1. Week 1: Gentle Digestion, Wound Healing & Lochia Clearance
During the first 7 days after birth, your digestive system is delicate. Avoid heavy ginseng or excessive rice wine if you had a Caesarean delivery or if your newborn has jaundice. Focus on threadfin fish (ikan kurau/senangin), lean pork or kampong chicken, and warm red dates longan tea.
2. Week 2: Spleen Strengthening & Green Papaya Fish Soup for Milk Supply
As your mature breastmilk comes in, warm soups brewed with green papaya, fenugreek, and dang shen nourish hydration and support steady let-down without clogging ducts.
3. Weeks 3 & 4: Qi & Blood Tonification with Cordyceps & Eucommia Bark
The final two weeks focus on lower-back recovery (du zhong / eucommia bark), black bean tonic soups, and iron-rich meals so mothers step out of confinement energized.
