Confinement

Question

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone ever went through confinement all by herself? Meaning no confinement lady or anyone else to help. Am trying to visualise how to survive the first 2 weeks after delivery. Worry that I might have mobility issue or discomfort due to wound that may require bed rest and unable to take care of the baby too. Hoping to seek opinions from the experienced mums.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Me. I only ordered confinement food which tasted bad 🙃. I do all the washing of bottles and pump parts myself, including wiping down for baby. And since I am breastfeeding, I feed baby myself (bottle feeding). Looking back now, first month is definitely the easiest as baby basically eat, pee, poop and lie down there. The only thing is that your sleep will be disrupted but you will eventually get used to it. Mine was natural birth so the discomfort was actually acceptable with the help of painkillers for the first week. Mobility wasn’t an issue, just need to walk slowly. My advise is, don’t worry about things that haven’t happen, go with the flow. Jiayou! ☺️