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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a single parent with no family in the area.  After my son was born, I had overnight help from a doula service every night the first two weeks (and a few hours per day the first week), and then twice a week until I hit the 8 week recovery mark.

[b]The main problems I found were that I needed help with the initial set up of the changing area, pack n' play  etc., I couldn't do the  stairs well, and I also couldn't lift the diaper pail insert or take out the garbage easily.  Your husband may be able to handle a lot of the chores you can't do yourself, because many of them could be delayed until the evening.

Feeding the baby, pumping, getting myself some toast and soup, greeting the pizza delivery man  etc.  were all entirely doable, although really time consuming [/b]

A lot of doula services will let you do a few 4 hour shifts here and there.  If you get someone to come in a couple of times that first couple of weeks, you may find that's enough.  They are also used to on the fly scheduling, so if you need to add shifts becuase you find you need more help than you thought, that may be possible. [/quote]

That's really great to know! We'll be in a single-level apt; I'm not concerned about housekeeping, only baby-related stuff (feeding, carrying, changing diapers).[/quote]

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