled or half boiled egg every morning but only if wound recovers.
Day11
Lean meat or meat balls, fried with ginger & sesame oil.
Broccoli (steam to soften), fried with minced meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Day12
'Kah-Nah Chye' fried with n-minced meat, mushroom, ginger & sesame oil
** Ginger in smaller quantity, if still breast feeding.
STEAM FISH WITH MINCED PORK
Day13
Pig kidney fried with lean meat, ginger & sesame oil.
Cauliflower fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
DEEP FRIED CHICKEN
Day14
Black chicken fried with garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
'Por-chye'or 'Pui-Leng' fried with garlic, ginger & sesame oil,
Day15
Fish ('Ngoh-he' or 'Bai-cang') soup - can add 'Bee-hoon'.
'Heng-chye' or Spinach, fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
**From this day onwards, Can drink Dom or Yomeishu, about 114 cup before bed time. Can bathe every alternate day with Chinese herbs.
Day16
Lean meat or meat balls, fried with ginger & sesame oil.
French bean fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
** Can drink Dom or Yomeishu, about 1/4 cup afternoon or before bed time.
Day17
Pig liver fried with lean meat, ginger & sesame oil.
Broccoli fried with minced meat, garlic, mushroom, ginger & sesame oil.
Day18
Normal or Black chicken fried with garlic, mushroom, ginger & sesame oil.
'He-Lan-Dao' or honey pea or green pea, fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Day19
Boil pig stomach with pepper, red dates (about 4 or 5) & ginger.
'Kah-Nah Chye' fried with minced meat, mushroom, ginger & sesame oil.
** Ginger water, warm - for drinking. Try to take less plain water.
Day20
Fish (Ngoh-he' or Bai-cang'), fried or steam with ginger & sesame oil.
Celery & carrot fried with lean meat garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
** Drink Dom or Yomeishu, about 1/4 cup afternoon and before bed-time.
Day21
Pig kidney fried with lean meat, ginger & sesame oil.
Cauliflower fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
** Remember to take 1/2 boiled egg every morning.
Day22
Black chicken, double boiled in wine for three hours. (Use Martell of Hennessey.)
'Por-chye' fried with lean meat, onion, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Day23
Fried rice with lean meat, egg, carrot, green pea, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
'Chye-sim' fried with lean meat, mushroom, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Day24
Lean meat or meat balls, fried with ginger & sesame oil.
'Heng-chye' or Spinach, fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
** Drink Dom or Yomeishu, about 1/4 cup afternoon and before bed time.
Day25
Pig liver fried with lean meat, ginger & sesame oil.
Broccoli fried with "need meat, garlic, mushroom,, ginger & sesame oil.
Day26
Boil pig stomach with pepper, red dates (about 4 or 5) & ginger. Can add some chicken flesh.
French bean fried with carrot, lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Day27
Fish (Ngoh-he' or Bai-cang'), fried or stern with ginger & sesame Oil.
'Kah-Nah Chye' fried with minced meat, mushroom, ginger & sesame oil.
Day28
Normal or Black chicken fried with garlic, mushroom or button mushrooms, ginger & sesame oil.
Potatoes, sliced and fried with carrot, lean meat, mushroom, garlic, ginger & sesame oil.
Day29
Pig kidney fried with lean meat, ginger & sesame oil.
Long bean chop to small pieces, fried with egg.
Day30
Fried rice or 'Bee-hoon' & soup with pig liver, lean meat, egg & fish. Add sesame oil.
'Por-chye' fried with lean meat, garlic, ginger & sesame oil
** Continue to take tonic food till the 40th days.
