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[quote=GUEST39194,433978]I just gave birth to my 1st child on july 3rd. My mom is Cambodian/Chinese and this is all i hear from her. She was taught these chinese traditions with the whole "no bathing, eating only soup and porridge, ginger water, ginger tea" I like to believe I have become very knowledgable on what to do post pardum pregnancy and how to take care of my body. My mother told me about how Arthritis is very common "back in the day" I respect what she has to say but in Modern American practices, even my doctors say every woman is different and every pregnancy for even the same woman is different. I have also learned that when it comes to breast feeding, it is not what you eat that helps you produce more breast milk. It is supply and demand, when you allow your body and mind to intertwine emotionally with breast feeding your baby you produce more milk. Even in the few days I have been breast feeding, I notice when I was stressed out from hearing all the things my mom had to say, my breast milk was not coming. When I was able to have alone time or when she wasn't visiting me at the time, my milk came and I even leaked. This is all from my personal experience and honestly I would feel a lot cleaner at least taking a few showers a week. Not the extreme of no showers for a month. Stay clean and stay healthy!![/quote]
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