Frequently asked questions

The emphasis of confinement food is to ensure that mothers gain the essential nutrients during their post-natal recovery. Consuming the right food cooked in the right manner would help revitalize your body’s immune system, expel ‘wind’ from the body, strengthen your joints and supports healthy lactation and improve blood circulation.

At Chilli Padi, we seek not just to maintain the Chinese confinement food tradition but also to innovate and create fusion dishes to satisfy the taste buds of modern mummies! 

A typical confinement period would last 4 weeks and our meals are designed to cater to your dietary requirements through this period.

Week 1’s confinement meals purpose is to expel the ‘wind’ in the body and also has detoxification effect especially to drive out the stale blood from the body. 

Week 2’s confinement meals are to replenish your ‘Qi’. Week 3 and week 4’s meals are to regulate and balance the bodily functions as well as boosting the immune system for post-natal recovery. 

We have incorporated ingredients that promotes lactation into our confinement menu such as Green Papaya, Spinach and Salmon.

Green Papaya is popular as a galactagogue as it increases the production of oxytocin hormones which helps regulate the production of milk and is also rich in Vitamins. It is a must-have super food for lactating moms!

As for Spinach, it is rich in Iron and is effective in replenishing your iron levels. Studies have shown that low iron levels are associated with low milk supply. Hence, our confinement meals are deftly crafted to replenish your nutrients and to balance your body.

Fish such as Salmon are a great source of Omega-3 (DHA) which is vital for healthy brain development and function in babies. While breastfeeding, the mummy’s own supply of Omega-3 will diminish, hence this ensures mummies will get their intake of Omega-3.

Post-partum meals place emphasis on keeping the body warm. Traditional beliefs are that post-partum mothers should avoid cooling foods; such as melons and shellfish in general. 

It is advisable to consume dishes which has wine, old ginger and sesame oil as these help ‘heat’ the body.

These ingredients have been incorporated into the dishes we provide for our confinement meals.

There has been no evidence that ginger consumed by breastfeeding mothers would cause a baby to be jaundiced. Ginger can be taken during confinement and breastfeeding.

Most soups provided with our meals are double boiled. The Double boiling technique is a slow and gentle process which better extract the flavour, essence and nutrients of the ingredients and offers maximum benefit to post-partum mums for their recovery.

Fish and Papaya Soup are also incorporated into the confinement meals we provide, and are beneficial for mummies who intend to breastfeed. 

Our Confinement Food Delivery Timing is:

Lunch: Between 10.30AM to 1.00PM
Dinner: Between 4.30PM to 7.00PM

*There is no confinement meal delivery for Christmas Day, New Year Day, and on the 1^st and 2^nd day of Chinese New Year. Meals would be replaced.
*We are unable to guarantee meal delivery at a specific timing as many factors are to be considered such as traffic and weather conditions.

We deliver island wide except Sentosa and Tuas areas.

Our meals are served using thermal containers (High Quality Tingkat).
* For trial meal & the very last meal of the package, microwavable containers will be used for the meal delivery.

As my due date is only an estimate. What if I deliver much earlier or later?

Once your booking is confirmed, we will deliver the meal upon request even if it is earlier or later. All you would have to do is to inform us 1 working day in advance before 2:00PM (on weekdays) or 2 working days in advance before 2:00PM (on weekends) for your confinement meal delivery to commence.

This will be subjected to availability. Do inform us on the ingredients or dishes that you do not consume, we will try our best to accommodate to your request.

As to what the dish will be replaced to, it will be decided by our Chef on the day itself and we will not be able to provide a menu for this.

Customers may upgrade their package by informing us 3 working days in advance by 2:00PM, before the last day of the package.

Customers would have top-up the difference in package price and payment can only be done via Cash or Bank Transfer.

• Customer may call us at 6914 9900, email us (confinement@chillipadi.com.sg) or chat with us on Messenger.
• Commencing Meal deliveries:
  • Customers would have to inform us 1 working day in advance before 2:00PM, before the commencement of your confinement delivery.
  • Remainder payment of package would have to be made by 3rd Day of meal delivery, failing which Chilli Padi Confinement reserves the rights to terminate the service.
• Meal postponement:
  • Customers would have to inform us at least 1 working day in advance before, 2:00PM. The meal will be replaced. (Please note that we only allow maximum 3 postpone dates)
  • In the event that the meal has to be cancelled without sufficient notice provided, there will be no meal replacements and refunds.

• Yes you may. Customers would have to inform us at least 1 working day in advance before 2:00PM in order for us to make the necessary arrangements.

• Cancellation of service:
  • Customers would have to inform us latest by 2:00PM of the day before the intended cancellation date. There is strictly no refunds of purchased package.
  • Once cancelled the package cannot be reinstated.
• Refunds:
  • There would be strictly no refunds for package purchased