When did you start doing things after birth?

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I had my baby 6 days ago vaginal delivery. I feel pretty good but am so tired. My husband already wants me to start cooking...I can but i don’t feel 100% up to it. When did you start doing things like that?

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When I had my first child at 20, I was doing everything within about 4 days including back in school. At 34 it took longer ...probably about 2 weeks, but my husband cooked anyway. I can’t imagine having not even a week old baby and getting pressured by my husband to get back in the kitchen. He sounds like a jerk and if he’s doing this now, you’re gonna have a real problem with him.

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I started back to my normal life the day we came home from the hospital.

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Normal to be tired but to be honestly you’re gonna be tired for months. Push yourself a little more everyday but don’t push it too far. I was back to normal routine within the first month after every all three c sections.

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I cooked dinner the day we got home from the hospital while holding the our daughter in my arms.

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Don’t compare your situation with others, if you are not up to cooking and cleaning you have the right to not do it!! Your husband can fend for himself your body just gave birth to an entire human! Do what feels right for you and your body as well as your emotional well being. I’m due in 11 weeks and have made a plan already with my husband and we will be having finger foods and pizza until I feel ready to get back in the swing of things. You need time to adjust to your new life mama ❤️

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Is your husband going to take care of the baby and everything else while you cook? If you’re both doing your equal share then if you’re feeling physically better you can do bits, I know some women like to have a break from taking care of the baby and doing some of the more mundane housework tasks. 
If you really aren’t up to it, don’t! Ask friends or family to bring some meals round you can stick in the freezer, or even just microwave meals. The time will come when things return to normal, for now taking care of yourself and baby is most important.

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Am I the only one to ask, why doesn’t your husband cook instead of you?

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I cooked simple dinners after about a month like frozen chips and chicken or I'd peel the veg and potatoes so my husband just had to turn them on, then at about 2 months I was cooking things that were easy to leave cooking by themselves like stews, cottage pies and spaghetti Bolognese.
I was my daughters career 99.9% of the time so my husband picked up the slack  when it came to cooking.

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The day I went home. And i had c sections. Just cooked/cleaned etc, when he slept. Same with my second (she’s a month old) Both my babies have been great sleepers.

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The day I got home from the hospital. With my daughter. Her dad went to work and I did everything. This was in 2014.  Will probably be that way again, but with help from a family member staying for a week or 2. As he has to work.

When did you start doing things after birth?

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