Not feeling well for the past two weeks. Yes, being a pregnant mummy isn't easy.

My emails are now all flooded with "mummy stuff". For all new mothers out there (like myself), I have stuff to recommend. Just for your info, I've not tried these yet. But I still got them after much reviews. Done a thorough research before purchasing these products.

First things first - Confinement! I'm one of the lucky souls to give birth late September, so my confinement month will be quite cooling. And since I didn't want my mum to boil the herbs for me to bathe (Truth be told: I'm more afraid of the smell), I've chanced upon this superb showergel.

To those who are appalled at why I intend to bathe, its simply for hygiene sake. Of course, I'll skip the non-bathing for 1 week, but afterwards, I'm hitting the showers with warm water and this shower gel. I feel that it's better for me to bathe as I intend to breastfeed. I want Leia to be healthy and with a good immune system, so breast-milk it is! And no way am I breastfeeding her when I'm sweaty and sticky! Imagine what poor Leia is ingesting. Benefits of this showergel:

1. Its 3 main ingredients - Lemongrass, peppermint and desodium caudatum
2. It saves the hassle of boiling the herbs
3. It DOES NOT leave any sticky feeling and there's still an aroma of lemongrass afterbath.
4. It relieves the "wind" and body ordour
5. It relieves exhaustion (Although lets face it, with the arrival of the new baby, mummies to be will still be exhausted)
6. Delay skin aging
7. Reduce/ prevent fingers or joint aches after delivery

Cost: SGD$19.00
(Note: I paid SGD$17.00 instead as the lady boss gave me the sales discount as the motherhood expo fair is approaching)

The second item that I bought. In fact, I was behaving like your typical Singaporean (Being "Kiasu") and bought 3 at once! This aids backpains (which I'm suffering alot now) and more importantly, dispel "wind" in the tummy area too. Very good for rheumatism and arthritis as well. You literally say good-bye to all Joint pains! But wait, the BEST PART of this ginger cream is that it is slimming properties as well! Spread a 20-cent coin amount on your arms, thighs and belly and you'll get amazing results. There'll be a hot sensation during application, but thats because the cream is working its wonders! :)

(Note: Please avoid the tummy during pregnancy! We only need slender arms and thighs but not a slim/firm tummy DURING pregnancy)

Cost: SGD$22.90
(I paid SGD$17.50 per tube as it was on sale price due to the motherhood expo fair)

 

The last two items that I bought - Shampoo and Conditioner. Once again, I might only start shampoo-ing only after the first week of confinement (Still want to play safe than sorry!), but I'll prolly shampoo and condition once every 3 days or so. With Singapore's humid weather, its very daunting to sleep with an oily scalp. I'm sure mothers-to-be can understand how we are afraid of hair being oily. In addition, due to hormonal changes, we tend to drop hair after birth and thats where these babies comes in handy.

The shampoo and conditioner contains ginseng which stimulates hair growth and strengthening of hair cuticles, which is of the utmost importance after birth. You need not worry about your hair smelling of ginseng as well, as this is infused with Aloe Vera.

Cost: SGD$60.00
(I got these at SGD$53.00 due to the motherhood fair at expo)

My total splash: SGD$128! And it's definitely a steal. I'm sure mummies, no matter how tired we are will still want to look quite nice during confinement. I know we don't go out at all, but even if its to the little trips to the doctor for your baby's review, no matter what, as a woman, and vain beings, we still want to look our best!

So mummies-to-be, confinement can be made easy with these products (Let's face it, we still need to get up every 2 hours to feed the baby and what nots, that's unavoidable), but with these products to beautify ourselves, we'll feel confident and poise. Stepping out of our shell for baby shower is easy peasy too!

For more details about these products, go to: www.originsjamumassage.com. Speak to Rebecca, she's very nice and I love her service!

P.S. I've hired my post natal massage from Origins Jamu Massage too! I've got the 7 sessions, although is quite hesitant if I should change it to a 10-session instead. So once I start the massage sessions, I will do a review on it as well! :)