Postpartum confinement care: Should a new mum stay in a confinement centre or get home help after birth?

Great news for parents-to-be, parents get Government-Paid Paternity Keep – now two days, and doubling to four months from April 1, 2025 – allowing husbands to be around for the incarceration time.

There is also Shared Familial Left, which must be taken within your boy’s first time. This is now four days, and it will raise to six months starting on April 1, 2025, and then to 10 days starting on April 1, 2026.

THE Professionals

Confinement food distribution. This reduces the strain of grilling and preparing food. Besides ensuring your foods are healthy, some companies even offer bird’s nest and lactation cookies as add-ons.

Total freedom. You have complete freedom to make the decisions you think are best for you and your kitten while you’re in confinement. No more walking in hair washing when your confinement nanny or mother is busy.

THE Drawbacks

Steep learning curve. With no previous knowledge, new moms ( or new families ) may conflict with caring for a kid.

Insufficient relaxation. Trying to control everything, from baby attention to keeping home is not easy. If you have older children to care for and old kids to care for, it could be worse. And while you might be able to function without the lack of sleep, having inadequate sleep may have an impact on your shoulder milk supply.

Marriage problems. A delicate and demanding time for first-time families, it can eventually result in conflicts. Perhaps you’re an expert parent, having a fresh child changes the family and marital dynamic.

Finally, have reasonable aspirations if you’re going DIY, said Cordeiro. Your expertise may be very different from what you read, see, and have been told by friends, and the property will become sloppy. But simply accept it and do everything in your power.