The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New MotherAfter labor, its time for rest: A gentle guide to zuo yuezi, the ancient Chinese practice of postpartum self care, including sixty simple recipes. The first forty days after the birth of a child offer an essential and fleeting period of rest and recovery for the new mother. Based on Heng Ous own postpartum experience with zuo yuezi, a set period of confinement in which a woman remains at home focusing on healing and bonding with her baby, The First

will include recipes that are both homey and excitingly original

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