I have gone through this 40days confinement as I vl b completing 40days today.. I got really irritated as vr left with traditional methods n doctors advise which contradict each other..

I think it's all up to the delivery type.<br> If it's normal then eat good healthy and ghee (it has a bundle of nutritions to heel ur body)<br> Take rest do massage baby and you take daily bath cos their is no cold at ur place I think. <br> Just say goodbye to all the household chores for some time.<br> Eat hot and drink hot this is so advisable.<br> Do take care of you and your Baby<br> And if the delivery is by c sec. Then all the dimensions are changed then u should do as per ur Dr. Advice.

Completely agree with sumira... Not as a tradition but you should take a lot of rest because your body needs it.... For food, you can eat whatever you want till both of you <u>are</u> comfortable...

<span style="color:#3B5998;"><b> @6372c1453f31520016a69ec3 </b></span> ! This just made a great post in itself!!!! Pls do post this separately!

The reason in olden days was just to give rest to the mother, protect them both from pollution and cross contamination/infection from animals and adults. This is what my grandma shared with us. Now now, things are not like olden days where a woman had to help the man in the fields or milk the cows etc. so its really not applicable now persay.