Now I realize that pregnant women in Taiwan are entitle to lots of freebies if you are diligent enough to run here and there. Blame it to the low birth rate and the competitive market in this industry. Having said that, I am of course benefited a little bit from this phenomena. I was given free Mamypoko diapers ( 5 pieces), Pampers diapers ( 13 pieces), free body shampoo and lotions, baby gauze handkerchiefs and other little things from Internet and supermarkets.
Besides that, I am enjoying free cakes from famous bakeries for the past week and the coming weeks too. As it's the tradition of Taiwanese to give cakes instead of our tradition yellow glutinous rice during full moon celebration almost all of the bakeries here are providing free baby shower/full-moon cakes tasting for pregnant women after 36 weeks till the baby is born. So far we have tried one which I personally think is delicious and more free cakes will keep on coming for the coming weeks =)
Free Tiramisu Swiss roll and layer cake

As for the confinement meal packages, as we are planning to order 2 days per week, I am again given the privilege to taste the food for free from various providers too. However, as the time is near and I am not that particular in this I have just tried from one of the recommended providers last Monday. One thing that I dont like about it is the services. Not that it's not good, but as the market is too competitive, every provider tends to give their very best services to their potential customers. As for my case, I have decided to order from this provider and I was assigned to a particular nutritionist. This nutritionist has made appointment with me this coming Monday to our place to brief me on things that I have to take precaution and adjust the meals according to my special needs. Besides that, she will be 24hours on call if I need any advise during the confinement period, she will be my personal tutor so to speak. Where else can you find such an outstanding customer service? Maybe I should learn to appreciate their hard work.
The free tasting package
