How long can we actually store the longan and red dates in the fridge. I bought mine some time ago (2months back)? I wonder if it is still edible...-
so far... my mum-in-law had bought all the herbs needed for brewing my longan-and-red-dates confinement tea... 1 month supply
hubby already brought the herbs back to our house... and kept inside fridge for freshness
hubby will get recipe from his mum to brew the confinement tea for me... using a slow cooker
My EDD is in Mid may. So now starting to store up the necessary items. I am thinking of buying and storing those tonic soup packs (e.g. Shi Quan Da Bu Tang) as well....not sure... need to get my hubby call his mum to ask... if kept in fridge should be able to store quite well... maybe best consumed within months of purchase if storage is in fridge... mine also bought since around late JAN to early FEB 2012
we kept it inside the fridge drawer used mainly for storing veggies and fruits... the entire 1-month supply just nicely fit into that whole bottom drawer
my mum-in-law bought them all at HOCK HUA chinese medical hall... she has their membership or something i think... total cost is about $150
when is your EDD ?
My mum last min backed out, and it was already too late for me to find a confinement nanny. Therefore thinking of DIY.me too might end up DIY confinement. Mom is bedridden and I dun like the idea of troubling MIL. SIL volunteered to send food for a week but even then I want to be prepared in case she backs out last min!
I have an 11 yrs old son who will need to be fed! Hubby and him can eat out i guess but I'd like to have home-cooked food in the freezer for some days. So here are a few things I think I'll prepare 2-3 weeks before edd:
- longan/red dates *checked
- prepare small portions of a few dishes to freeze
- stock up on grocery (not for cooking but other stuff like milk, biscuits etc)
- call part-time maid to spring clean entire home, wash curtains (then i dun have to worry abt dust for the next 1-2 mths hahah)
- wash baby clothes, napkins, towels
- have the playpen fixed and other baby essentials all prepared so that everything is ready when i come back home with baby.
anything else i shld look into?
Hi, dun think it wwill be good to eat re-heated food. Why dun u try tingkat confinement food?
I heard pig vinegar can only eat two weeks after birth. Cant rem the reason though..Tingkat food are expensive!! about 1600. Good enough to pay for confinement nanny. Isn't it?? Im doing diy confinement too. Everyday eat pig vinegar soup (since thats my all time fav) and longan tea. Steam fish pretty easy. Bath new born myself...
Which confinement tingkat is that? Can share?I saw confinement tingkat only lunch at 400plus. Prolly get the lunch. Can slp more. Dinner diy...
I thought of getting normal tingkat as well but my hubby insists that i take the confinement tingkat to nourish my body. Its so ex... So will be trying the trials and see if i like the food...-
my initial choice was ConfinementFood.com
but i am wondering about getting normal tingkat delivery for 30 days may be cheaper... since i have my own confinement tea... but tingkat normally dun operate on weekends... only mondays to fridays
and i dun tend to eat much after the postnatal massage tummy wrap will constrict my body quite a bit... reducing my appetite just like it did for my 1st confinement years ago
I thought they would use disposable containers? Didnt read their faq. I am going to try out rich food catering and newbaby catering. But only for wkday, wkend will cook meals by myself, since my hubby will be ard to help out as well.hee... my hubby also asked why i dont want do proper confinement with nourishing meals... just opt out those internal animal organs that i dislike to consume
yup... trial meals are good idea :we3wubclub:
one thing i dont like about NewBaby.com.sg is, I saw from their FAQs that we need to empty and wash the food containers for them... i honestly think the time spent in washing those containers can be used for better purposes instead
but for ConfinementFood.com... we dont need to do so... maybe, since it is not stated in their FAQ section