https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:54:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915332 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:17:01 +0000 sarac 915332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would never, EVER sit in my home for 30 days. But I did not get the care I needed after my baby was born - it really sucked. My husband went back to working from home 7 days after I delivered, and I was left to take care of my self, my baby, and the house. Hell to the no will I ever be doing that again.</p> <p>I should add that it wasn't because he was a jerk, it was just because we didn't know what I would need. I would suggest that everyone overestimate their needs for post partum care and support, rather than trying to be a hero and getting to the grind really quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915226 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:51:08 +0000 keiki_mama 915226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: You smart, me--learned the hard way. I remember my husband coming home and examining my head for ginger. LOL! I really enjoyed reading that article by the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915200 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:45:50 +0000 regberadaisy 915200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cranberryapple: haha my mom even got my 94 year old grandma on the phone to tell me to listen to her!!!</p> <p>@keiki_mama: what?! I strained all that out! haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915189 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:43:46 +0000 keiki_mama 915189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cranberryapple: I hated my mom's ginger bath concoction--I got ginger pieces stuck in my hair and it made a mess in the tub. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915182 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:42:29 +0000 cranberryapple 915182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, your mom is HARDCORE and you are suuuuuch a goooooood daughter to have listened to her! My mom stayed with me almost a month, but I took waaay more liberties. She would warn me about things and be super paranoid if I stepped out, which I had to at times. (Although I'm sure I didn't *need* to go out on my birthday for sushi....^_~) </p> <p>Lotsa chicken and GINGER (I HATE ginger!!), soupy stuff, and warm/room temperature water. Nothing cold, not even fruit!! She let me shower, but for the first week, she made me use this ginger concoction to wash myself. I had a handful of days when I was allowed out, and she insisted I put something over my head to prevent the "wind" from going to my head. </p> <p>Omg, you should've seen her reaction one night when I had washed my hair and decided to go to sleep with damp hair! She went ballistic on me!! (I don't really buy that mumbo jumbo...) </p> <p>That's why you're such a good daughter!! You listen to your mother!! :P I only half-listened! (I would not want me for a daughter, let's just say that!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915181 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:42:23 +0000 keiki_mama 915181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried! I really did but it was a failure after a few days. I ate chicken for 30 days though! I got STIR CRAZY! I showered at the hospital before I went home and about four days after I got home. I was stanky stanky! I washed my hair with ginger water at the very least. My mom also yelled at me when I opened the refrigerator. Honestly, I hated sit moon. I'll never do it again. Trapped in your house for 30 days? Uh, no thanks. Not for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915142 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:29:33 +0000 Alivoo01 915142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom mentioned it while we were on vaca last week since she'll be staying with us the first month. I'll probably follow a looser version of sit month because I need my showers! I don't think I can go 30 days without it, a few days, maybe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915141 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:29:29 +0000 regberadaisy 915141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: my mom yelled at me about the fridge too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915140 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:29:17 +0000 autumnlove 915140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I hobbling in Target on the way home from the hospital. It was two days after my C-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915132 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:27:29 +0000 Rubies 915132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom made seaweed soup for me and made me eat it all the time. I did everything else but got yelled at by my mom (opening the fridge door, drinking cold drinks, etc.) I should have listened, though, because now my teeth/gums hurt more and my body hurts a lot every now and then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915089 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:14:28 +0000 yin 915089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. My parents didn't push it on me, but they would bring over soup every other day for me. My recovery consisted of getting back on my feet and resuming normal activities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915077 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:10:48 +0000 MsInformation 915077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a modified, looser version of the sit month. My mom made me the chicken soup nearly every day of maternity leave and yelled at me if I even got near the front door. And she was constantly trying to put blankets around my shoulders and thick socks on my feet. I was allowed to shower, although my mom would send me back upstairs to blow dry my hair if it was wet.</p> <p>All in all, though, it was awesome to have my mom (and my dad) around to help so much during leave. DH and I barely had to cook any meals, so we just focused on bonding with DD and hanging out.</p> <p>Oh, and we did sneak out of the house for a few outings with the baby - we just didn't tell my mom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-915033 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:54:55 +0000 T-Mom 915033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't really... Had to evacuate due to hurricane when DD was two weeks so really had no choice. With DS I did eat lots of soups for lactation but was out and about a week later since my in laws were in town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-914987 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:42:52 +0000 littlebittyhouse 914987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't take part in a formal 'sit' but my DH made sure to take really really great care of me that first month. I basically sat on the couch and fed the baby. It was amazing and I think that it helped with the transition :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-sit-month#post-914917 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:28:18 +0000 regberadaisy 914917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haven't asked this in a while...</p> <p>who else followed the "sit month" pp care ritual?</p> <p>What did you partake in?</p> <p>My mom was with me for the 30 days so I ate chicken for thirty.days. With homemade rice wine. In soup. In 80 degree days. </p> <p>I also was not allowed to wash my hair or shower. Thank god she gave me a pardon for a wedding at 2 weeks pp. But only with sponge bath with herbal ginger water she got from a herb shop in C-town.</p> <p>My mom yelled at me for stepping outside when there was no wind. For drinking room temp water (she wanted me to drink hot water). For wearing a tank top...indoors!</p> <p>My poor husband. ;)</p> <p>ETA: For those that don't know what this is; here is a decent article:<br /> <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/07/20/138536998/for-chinese-moms-birth-means-30-days-in-pajamas" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/2011/07/20/138536998/for-chinese-moms-birth-means-30-days-in-pajamas</a> </p>