Anonymous
Post 12/01/2019 15:06     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
It’s fine.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2019 15:04     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Did I miss it? What is the problem?

Anonymous
Post 12/01/2019 14:52     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I hosted thanksgiving when my DD was a week old. It’s fine. Do as much prep work ahead of time so you’re not scrambling, and accept all the offers of help you’re given. Don’t expect everything to be perfect, and don’t feel bad excusing yourself to rest when you and the baby need it.


OP here. MY husband and MIL will be doing most of the cooking and cleaning.


Then I’m not really seeing why you’re so worried.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 23:01     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?

It depends on how many guests, whether some will stay overnight, and what level of hosting is expected.

Also, make sure your guests wash their hands and face before handling the baby.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 23:00     Subject: Re:Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Anonymous wrote:Are you sleeping? This would be a factor for me
If i had a 3mo waking up a couple of times a night i would not be hosting anything.


OP here. Things can change but right now he is doing a 8 hour stretch at night. I sleep that and sleep in after the morning feed too. It could change by then though.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 22:58     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Anonymous wrote:I hosted thanksgiving when my DD was a week old. It’s fine. Do as much prep work ahead of time so you’re not scrambling, and accept all the offers of help you’re given. Don’t expect everything to be perfect, and don’t feel bad excusing yourself to rest when you and the baby need it.


OP here. MY husband and MIL will be doing most of the cooking and cleaning.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 22:45     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Anonymous wrote:Way easier to host than to travel in my opinion


+1000
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 20:42     Subject: Re:Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Are you sleeping? This would be a factor for me
If i had a 3mo waking up a couple of times a night i would not be hosting anything.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 20:35     Subject: Re:Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Yeah, it will be fine.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 19:15     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Way easier to host than to travel in my opinion
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 19:12     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
It will be fine.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 17:58     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
I hosted thanksgiving when my DD was a week old. It’s fine. Do as much prep work ahead of time so you’re not scrambling, and accept all the offers of help you’re given. Don’t expect everything to be perfect, and don’t feel bad excusing yourself to rest when you and the baby need it.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 17:49     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
Fine. We hosted Christmas when our first was six weeks old and it was fine. As long as it’s not just all on you—and it sounds like it won’t be—it won’t be too much.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 16:18     Subject: Re:Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
It will be fine. It becomes much harder when they are mobile but can’t play independently. We hosted Xmas with a 5 and 1 year old and did all the cooking ourselves so your situation is very manageable.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2019 16:14     Subject: Hosting Christmas With a Baby?
My husband and I had a baby in September. We just moved into a new house and want to host Christmas. I will do limited work as my husband and MIL will handle the bulk of cooking and cleaning. Do you think it will be fine or too much?