6 weeks to Recover?

I'm back! Sorry I've been kinda outta things for a while but I'm gonna try to get back into the blogging thing again. The article that I'm posting is quite descriptive of the recovery process after a vaginal delivery. If you are bothered by descriptions than don't read it! (this is my disclaimer so as not to offend) However I thought that it was relevant to the issue of maternity/paternity leave to take a look at the recovery process from having a baby. I also chose this article because it is completely relevant to me as I am currently going through the recovery process myself. As indicated by the article there is a lot involved in birth and recovery and not all women are the same. However, despite this the amount of time allotted to a new mom to recover and re-establish her life is often capped at about 6 weeks. What are the implications of a woman (and her baby) being thrust back into work child care (for an infant) and mainstream life. Although I am currently enjoying my maternity leave and have been missing quite a bit of school, I am personally dreading the day (which rapidly approaches) when I have to put my brand new baby in a day care so I can return to work in order to stay above the poverty threshhold (see Patricias' post). I don't really have any solutions to what I see as a real problem but am curious about others' thought and or experiences.