Confinement in Singapore

August 28, 2023 Cherish Motherhood 0 Comments

I had my confinement last month and I realised the importance of having enough rest. I cannot emphasise enough the significance of having someone who can really provide assistance during your confinement.

After evaluating my confinement requirements, I have decided to hire a senior confinement lady from Confinement Angels. Not sure if it really matter to have someone senior or not but at least I'll have some peace of mind. Here are my evaluation criteria for my confinement decision:

Food is not the top priority for me. As long it is Chinese cuisines, I am good with it. However, I don't appreciate internal organs, pork knuckles and pig trotters (even before my pregnancy). My CL did make black vinegar pig trotter once though and I had a hard time picking out the meat part for consumption. 😅 I simply don't enjoy eating animal fats unless it is fried (eat in moderation). I wouldn't say my CL is a very good cook, in fact, she often repeat the same dishes but I'm ok with it because it taste good, healthy and homey.

Being an exclusively pumping mom, I find it crucial to have someone take the night shift as my baby feed every 1.5 - 2.5 hours. On top of that, I am a c-sect mom, so I need plenty of rest. My duty during my confinement is just pump → rest → watching dramas → repeat. 😀 Taking care of baby is both physically and emotionally taxing. Having someone you can rely on when it comes to handling your baby will definitely make your 1st month of adjusting to new role much better.

I wanted someone I can communicate easily and able to instruct without any worry. Since this person would be living in my household, I would want things to be done according to my house rules. If you think your mom or MIL is able to live by your rules and not make their own rules in your household, then go ahead and get their help. Otherwise, you might want to skip the idea altogether in order to avoid any conflict. 😆

I have requested the confinement agency to assign someone who proactively take initiatives to get things done without being asked. I don't want to remind my CL all the time to clean her room, her toilet and the kitchen.

I dislike the idea of finding freelance confinement nanny even though it cost much lesser because there's no guarantee that she is good and won't pull out last minute. I believe that it is very much depends on each individual's standard to define if a CL is good or not, so it's very subjective. Since I engage CL from agency, I have 2 free replacements if I'm not satisfied with the CL's performance.