Tell me please?

Question

Approx. how soon can u do all the routine work of ur child ie., bathing him etc.after having ur normal delivery.Do u really need somebodys help?

Answer 1

You don't need the help, but it sure is nice to have it. Good luck.

Answer 2

As soon as you feel up to it. A couple of days after you get home you really should try moving around, but not over doing it. But takeing care of your child is the entire reason to be moving around. The hospital folk usually try to get you up and going the day after you give birth, sometimes hours later. Baby doesn't have to get a bath immediatly, in fact it's recommended that you wait a few days before you bathe them. But really you can get moving as much or as soon as you feel up to it. As for help, it depends on how much else you have going on. Help from someone for a day or two would be nice of course, but really, quiet time is the best for a few days. You don't really need the help though.

Answer 3

As soon as you are rested. I was already taking care of my baby while i was still in the hospital. I didnt need any help. Alhtough my husband did stay home form work for 3 days after we came home from the hospital to help out. Which was nice because i was so tired getting used to the demands of a new born. But if you had a normal vaginal delivery, you should physically be able to care for your newborn as soon as you have him/her. i was pretty slow at first because i was sore moving around from the tearing in the perineum area during delivery. but i was fine otherwise.

Answer 4

You do not need anyone's help, although it is nice for some people. I preferred the time alone with baby and my partner. In a normal delivery, you should be able to do all caretaking tasks within hours of the birth. What you will need is rest, so sleep when baby sleeps. You should have absolutely no restrictions following a normal, vaginal delivery.

Answer 5

I delivered my daughter at 7:17 am and was discharged the next morning around 10:30 am. I did not any help other than a couple hour nap later that day to prepare for the ongoing company you will get to see your beautiful bundle of joy.

Answer 6

For my daughter my spouse (ex wife now) gave birth cessarian (sp?) we stayed over at my mother's for the first month in order for her to recover while my mother did the bathing .. caring .. while i took over after i get home from work :)

You already went through the entire process of waking almost every hour to go pee or to throw up and feel sick plus carry a baby for 9 months! whew! i say you deserve some rest until you regain your strength and feel that you can tackle everything again! this applies also to mothers who give natural birth btw!

There are people that i know who immediately started doing the whole bathing .. changing diaper etc and were all happy about it and proud of themselves etc but later on in the years they started feeling the stress and found that they needed to go see chiropractors for aches on the joints etc etc

So take it easy :) relax and let the man do his share of the work! in fact if you are living only with your husband please ask your mom to come visit you at least until your husband gets home from work :)

For the guys who are shaking your heads and have a problem with what i just said? defend your pride by going to a community centre and ask them to show you how it feels for a mommy to carry over 5 pounds of water for 9 months straight!

Answer 7

We waited a bit be for giving baths. After all they tend to sleep a lot. We would wash him with a wash cloth. I do belive it may of been with in the first month. Of course every Mother and Father is different. Someones help does help after all they are helpless and other people helping you out with things makes it easier for the mother.

Answer 8

With my first one i had no help from noone with anything. My second i had very little help from hubby mainly with diaper changes and some little holding and maybe a couple meals. This one (due in about 2 weeks) i expect about as little help as my second one.

It would be very helpful to have some kind of help when you come home for atleast a week or two but it is not something you can not do on your own.

Gl to ya!!

Answer 9

You need somebody's help for the first 2 to 3 weeks. It's necessary because you will be hurting.

Answer 10

You can do it the day the baby is born. I've had 4 and have always done it myself. I have never known anybody who has needed someone to come over and help them.

Answer 11

No you don't need any help, although it can be nice. You can do it all right away. You will be sore and tired but, you can still do everything. I think you may need help if you have a C section though.