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eileen shea <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:19:53 -0400
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Hi Janet, I just wanted to say thank you for all the interesting bits 
of information you pass on.  I really appreciate you.   Happy Easter.  
Eileen
On 13-Apr-06, at 12:11 PM, Janice Reynolds wrote:

> (this article is very interesting in describing Vietnamese traditional
> advice about pregnancy and post-partum diet and care)
>
>
> 09-04-2006
> Piecing together puzzle of pregnancy
> by Thu Hang
>
> http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01TAL090406
>
> No one knows when the "regulations" for what Vietnamese women should 
> and
> should not do during pregnancy and after giving birth originated, but 
> most
> Vietnamese women follow them.
>
> Like many women who are going to become mothers, Chi is very worried 
> that
> she doesn't know what to do after giving birth to her child.
>
> <snip>
>
> In many regions, women don't eat shrimp, beef, or some types of fish, 
> but in
> some regions they eat it all. It is said that eating fish in the first 
> three
> month can cause diarrhoea. In general, the basic menu includes lean 
> meat,
> rau ngot soup (a kind of vegetable that is very good for women's health
> after giving birth), and chao mong gio, (a kind of gruel made of rice, 
> young
> papaya and pig's trotter).
>
> According to tradition, a woman will produce more breast milk if she 
> eats
> chao mong gio everyday after giving birth. In order to produce milk, 
> some
> women try to eat as many as three big bowls of chao mong gio each day.
>
> (see link for full article and other mentions of breastfeeding 
> traditions)
>
> Janice Reynolds
>
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