Should women work after childbirth?

I am a huge advocate for at-home parenting. I think it is not only honorable, but also highly commendable when a mother choses to forgo returing to work in favor of raising and caring for her child in their home. Unfortunately, the typical family here in the US cannot afford to do so, being that (by and in large) most families are supported by dual incomes. That having been said, I believe in my heart that many, MANY families can make lifestyle choices that would allow them to stay at home (cutting back on the extras). I do believe that being a full-time mother is important. I certainly know that I would never feel comfortable sending my daughter to anyone else for daily care and teaching until she reached school age (6) and I value the time we share here at home together.

I think that it is good if the wife is able to stay home with the kids and wants too but a lot of the time it isnt possible. I would love to stay home with my baby but we cant afford it.

That's pretty ridiculous, if you ask me. A lot of parents work and still give their children every bit of attention they need. My parents included.

Working for both parents is more of a neccessity because of inflation and higher prices. My daughter is in her 7 month and I beleive that after she has her baby (after her 6 weeks maternity leave) she will be back at her job. There are many childcare centers in every city here and very good ones at that!

It's really a personal choice whether to stay home and take care of your child or to continue work after they are born. When i had my son, six weeks later I went back to work. I was able to take my son to work for 2-3 months and was able to leave him with family members thereafter. Sometimes when I was at work, I was always worried whether he was taken care of properly and so forth, but luckily i only worked 10 mins away from home, and was able to check on him several times in the day. He was a very happy baby and easy to take care of. We always made sure we gave him lots of attention and special care when we were with him. When we moved to USA late last year, we decided that it would be best for me to remain home with him until we all had settled into our new life, and was able to attend primary school. I am happy to be able to stay at home with him full time.

well i always was a huge proponent of working after childbirth and for the first year and a hlaf of my sons life i worked for about sixty hours a week on average. it is only now, that i am part time and my hours fluctuate up and down, and he is able to express himself that i see what a mistake it was to work that much and how much he is affected on weeks where i work alot. i wish i could stay home with him full time but i just dont think i can afford it, unfortunately. we are moving to pittsburgh later this year and our mortgage will be half of what our rent is in ma, so hopefully i can stay home full time or just work two days a week. now i work four. this is part time???? in america, anyways.

In India,whether to work or not after child birth is a personal choice.The fact is that you need to spend time with the child in whatever circumstances.The option of weekend holiday in India is less.For most jobs,Saturday is a working day.So it is a fact that children of these days in India are hard hit by that.

I do not think not immediately after child birth but upto when the child is weaned from best milk then they can start working on a normal basis..

it depends. some women want to, some women don't. i stay home with my children while my sister goes to work and i watch her son with my own kids. i know some men stay home while the woman works. the import thing is to have someone home with the child. weather its the parents or the family. it depends on the situations. i think a parent should be home when the children get home. my parents worked at different times so when i got home from school my father was home and when he left my mother came home, so i always had someone there. of course, my husband was different. both his parents worked during the day and he didn't get much affection from his aunt who used to watch him. his family in a whole wasn't that affectionate. so he wanted me to stay home with the kids. i didn't mind since any job i would be able to get would only be minimum wadge and not even enough to take care of child care.

ofcourse a women should work after childbirth...!! y not?? why should she be destined to leave all her work ...her career ...her ambitions....just because she has a baby now?? even im an indian....but my mom never really faced that problem!! she was working after 6months of givin birth to me!! i think that much tym was more than enough....and she has taken care of me perfectly....there wasnt any mmm....kammi ...as u call it in hindi!! infact in india....mostly every women go to work after givin birth!! this problem is only in the uneducated sector or the lower middle class sector!!

In my experience, I think taking care of the child(ren) is plenty of work. It is a 24 hour job 7 days a week. You never get a break. You never get a sick day. I have worked outside of the home and now I work at home taking care of the children. To me, this is much harder. Also, I feel like it is much more rewarding too.

She must not leave job but till the child grow upto 3 years or till he's gone to school. I always tell my wife to go to work but as my child is only 2 years old, she says that she will not work till he is able to go to school.

NO ,I don't think so . in my country (china) everybody has the equal chance to work .there are not mother give up her job after babybrith,our traditional idea is the baby's grandparents will take over the baton to take care of the baby .when the baby is big enough ,she will be send to the kindergarten to accept the elementary education.

it's a very diffict choice.a woman she want be more independent she should go to work.but baby she should take care .for me,i and my wife both go to work.

Well for me personally I think that the mother should stay home with the child as much as possible. I stayed home with my son..I wanted to raise him and not miss out on his early childhood years and I am glad I did. If you work then you are letting someone else take care of your children and I don't agree with that..or you have to put them in daycare. They are only young once and if you can stay home then I think you should.

It would really depend on the job. If it is a demanding job and neither parent can spend time with the child then one should think about quiting. Some parents can juggle both work and a homelife with a newborn. Good luck with whatever you or she does.

I think woman should take leave for six months to one year after her child birth to give more attention to her child. It would be nice for the woman to do some work from her home itself like something related to computer etc just after the child birth. Through this the girl can take care of her child and work also. I also agree that there are lots of girls who work after marriage and after child birth and are giving more care to their child. I believe at leat for one to two years the girl should take leave to take care of her child. Also, the husband can take after that for couple of months to give care and attention to the child.

i think it reallly depend upon the conditions ,atleast a mother should rest for three to four months i personally feel this, if their are family members to look after the child its pretty good, so you can carry on with your work, otherwise i think its bit difficult, but people manage to choose what they think is best for them

i think women should do work after the marriage or after childbirth becoz its does matter if the women works after these because children wants good environment instead of companion of there parents if there environment is good then they can build in good way his/her future.in our country lots of firms are there for those children whose parents are working.........

Hi, I think it completely depends on the individual. I have been a stay-at-home mom since my first child in 1998. I have 3 kids now and yes it is crazy but I am so glad I stayed home. I am just the type of person who doesn't want to miss the important milestones. But if you compare a day-care kid and a stay-at-home kid you really do not see many differences. It isn't bad or good to send you child to day care if you can't afford to stay home. We certainly can't afford it but we struggle through. We have gone negative many times in our account. I have close friends who can't stay home with their kids and want to work. They do not love their children any less than I. I would just make sure the day care environment is loving.