In short you''re not...you will need help to do the many essential things. You will also have to let house cleaning, washing, ironing and so on slide for a while or delegate these things to friends and family. It is simply not possible to come home and slot your baby into your life as it was before. This period of you and your partners life is unique, a one off so try to grin and bear it. Do what has to be done, but remember you are the lifeline for your baby and so it is vital that you eat, sleep and rest as much as is possible. Don''t get up to a flurry of activity while the baby is sleeping. Rest yourself or eventually you will burn out. |