Soups after a birth › Dishes linked with feeding
Ginger milk curd
The tradition usually waits until about day 12
“Feeding is hard work. Keep the soup coming.”
What the tradition says
The tradition holds that this is 驅風驅寒、幫助上奶.
After a caesarean
開刀21日後, day 21 after a caesarean, against day 12 after a vaginal birth. The same practitioner strand also says to avoid ginger entirely after a caesarean and substitute 陳皮, which would remove the dish altogether; record both positions. No evidence was located that culinary ginger impairs wound healing.
Ingredientsserves 1
Method
- Squeeze the ginger juice into a bowl.
- Heat full-cream milk to steaming, then kill the heat.
- Pour the milk into the ginger juice in one motion from height.
- Leave to set about 10 minutes.
Also cooked then
Information only. This page records a food tradition and is not medical advice. Recovery differs for everyone. If you are breastfeeding, recovering from a caesarean, taking medication, or feeling unwell, speak to your doctor, midwife or a registered practitioner first. Full statement


