What makes a #1 confinement lady

1. She's very organised, and upon arrival, she'd go about organising the kitchen..including the 'storeroom' and after settling bb and us..she goes abt checking out the nursery, and by day 2, more or less settled..

2. she's got the schedule for bb and mum all in her heart: 6.45am wake up, 7am make breakfast, boil my bath water, bathe bb, feed bb, does laundry, make tea, does hshold chores, make lunch, feed bb, does chores, make tea, bathe bb, take shower, make dinner, feed bb..
In short, she makes sure I'm never hungry, as she say 'wind' will get into me if hungry, and she takes care of bb day-night.

3. her cooking is good fabulous and cos I've only vege food, she can cook whatever we have, and even suggest what we can buy, & remind us what to replenish. Heard frm my colleagues she can cook non-veg equally good..even their older children like her cooking, and very willing to share her recipe with them.

4. she'll take care of everything, generous and kind by nature..very simple, and I don't have to worry anything..only I seldom..hardly napped, she'd remind me to rest..to take my shower..to take my meals..my herbal soup, even ask me if i mind her answering HP while carrying bb..

5. doesn't eat much, and only like hot spicy food..makes sure i've got enough ginger..

6. doesn't nap during day..only recreation is watch TV drama serials

7. takes initiative to help out during bb 1st mth buffet bash..making the red eggs the night before, and in the kitchen, carrying and taking care of bb, cleaning up the whole place after everyone left..we were all so tired we didn't hear bb cry dat night..and even helped me to unwrap the presents..

8. reminded me to prepare bb new clothes to wear on 1st mth, change our bedsheets..and get me BIG pail of bath water to shower before bb 1st mth..

9. suggested my hubby to get me top quality 'chong cao' to provide nutrients for my body..and to get for bb necessities..we've overlooked..

10. she'll explain why she's doing things the way she does..so no misunderstanding..good comm. Eg. she closes bedrm door when sleep..not using gauze napkins before we bought the diaper liners.

11. open-minded. she does the washing the way I corrected her..not to use FUZZY, but use 'QUICK WASH' instead, saves water, time..
She's better if she doesn't do the following:

1. Cook with the gas with BIG fire. Wash with the tap under BIG water..sometimes we do that too.. :)

2. she continued using her pre-paid card HP to receive incoming calls both from M'sia and S'pore..very costly. We've subscribed for Phoenix to call overseas..only 5cents /min off-peak hours to M'sia..

3. run to make powder milk for bb in middle of night..we worry she may trip & fall..despite asking her not to.. ..

In a nutshell, we highly RECOMMEND her as NO.1 CF lady.