who take care of you atter you give birth to a baby ?

Well I had three children and all by c-sections. Yes it is less painful at the time of birth but a much bigger ordeal to get over after the fact. My husband worked and I had no one else I only missed a week and a half from work with my first son. My second son was very ill he had sleep apnea and a serios heart problem and I stayed up numerous hours for fear that I would not hear the alarms on his monitor if I fell asleep and my husband being the only one working needed his sleep. On top of all this we only had a small truck and little gas and my husband worked 30 minutes from the house so when it came time for me to go have my staples removed after my c-section I had to walk with a 14 month old and a new born that had lots of extra equipment. After my third son I came down with pnuemonia and had to care for all three of my children two days after I was diagnosed with pnuemonia I got badly sick only to find out I had gallstones. My husband wanted to stay home and care for us but we had to pay the bills. I had to deal with the agonizing pain of gallstones, recovering from pnuemonia, and a c-section for two weeks only to turn around and have my gallbladder removed. All of this while taking care of three babies. It amazes me that the Chinese have someone come in and take care of them for a whole month wow I would have loved a whole day. They are blessed with this tradition.

I took care of myself after giving birth to all my kids except the 3rd because I was really sick & in the hospital for a while. I was up and about right afterwards. With the last one, I was out of the hospital the next day and back to work a week later. I can't even imagine being confined for a month. That's a long time it seems just for having a child. I didn't feel weak at all. I know that in some situations a woman does have problems and may need help but around here most are up and about right off.

I gave birth to my second son at home then he went to hospital in an ambulance. I had to have the energy to visit him everyday in hospital for just over three weeks. The hospital was over twenty miles away. I had a stressful time in the later part of that pregnancy because of the diagnosis of spina bifida. During his time in hospital my son had two operations. There were many distressing sights in the special care baby unit. My son is now 2 years old and he needs catheter care every three to four hours. My baby girl is due to be born this week. My mother will pop round once or twice a day to help me. I won't be able to rest caring for a new born baby girl, toddler son and teenage son. I am planning a home birth and hope that it will be quick, easy and not too painful.

I have two children now. Most of the time, I take care of myself and the kids cuz my husband has to go to work from sun raises to sunsets. But he was also involved help me with cooking and take care of the baby too whenever he got home. I have nobody to help so that's all I have, my husband and myself. lolz.

I undergone into a ceasarian section when i had my baby. So i stayed 1 week in the hospital. The nurses took after me for my medical needs, my parents too were there to keep an eye on me until i got better. Cheers.

Well i give birth to my daughter through ceasarian section, its more painful than having a normal delivery. My hubby was the one who accompanied me while i was in the hospital. Its just takes 3-4 days then we go our home. I am very thankful to my hubby because he was working abroad and he decided to go back here in our place to see me and our daughter. Now our daughter was 19 months already.

I think confinement month is there for everyone but the name is not used. In our country, mother and baby stay home for around 50 days before moving around. We do take special foods and medicines and all of them are important for the mother to recover and baby to grow well.

when I gave birth, my mom in law was the one who took care of me because she was living with us. I was on leave from work for a month but I was not always in bed. I still get up and move around a bit. I don't do strainous tasks, i focus on taking care of my baby only.

Since I had the surgery to labor my baby, so I had to stay in the hospital during that period. My mom helped to make some soups for me. And my husband tried to stay with me as long as he could. It's a tough time. As the hospital didn't allow my family to stay in the hospital at night. They could only visited me at noon and in the afternoon. I love China

My mother told me before that I was taken care by my grandmother for that whole one month followed by another 3 months because my parents aren't around. My grandma is kinda nice to me and she took care of me very well. I think she did her best in helping me to develop physically and mentally.I am able to speak as soon I am 12 months old and also walk.In the video my dad took when I was young, I couldn't remember it at all...

you are so right alot of countrys do not have this custom. here in america alot of us women go back to work right away.i had triplets and was working late night shifts three weeks after having them and taking care of them all day.i guess some people can do that and others cant .it is very nice that you are able to this.

My daughters are all grown now, but when I had each of them the was a 3 or 4 day hospital care, but no care once I and the baby went home. Now, here in the USA, most moms and their babies go home within 24-48 hours. Some have temporary help from a relative or friend, but just a many do not. We do not have the confinement month or the weakness you mention unless the baby is delivered by ceasarian section. Very interesting question! Karen

Hello there, I understand this as i am from China as well. I am not yet married and not yet have a baby. But i think, my husband's mom will be the one who takes care of me aftr i give birth to a baby.

nice question, althogh i'm a men. a women usually take care of her own self, even she give birth to a baby. but, her family also support her by helping to take care of her baby. it's all that i know

My grandmother made me and my sister stay in the house for a month after we gave birth. She said if we didn't we would get sick and have bad pain that would be worse than actually giving birth. It is hard to do esp if you are use to getting up and around to do things for yourself. She also said that the baby has to stay in for a monthas well. After you have a baby you have to take the baby to their 3 day appointment, 2 week appointment, and any other appiontment that they may need before they are a month old. So the whole mom and baby needs to stay at home for a month after birth really is no longer posible

Yes, I had heard of it. In my country, we do practice the confinement month after giving birth. For me, I had gone through 2 confinements. My mother-in-law had helped me with the confinement month by cooking the confinement dishes, and helping in the taking care of the baby as well...