OK. I need to say this to new moms with H's

Teresa

shatterangel:

I'm not a parent, but I have a question. I have friends who are having a baby this summer, they are the type of people who don't want to impose on people and they don't have a lot of family in the area. Should my H and I volunteer babysitting sometimes so they get a break? When would it be appropriate for us to volunteer this? 

They're our best friends and we want to help them out with anything we can, but I'm not really sure what the best way to help them is.

Bring food to them some evening.  Then hold the baby while they eat it.  Most people will not give up control when they have a newborn, so just some help and a few minutes peace is fantastic.  

tdkandcjc

ahh, eddy. Is this the source of the deja vu? 

whoops. didn't see this thread.  ignore my post. same points covered here.

tdkandcjc

Teresa:

shatterangel:

I'm not a parent, but I have a question. I have friends who are having a baby this summer, they are the type of people who don't want to impose on people and they don't have a lot of family in the area. Should my H and I volunteer babysitting sometimes so they get a break? When would it be appropriate for us to volunteer this? 

They're our best friends and we want to help them out with anything we can, but I'm not really sure what the best way to help them is.

Bring food to them some evening.  Then hold the baby while they eat it.  Most people will not give up control when they have a newborn, so just some help and a few minutes peace is fantastic.  

also don't feel weird if they want you to hold the baby and play w/ kid while they run around and do dishes or laundry or put stuff away.  Sometimes that's all I wanted.  And not to feel weird that I was doing that when ppl were visiting.   

shatterangel

Thank you all for your suggestions. They are wonderful and things I probably wouldn't have thought of. All of us have different schedules with work, so my H and I will try to offer help whenever we can. I'll just make sure that they know to ask for any reason. I was also thinking of getting them some gift cards for restaurants that deliver, for when they come home with baby. Would that be something that would be helpful?