Summertime is baby boom time. I work in a hospital and I love seeing all the new babies going home. Whenever I see the new mothers, I can’t help but think of how much help they will need when they get home.
I was blessed with so much help after my baby was born, I can’t even imagine how I would’ve functioned without it. Here are some suggestions for ways to help a new mom.
- Make a meal for the family
- Bring over some healthy snacks for the nursing mom
- Offer to babysit any older children
- Offer to sit in the home with the new baby so the mother can get some sleep, take a shower, eat a meal peacefully
- Offer to do the grocery shopping
- Offer to take her to the grocery store, post office, mall or anywhere she wants
- Offer to do laundry
- Load or unload the dishwasher
- Offer to run any errands for her
- Take the dog for a walk
- Offer to help write the Thank You notes for all the gifts she’s received
- Organize your mutual friends to take turns helping out
There are so many ways to help out a new mother, whatever way you come up with to help out, the important thing is to just reach out and offer the help.
The Motivated Mom 