1 month confinement

I did a DIY confinement where I only adopted "rules" which I felt were logical to follow. I did not hire a confinement lady. Instead, I catered my own confinement food, showered more than once a day with confinement herbs (or just hot water), and walked around a lot, much to the chagrin of my elder relatives. They chided me on walking around so much and not wearing long pants. I also ordered 28 day confinement herb package from Eu Yan Sang, which my dad helped to brew. I'm lucky in the sense that my husband and father are hands-on and we managed to cope even without a helper. I also took care of my baby as much as possible. Compared to other first time mothers who gave birth in the same month as me, I was confident handling my baby (bathing, diaper change etc) even before my confinement ended. I feel it's most important for the mother to be as relaxed as possible, rather than restrict herself to all the confinement rules, some which may not apply in today's context and Singapore's climate.