article- Confinement period

[nothing2lose]

I read that article a couple of days ago when it came out and what struck me is how unfair it is that we, as a society, pretty much leave women alone to deal with the stresses of having a newborn. While "confinement" might be extreme, i think it's great that a community would rally around a new mother and attend to her every need in the weeks following birth.

I wonder if our PND rates would be lower if we still had such a thing today???

[Maruschke]

My mother would cause undue stress and drive me mental. I cope just fine with me and DH.

[Arcadia]

Workplaces need to be more accommodating too. My Dh has never had more than a few days off after each baby and with family interstate it's pretty full on to do it alone. I was lucky to have a fabulous sister help me after dd, but I flew solo after da and now I truly know how resilient I am!

I would love a long babymoon next time.