I now place much of the blame for my postpartum lows on the confinement I experienced after birth for the thousand-year-old Chinese tradition of zuo yue zi.

I regret following the Asian tradition of 'sitting the month' after my baby was born

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I regret following the Asian tradition of 'sitting the month'

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I regret following the Asian tradition of 'sitting the month' after my baby was born