Have you (mothers) been to a convalescent/kimpeturin home? Did you like it? Why would you go or not go?

Haven't been there but wouldn't go.
I feel very strongly that a baby needs to be with his mother from birth, and not placed in a nursery. That the baby should be fed on demand, and not on many of these homes' schedules. That these places are a great way to get infections which you do not want. That many of them you need to share a room and I need my privacy. That they are incredibly expensive when you can rest at home and do with your other children during the day what you would do with them had you not been at home. That you could spend the money on cleaning help and babysitting help much more effectively.

(I wonder if this will convince someone to come out of hiding )

I didn't go and my mother didn't either.

The pros i think are that Mother and Baby get taken care of properly and there is help for a new mother will all the various 'mothering' tasks she now has to perform. No matter how many babies I had been around getting used to being the mother of a baby is, or at least was for me, a whole new experience and there are certain things I wouldn't have minded having professional help with.

The first few weeks/months etc. with a new born were for me very disorienting and it really took a while for life to make some sort of sense again. If going to such a resting home helps with this i guess it should be a consideration especially if there are older children at home.

For me the biggest con (besides for money) was that my husband would not be able to stay there with us. I don't think it is fair that a husband/father should be separated from his wife and baby any longer than totally necessary. I am also a private person and I've heard that these places are like a mini-camp which at my stage in life I don't think I would appreciate.