The Stork Finally Arrived
After weeks of impatience and a ton of pain, my little girl finally came out to brace the world. There wasn't a lot of emotion or tears on my part, because i already love her wholeheartedly for nine months, i'm just glad to be able to hold her in my arms instead of "smuggling a basketball" as some people puts it.
Confinement - is the worst. My advice would be marry a non-(traditional) chinese, and marry as far as possible from your traditional chinese family. but that, would only relieve certain parts of the discomfort, as there are still plenty of issues to deal with.
I had to put up with stomach cramps, heavy bleeding, painful urination, sore spot down there due to episiotomy, bleeding from breastfeeding, breast engorgement, backache etc. on top of that, everything i eat has to be cooked with ginger, wine and eaten hot, so after each meal i'm sweating like a tap. my hair stinks and i begged my mom everyday for a proper shower (with soap and shampoo!).
Less than a week after being discharged, i started crying along with my baby. my husband had to carry hazel in one arm, and the other arm hugging me. i guess he can't decide which woman to placate first.
The best part of confinement is, i can spend hours just staring at my baby. her expression varies all the time, and she turns more beautiful each day. but when she starts wailing...oh yes, motherhood is definitely the ultimate challenge.
One more week to go before the longest month comes to an end. I'm already dreaming of a cold shower followed by ice-blended Java Frappe...
Confinement - is the worst. My advice would be marry a non-(traditional) chinese, and marry as far as possible from your traditional chinese family. but that, would only relieve certain parts of the discomfort, as there are still plenty of issues to deal with.
I had to put up with stomach cramps, heavy bleeding, painful urination, sore spot down there due to episiotomy, bleeding from breastfeeding, breast engorgement, backache etc. on top of that, everything i eat has to be cooked with ginger, wine and eaten hot, so after each meal i'm sweating like a tap. my hair stinks and i begged my mom everyday for a proper shower (with soap and shampoo!).
Less than a week after being discharged, i started crying along with my baby. my husband had to carry hazel in one arm, and the other arm hugging me. i guess he can't decide which woman to placate first.
The best part of confinement is, i can spend hours just staring at my baby. her expression varies all the time, and she turns more beautiful each day. but when she starts wailing...oh yes, motherhood is definitely the ultimate challenge.
One more week to go before the longest month comes to an end. I'm already dreaming of a cold shower followed by ice-blended Java Frappe...
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