A great thing about Korea ...
For about $320 bucks a week, we have a woman in her 40s helping us full-time (though, probably just for 2 weeks). She cooks, feeds and changes the baby, and boils the baby's clothes. She'll even iron and give Patty massages. However, she has some interesting wive's tales related to having a baby.
Apparently, women aren't supposed to brush their teeth for 3 months after giving birth, because their gums are so sensitive.
In fact, women usually are told not to even leave their bed -- not even for a shower -- for the first month. (Fortunately, Patty has not followed either suggestion). The idea is that they need to stay constantly warm and also rest their muscles.
The woman also told Patty to be sure to take care of the post-baby swelling around her feet, because that can turn into fat.
She also wants Patty to eat seawood soup six times a day, which is full of iron (to restore the blood). That is actually quite healthy and a tradition that has probably been going on here for new moms in Korea for thousands of years. Kinda cool.