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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vaginal or c section, six weeks is more than ample recovery time.  Four million live US births.a year, so there is absolutely nothing special about being pregnant, giving birth, or going back to work within six weeks.[/quote]

It isnt AMPLE recovery time, its the bare minimum and in every other abdominal surgery or event that would leave you with a dinner plate sized hole in your body, you would be told to bed rest and do nothing else.

We dont get that 6 weeks of rest and sleep.

I had a 40 hour labor with 4 hours of pushing that led to a C Section. I was told to not use stairs nor get out of bed except to pee/nurse. I was left alone on day 3 of recovery in a 3rd floor condo. I had to WALK up the stairs on day 2 post-surgery to get into my house.

I had to feed myself, try to nurse with a baby that wasnt latching, learn how to soothe a colicky baby ( who later ends up being diagnosed with reflux, an airway disorder, and CMPI).

6 weeks my f****in a$$.

The sheer disregard of those first few months post partum travels down to how we feel about women and babies in general, and it isnt pretty. If the PP posting above is a woman, then you are a self-hating one. 
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