Confinement with PEM
Anyone with c-sect had confinement with PEM before? May I check if the meals are usually Very blend? Does the confinement soup only consist of soup and cannot add any meat? And the soup needs to be blend too?
Oh, for c-sect recovery the meals are generally not as bland as people worry, PEM's confinement soups do usually come with some meat or ingredients inside, it's not just plain broth, though the seasoning is kept light to support healing. Some mums love that approach, but a few did feel the food was a little too mild for their taste after a while, so it really depends on how you feel about low-sodium cooking during confinement. My friend went with PEM after her c-sect and said the soup portions were decent and had ingredients like fish or pork in them, though she did ask her confinement lady to adjust the flavour slightly as the weeks went on, apparently there's some flexibility if you communicate clearly. Overall I think the trade-off is that the lighter seasoning is intentional for post-surgery recovery, so it may feel bland compared to everyday food, but it is not completely tasteless either.
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