The 4 Stages of Sitting the Month According to TCM Week 1 HEALING AND DETOXIFYING With the help of our TCM herbs, cleanse the body after childbirth. Nourish yourself during the first week after having a baby. As much as your baby needs nourishment, mama needs to be fed too. Some key ingredients consumed within Week 1 After Week 1 , we move onto the Week 2 - Restoring and Repairing your postpartum body. Week 2 RESTORE AND REPAIR Consume warm, easy-to-digest foods with our TCM herbal soups and tea blends. Focus on replenishing your Qi and blood. Commonly after childbirth, a mother's Qi and Blood is depleted. Some key ingredients consumed within Week 2After Week 2, we move onto the Week...
Across many different traditional cultures, warmth is a common theme within postpartum care.If we look at pregnancy and birth a a cycle of seasons, birth is an outward motion, while postpartum is an internal motion, our internal winter that calls for rest and hibernation. In the context of energies, birth is very Yang - energetic and intense. After the birth experience, Yin will flow in to counter the space that has been filled with Yang. However, too much Yin can lead to depression, anxiety, loneliness and stagnation to form within the body. Therefore according to TCM, practices to warm the new mother are essential to ensure that she is not filled with excess yin.Swipe to learn more about ways you...
Chinese Confinement also known as 坐月子 or "sitting the month" has been practiced by Chinese women for many generations. However many of the "rules" around the practice may seem like old wives tales. So let's take a look at some common misconceptions. You are not allowed to shower and wash your hair during confinement. TCM perceives that opening pores (through wet skin or wet hair after a shower) allows wind to enter your body causing ailments. Bear in mind back in the day there were no hot water systems, heaters or hair dryers and winter in China can be extreme. Today if mothers are properly protected, quickly dried off and warmed, it is ok to shower and wash your hair...
