Amy Roff – Amy@MamaResource.com
Our second child was born at home. Below is the sign
I hung on our front door. I think being confident about needing the babymoon helps. And it helps to have a buffer person
between mama and the baby. Stay in bed wearing PJs
and with baby, that seems to help. I think my babymoon vibe must have been strong because we didn't have
too many visitors for a while. "Don't call us, we'll call you."
VISITS TO OUR HOME
We
believe in and value having a supportive community of family and friends. You are welcome to come to our home to
celebrate the birth of our second child and our first child being a big
sister/brother.
We
appreciate your sensitivity and respect for our desires. When you come to visit
us, please consider the following:
1.
Thank you for
visiting the whole family as well as the baby.
2.
It would be of
great help if you come to provide support: moral support (talk, listen or just
be here with us) or physical support (play with our
first child, cook some food for us, help with chores, etc.)
3.
It would be of
great help if you bring food for our family to eat after you’ve left.
4.
Mama and baby
want bonding time and rest. We
appreciate your respect of this special time. Thank you for washing your hands
before touching the baby, and for understanding when Mama would rather hold the
baby.
5.
Please realize
our choices are not a personal criticism of your choices. We appreciate your respect for our way of
doing things.
6.
Please help yourself
to whatever you need in our home and thanks for your understanding that we are
unable to be effective hosts during this big adjustment period in our lives.