Well, actually how much help you need during confinement depends on how complicated you want your confinement to be. For me, i followed the cattle blindly and booked a CL once preg #1 confirmed. Then after a month I sat down and think about what I really need from the CL and decided I rather not have one. If good, yes help but if not, I think will end up giving me more stress than help ( I have heard many of such stories where the CL created more chaos than help). So end up i cancelled the booking and forfeited my deposit.
In the end, my hubby took leave and I cooked for us, I even went out to buy my own groceries (since I was a picky eater, I preferred it that way as I choose what I want to cook and eat). I did not believe in any confinement food so to me, cooking was not tedious as I cooked simple meals. The trips to NTUC were like short exercise regimes to me and I think it helped in recovery. Hubby bathed baby and washed the dishes. I did not believe in herbs bathing so I just bathed in normal water and drank normal unboiled filtered water so I did not need to invest time in boiling water or such...
So to me, cos my "confinement" (since I did not really confine myself as I went out grocery shopping daily) rules were simple, I managed to survive myself.
So end of day, can you survive depends on yourself.. the more rules you set, of course the more time and help you will need...
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