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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had my mom with me when my baby was born but if she had not been able to make it I would have had no shame in hiring a nanny. I come from an Asian culture where there are traditionally plenty of women around to help: moms, aunts, sisters, grandmothers and paid help so the new mother can rest and recover. I see no reason to become a martyr.[/quote]

+2. I had my mom, my DH, and our nanny with me.  I was nursing every two hours around the clock and cuddling my baby skin-to-skin to increase milk flow and bonding.   The last thing I was doing was handing him off to anyone!  DH and mom handled all house/cooking chores and nanny engaged the baby and held her while I got a little sleep during the day.  It was such a happy, relaxed, and joyful time which few post partum women can say.  I feel very grateful I had such a great “tribe”.

And to OP:  we hired our sweet nanny about three weeks before my due date and it just happened that she was giving her two weeks notice to her other family and started with us the week later.  No retention or signing bonus was necessary.  [/quote]

Postpartum night nanny or postpartum doula is a common baby gift from family in my culture. They all chip in so the mom has professional help the first couple months. [/quote]

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