Your First Week, Nourished

In Chinese culture, the 30 days after birth matter more than the birth itself. It's a time to be kept warm, fed well, and gently rebuilt. These are the soups I'd start you with for your first week home.

wherever you are in your journey, there's a soup for it —

soups for Pregnancy you're here soups for Confinement soups for Children

Postpartum Week 1 Tonic with Fried Raw Rice and Ginger

TCM Herbal Tea for Breastfeeding Moms

(Confinement) Black Bean, Rice and Ginger Water

Fish Tail Soup with Lily Bulb and Carrots

Ginger & Green Onion Sauce (for confinement)

Papaya Fish Soup

Basic Chicken Soup (Base)

How to Make a Warming and Healing Chicken Herbal Soup

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A little gift for your first week.

These soups, and the care behind them, gathered into one guide — free to read and keep. No email needed.

when you're ready —

You've got your first week. Here's what's waiting whenever you'd like to go a little further.

the next step

The full 19-page guide

All four weeks — soups, tonic pairings, a shopping list, and an observation worksheet. The whole journey home.

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A consultation with me

A guide gives you the map — a consultation is me walking it beside you. A TCM reading of your body and a plan for your own recovery, whether you're expecting or freshly postpartum.

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with warmth, The Chinese Soup Lady e