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Tired of Receiving Guests After Giving Birth, This Is the Solution

After a tiring labor process, Mother must start another new struggle. Starting from staying up late breastfeeding a baby, to clean up all matters at home. When Mother wants to rest, but many relatives want to come visit. How to work around this? Newborns do not have a fixed sleep pattern, usually will wake up every two hours to suckle. Supposedly, Mother goes to sleep when the baby sleeps to restore energy. But again the cellphone rang or got a message that a close friend or family would come to visit. Don't worry Bun, there are a number of ways you can please all parties.

Tips for Welcoming Guests at Home

It is indeed not easy to refuse the requests of friends or relatives, who want to come visit to see a newborn baby. So that good intentions can still be welcomed by the Mother without exhausting excessively, the following ways can be done:
  • Keep the light on guests

  • Before guests arrive, there is no need to hesitate to tell them what time they should go home, so Mother and baby can rest easy. Especially if you have an agenda with other families, like going to the doctor. If you are not one of those who can be frank, you can also give a sign so that guests can feel that he needs to say goodbye. For example when a baby cries, you can immediately carry her to feed while saying, "Usually after this he takes a nap." In addition, Mother can schedule when the day a guest can visit and when not. Mother could have prepared a special day to receive guests for example for 2 hours, and not receive guests on another day. This will make it easier for you to clean the house and prepare serving food, rather than opening the door every day.
  • Establish rules for interacting with babies

  • Make special rules about things that are the principle of Mother, such as not serving the request to wake the baby when guests visit. Mothers need to understand, the baby's immune system is still vulnerable, so there is no need to hesitate asking sick guests to postpone a visit. Although only a mild illness, such as cough or flu. Mother can also politely ask that guests do not touch, let alone kiss the baby's face, to prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria. If you allow other people to carry your newborn baby, be sure to let your neck and head be properly supported.
  • Take care of yourself

  • Not only caring for babies, Mother also needs to take care of themselves. So that the mood is more awake, try deh, Bun, change pajamas or negligee Mother. Wear clothes that are comfortable but also neat and more pleasing to the eye. This will make you more energetic, with an appearance that looks fresher than usual.
  • Keep the house looking tidy

  • If you are tired of cleaning the whole house, you can use one of the rooms or rooms to put all the things that haven't been taken care of. Close this room as long as there are guests to clean up later.
  • Working with husband

  • If possible, Mother can work with her husband to welcome guests. Mother can divide tasks, who prepares food and drinks, accepts gifts, or takes care of the little one when many guests come.
Being frank with colleagues or relatives who want to come is the most appropriate way, so that Mother and baby can still rest. This is especially important if the baby or mother has certain conditions, such as preterm labor or cesarean delivery. So, you don't need to stress anymore when there are guests who want to visit after the baby is born.

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