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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you are lucky. I was in a similar situation and really appreciated having extra time with my baby. Yes, it can be difficult, but it's not torture like these people are saying. Also you are super lucky that your DH will be there to help for 9 weeks. You will want to join some classes or groups to get to know other moms, and I also recommend finding someone who can babysit occasionally, because there will be times when you need to go to appointments or errands. 
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Definitely agree in the babysitter part!  I ended up being (unintentionally) home with my first for 9 months because of Covid.  I actually loved being home with my kids but I can’t swing it financially for any length of time.  If I could have a first year, that would be perfect.  Aside from the babysitter (you need someone on call for things like dentist appointments where you can’t take the baby!), I also found it helpful to set small manageable household tasks as our daily awake/“play” time in those early days.  Laundry or cleaning one room or whatever you can manage in the baby’s wake window.  But definitely not too much — just letting everything slow down and not stressing yourself out about things.

And no, I’d spent basically no time around infants before I had one of my own.  Turns out I love them, actually.  I get why staying at home, even for 13 months, isn’t right for everyone, but it suits some of us.[/quote]

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