The forty days, written down.
Deep guides on Chinese postpartum confinement for diaspora mothers, written by a Singaporean founder building Yue in the Netherlands. TCM rationale, modern evidence, local sourcing, and the parts everyone skips.
1 Sept 2026 · 4 min read
Why warmth matters
The one idea behind the whole forty days: in Chinese tradition a body that has just given birth is thought depleted and open, and warmth is how it is kept safe from cold and wind.
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1 Sept 2026 · 6 min read
The science of the soups
The soups of confinement move through four phases across the forty days, and the order is the whole point. Why the same ingredient does a different job on a different day.
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1 Sept 2026 · 5 min read
Confinement in a modern life
Confinement has never been one fixed set of rules. Doing it in a flat in the UK or the Netherlands is not a lesser version. How to keep, modify, and drop with a clear heart.
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1 Sept 2026 · 4 min read
What to avoid, and why
The confinement list of things to avoid sounds like superstition out of context. In context it is one idea repeated: a depleted, open body kept from cold. The list, with the why for each.
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11 May 2026 · 11 min read
Is dang gui safe while breastfeeding? A real answer
When dang gui (当归) enters Chinese postpartum food, what the modern evidence says about lactation, and how to use it safely in your first six weeks.
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