Emily Durante
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After labor, it's 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 Ou's 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...
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"From the collective that bfought you The First Forty Days, Nine Golden Months invites mothers-to-be to sink into a deeper experience of preganancy where they are held, nurtured, and empowered from withing. Brimming with inspired guidance from the world's wisest practitioners of prenatal care and packed with recipes created for every stage of the journey, it encircles you with support from the first tender weeks until the triumphant moment of birth"--Back...