Not exact matches
(I also will have their
older two kids come to play so she can rest, as well as
helping with meals, groceries,
laundry - whatever!)
Get or hire as much
help as you can
with older siblings, meals, cleaning, shopping and
laundry.
Though I didn't want or need
help with baby — I wanted the extra snuggles — I did have a sink full of dishes, a floor to be vacuumed,
laundry to be washed,
older kids to feed, and I felt no shame in asking for
help.
The things she does for a client are cook big meals (including some to freeze), cleaning bathrooms and kitchens and floors, doing
laundry, addressing birth announcements,
helping with simple breastfeeding problems (like positioning problems) and
helping you decide if it's serious enough to call the lactation consultant about or if you can wait for the breastfeeding support group in a few days, holding the baby while you nap or take a shower, playing
with older children, fielding phone calls from family and friends,
helping look up odd things in the baby book, dialing the pediatrician, and telling you you're doing a great job.
It's basically like a hose that comes out of your sink, you know, one of those
old school hoses that comes out to
help you do the dishes, same type of thing, next to the toilet, spread off like you do but, our
laundry room is next door so, I just put them in my utility sink that's there and kind of, my husband and I, actually we put in there, we may throw a little oxy cleaner, may be little like earth friendly solution like, back out or something to
help with the smell or we put a spray a little bit
with a little bit of you know, deodorizer or something you get in the store that works
with diapers and we throw them in the sink and when I'm ready to do the
laundry, just stays there, piles up.
Ask for
help (spouse, mom, mother in law, etc.) and necessarily
with the baby care...
help with the dishes /
laundry / cleaning,
help with older sibling,
help with grocery shopping or meal prep,
help with anything so that you can love those babes!
It's so much more than baby care: you need to rest and recover, so once the baby is asleep we are delighted to fold the baby
laundry, wash the bottles,
help with older sibling bedtimes, and even make breakfast in the morning.
Mothers should
help care for other women by doing what they wanted done for them during recovery (come wash dishes, do a load of
laundry, wipe down the bathroom counter, sit and okay
with the
older sibling, bring a meal) just leave breastfeeding or formula questions and comments out of it unless you're asked.
Though it received pro-bono legal
help, that
help was from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, a 122 - year -
old, 75 - lawyer firm
with a midtown Manhattan address and a
laundry list of affluent corporate clients.
• Observed residents on daily basis, recorded their vitals and temperature, and ensured regular and timely medication • Offered companionship to an elderly lady four hours a day, cheering her up
with conversations and taking her out in the garden on her wheelchair to get fresh air • Assisted in personal care including toileting, grooming, bathing and personal hygiene • Performed light housekeeping tasks such as dusting, sorting out
laundry and
helping in the kitchen • Prepared meals based on special dietary requirements for two residents of the
old home on daily basis
My kids are
old enough to
help out
with the
laundry and I believe every child should have responsibilities and learn how to contribute to a family.