Customised Confinement Food
Your body is doing two jobs at once — healing, and making milk. Our confinement menus are built around traditional Cantonese recipes and ingredients chosen to support both, without rushing your recovery.
Prepared fresh, daily
There’s no need to rush
During pregnancy, your body stores fat as an energy reserve for after birth and to support breast milk production. It’s tempting to want to lose that weight quickly, but true recovery works the other way — give your body and mind time to heal, with a balanced diet and a gradual return to exercise.
The habits that served you well during pregnancy still matter now, especially if you’re breastfeeding. Keep up a diet built on quality protein, calcium and iron, fibre, and a good balance of meat and vegetables — and expect your appetite to grow, since breastfeeding simply asks your body for more.
Fish, poultry & red meat
Dairy & beans
Cereals, fruit & vegetables
Calcium & iron
Adequate fibre
Ingredients chosen for a reason
Confinement cooking draws on ingredients long used to support lactation and post-natal recovery — each with its own role in the pot.
Seasoning
Old ginger — helps dispel wind and cold from the body
Black vinegar — traditionally used to purify the blood
Sesame oil — supports blood circulation
Wines
Rice wine — simmered into dishes for its warming, circulatory properties
DOM — a common addition to confinement soups and stews
XO cognac — used in small amounts for its own distinct character
Each is cooked down over time, with most of the alcohol evaporating in the process.
Chinese herbs
Red dates — nourish the blood and calm the mind
Wolfberry — a widely used blood tonic
Chinese yam — tonifies qi and yin
Dang gui — regulates blood and energy, taken in moderation
Dang shen — used in soups to build immunity
Meat
Chicken — benefits qi and blood, and supports lactation
Black chicken — favoured for its added support to circulation
Pork trotters — rich in natural collagen, for back and joint strength
What we leave out
Some foods work against a proper post-natal recovery, so our menus steer clear of them for the full confinement period.
Authentic Malaysian-Cantonese confinement cuisine, at your doorstep
Our confinement nannies prepare traditional dishes daily, drawing on recipes passed down for generations to support your recovery and keep your appetite up for the demands of breastfeeding.
Fermented red wine chicken
Vinegar pork trotter
Black fungus chicken wine mee sua
Turmeric chicken
Double-boiled black bean oxtail herbal soup
Common questions
Yes — let us know any allergies, dislikes, or dietary restrictions and your nanny will adjust the menu while keeping it nutritionally balanced.
Wines are simmered into the dish over time, which reduces their alcohol content substantially. If you’d prefer it left out altogether, just let your nanny know.
Meals are freshly prepared and brought to you at home, timed around your day so you’re eating warm food when you need it most.
Our focus is on a balanced diet that supports proper healing and milk supply first. A steady, well-nourished recovery tends to bring the weight down naturally over time.