Post natal recovery

[Yumchips]

How long do you consider yourself to be in the post natal period and do you do anything different to usual? I've stayed home a lot more than usual, only venturing out for little walks and not far from home incase baby kicks off.

I'm also trying to pass more household jobs to my husband but feel a bit of a princess doing it. How long do you usually take advantage of having just had a baby? 😊

Tbh I think this completely depends on the birth… e.g very straightforward vaginal delivery is very different to c section with pph (drastic example but for comparison!) one I’d say a month or so, the other as long as it takes. Depends on the baby too. If baby is doing good, no issues feeding etc that’s obviously helpful, if baby has colic then I’d say whatever goes… congratulations on your baby 😀

Tbh, I think it needs to be on a very individual basis of how mum feels physically and mentally.

I have an 8 week old, and have been back on it since he was born. Was discharged at 2:45am, was out of the house to take teenage DD to lunch a few towns away as I'd been in hospital for 3 days prior to having baby and felt guilty! -I don't recommend it TBH.

We spend v little time at home, we've got activities most days and fill the others with seeing people. In our house I do the lions share of housework, and childcare.

If I can't physically get it done, it's passed to DH or elder DD for extra pocket money.

I just think it's down to individual limitations so do what you can, and pass what you can't do to the people around you.