Have you as a nanny or as a parent wondered when it is ok to visit someone who has just given birth? What about when you have a newborn in your home-how do you deal with everyone wanting to come visit?
Today I want to share Gibson Newborn Services article on Handling Well Wishers when Baby Arrives. This would make an excellent little extra to give an expectant mom at her baby shower. I think that alot of first time moms don’t even consider what to do when folks want to come visit after the baby arrives.
Setting ground rules can feel like a challenge, especially when you know that visitors just want to help, and to celebrate with you, but it is important to remember that the most helpful thing loved ones can do is make you feel more comfortable after this big event, not less comfortable. Start by letting those whom you think are most likely to drop by immediately after the birth, what your feelings are on hospital visits, be it that you would prefer no one to visit the hospital (unless specifically requested to do so), to telling them that you are happy to have visitors, as long as they limit their visit to no more that 15 minutes, and only if they aren’t feeling ill.
Setting ground rules can feel like a challenge, especially when you know that visitors just want to help, and to celebrate with you, but it is important to remember that the most helpful thing loved ones can do is make you feel more comfortable after this big event, not less comfortable. Start by letting those whom you think are most likely to drop by immediately after the birth, what your feelings are on hospital visits, be it that you would prefer no one to visit the hospital (unless specifically requested to do so), to telling them that you are happy to have visitors, as long as they limit their visit to no more that 15 minutes, and only if they aren’t feeling ill.
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Handling Well Wishers when Baby Arrives
introduction by Alice Shaffer
Regarding Nannies Development Team Member
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