Re: 'chhila'/post pregnancy 40 days
if only life were so easy for us women and we did get proper rest after our kids were born, i've had 3 kids with c-sections and been up and running within days...i wish someone told me i couldn't lift a finger, I'd have appreciated the rest whether I'd believe in all this superstition or not...because now i feel like a 50 year old, with no 'taaqat' whatsoever, and back problems due to the fact that i was unable to rest after childbirth.
If i was you I'd milk all the sympathy and actually concentrate on looking after the new addition rather than cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing.