My DAD stayed with us PP and it was amazing.

I see a lot of posts about when/if to have family stay with you when baby comes. I just wanted to share my experience and why it was so good. For background, my dad is a 72yo retired widower. He was my mom’s caregiver for several years before she passed away two years ago. He loves a few states over from us. This is what made have no him so good:We have a small house but enough room for him to have his own room and bathroom. He is good at entertaining himself. He cooked my breakfast to order every single morning as well as most of my lunches and dinners. He is a great cook. He did all of the dishes, most of the laundry, and cleaning/typing of the common areas of our house. He keeps his parenting opinions to himself. All of the women in my family breastfeed pretty openly so nursing in front of him wasn’t a big deal. He ran errands for us.My baby would only sleep while held and my dad took the 4-8am shift most mornings. This is when my baby had his longest stretch of sleep and my dad is a very early riser. He can do basic baby care like getting them dressed and changing their diaper.He’s been around for all 6 of his grandkids births so he has realistic expectations of what the newborn/postpartum period is like and what the needs of the family are. These are some things that made the experience really positive for us. I’m pregnant again and I’m REQUIRING him to stay with us again. We would have fallen apart without him. Having a helpful able bodied adult in the house that isn’t you or your partner makes such a difference. I know very few people are this lucky. I just wanted to share some of the reasons why it was so positive for me, hoping others will be able to use it as a reference when considering their own situation. via /r/BabyBumps https://ift.tt/vN0DYkL