Feng Jie, our confinement lady

Two nights ago, I was pleasantly suprised to receive a phone call from Feng Jie, our confinement lady whom looked after Sarah and Akachan so well during the confinement period. She told us she is now at another family with a new born, very near to our home and would like to visit us when her job is done. We were so happy to hear from her and immediate told her that I will pick up up from her work place, come over to our place to see Akachan and perhaps go for dinner.

We were fortunate to have Feng Jie during Sarah's confinement period. It was a difficult time, we wouldn't have been able to cope if not for Feng Jie. She has more than 20 years of experiences as a confinement lady. Besides taking care of Sarah's confinement needs liking cooking confinement food, preparing special bath concoction, she took very good care our our new born baby as well. At night, she slept with Akachan in the nusery room, and will bring him to our room when Akachan is hungry. Akachan grew very much attached to her even she was only here for 28 days.


Feng Jie playing with Akachan.


Feng Jie is a very easy going person and did not mind helping out with some of the household chores. She vacummed or mopped the floor daily although we have a part-time domestic helper that will cleanup the house on Saturdays. She helped me with my laundry when she is not obligated to so. Whenever she cook for Sarah and herself, she would also prepare my share and will urged me to come home for "home cooked meals". This is not what I have heard of other confinement ladies. I really appreciated her helpfullness.

Feng Jie will always invite our visiting families members to stay for lunch or dinner and she doesn't mind doing extra cooking for them. They loved her chicken rice so much that they always asked her to cook chicken rice whenever she invited them to stay for meals. Come to think of that, I really missed her chicken rice.

Nonetheless, there are some "wear and tear" with the kitchen utensils, stove and sink, furnitures, etc. But what else is more important than having someone who is honest, hardworking, and sincere looking after my wife and baby at the most wanting period.

To simply put it, we are blessed to have her. How she ended up becoming our confinement lady is also another long story. Besides paying her her full salary, we gave her a handsome Ang Pow as a bonus and also to offset her (exhorbitant) agency fees. On top of that, our families also gave her Ang Pows to show their appreciation.

So Akachan, in 2 weeks time you will get to meet Feng Jie, who bathed you, fed you every other hours, changed your diapers, cuddled you, put you to bed, took care and cooked goodies for mummy, when you were just born. She is the first few people that you met immediately when you come into this world. Will you still be able to recognise her?


Feng Jie wanted a photo with Akachan, this is the picture we took and developed for her.