Hi AMW friends who are mommies! Have you done "Gelai" (The Chinese Method of Post partum healing"?
To those of you who are confused, this is the method where it involves not bathing for a month after giving birth, not doing any strenuous activities, eating food rich in iron, etc... exchanging water with this special tea as water and a WHOLE LOT MORE!
Why would we even do that? After 9 full months of carrying a "heavy load", why would you torture yourself? That was the exact words I had in mind but I was surprised I followed almost every single rule existed in the "Ge Lai" rule book (if there's any) because number 1: I don't want o disrespect my mom-in-law and number 2, I do want to look as good as my mom and mom-in-law after giving birth!
All these are done to bring back to "warmth" of the body as they say as they were all pushed out and gone together with child bearing! Whether you believe it or not, at the back of my head I always say: "If it doesn't hurt me, I'll join them!"
For the person involved, the no bathing for a month is probably the worst but truth be told, the hard part are for the parents or helper who takes care of you! They do all the stuff for you and prepare nutritious food. These Gelai dishes to be honest aren't easy to prepare!
So today, I am here to lift some of the burden for your household if YOU or anyone in your family is doing Gelai.
I discovered Ahma Shirley's Specialties via Instagram when they messaged me to give their bestselling dishes a try! With a short chat with the owner, I learned that the recipe was handed down from the handle owner's Mom-in-law to her husband who does the cooking on all these delicious dishes.
