Who Will Take Care of your Child?

If you and your partner are both working and perhapscare of your baby. This will tide you over until your
at the peak of your respective careers, who will takepartner comes home to get you real food.
care of your child once he is born? Are you going toAlso keep all the baby things you will be needing like
opt for a stay-at-home dad or mom, and simply let themilk and feeding bottles, diapers, rash cream, and
other partner take over the finances while one of youothers organized and within reach, too. The last thing
takes care of the child full-time?you need is to frantically search for things when the
First of all, can you afford it? Secondly, how do youbaby's already crying his lungs out.
ensure that the one who stays at home or continues2. Sleep when your baby sleeps. At the start of your
to work will not resent it eventually?stay-at-home parenting, sleep once your child falls
DECIDING ABOUT CHILD CAREasleep. Don't use this opportunity to clean the house a
Before your child is born, you have to settle this so youlittle or do small chores. You will be needing your
can avoid as much stress as possible after he is born.energy to get up in the middle of the night for feeding
Having a baby is a joy but the reality of staying up lateand nappy changes. Once you've got the hang of it,
at night and having only a couple of hours' sleepyou can slowly start doing other things when your
before you'd have to start your day is not going to bebaby sleeps.
a picnic. Therefore, for your sanity's sake and the3. Have a little alone time. When your partner gets
happiness of your baby, decide who gets to stay athome, or when someone comes over to take over
home to take care of him.baby duties for awhile, take this opportunity to be alone
If one parent decides to quit his/her career to be afor awhile to get your bearing and simply be quiet with
stay-at-home parent, here are a few tips you canyour own thoughts. Take a stroll in the park or go to
follow to ease you through the first few weeks.the library.
1. Make everything accessible to you. If you don't haveThe important thing is to go somewhere quiet so you
a wireless phone, get one. You do not want to go allcan have a little peace and quiet. Do not use this
the way to the next room to answer a ringing phonechance to make a quick trip to the grocery or the mall.
before the noise wakes up your sleeping child. KeepThis kind of activity is very tiring and you might be
crackers, juice boxes, bread and a few otherdepriving yourself of a much-needed respite before
munchies within reach. You will not feel like cookingyou start on your baby duties again.
when you're just starting to get the hang of taking