It can be tough to know what kind of help (and how much) you’ll need—and want—when baby arrives. Here's what this mom learned.
So how the heck do you figure it out? “Take a few days with the baby and experience what it’s like, and then you can decide what help will really help you,” says Lisa Spiegel, director of Soho Parenting, a support center for parents in New York City. That could mean resisting offers from family members or friends to come and help in those first days.
have a 15-minute meeting each day to check in, talk about what’s going on and figure out what each can and should be doing.Some new moms find themselves fighting off eager new grandparents who are launching a full-scale invasion of their home, while others wish they had more people available to help. If family members will be a primary source of support, you’ll need to manage their help and spread it out over time. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” says Spiegel.
Many moms could benefit from more support but feel shy about asking. If that’s you, Spiegel says to remind yourself that asking for help isn’t just good for you, it’s best for baby. “Practice asking for help for baby,” says Spiegel. Yup, go ahead and ask them to help with, instead of asking them to do something for you, if that makes you feel more comfortable. If your instinct is to say no when someone offers help, make it a point to start saying yes.
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