Did you have professional help with baby?

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Please vote, but understand that by professional I mean someone you hired to help with your baby. This isn't a nanny! It applies to infants younger than 8 months. 
 
This doesn't apply to family or friends helping.
 
Thank you for voting, I wanted to see the amount of people who got professional help.  My friends are I have opposing views and I just thought this would give insight.

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Lolololol no, I got pregnant knowing about all night feedings and diaper blow outs. I dont need to hire help.

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What constitutes help? Also no anonymous in CC.

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Uh no. I popped out the kid, he my responsibility to care for.

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I think everyone is being pretty critical.  Although I didn't have hired help, my mother came and stayed with us the first couple of nights.  As soon as we got home from the hospital My husband got very sick with the flu and unable to even be around us and I really needed someone.  If I didn't have family or friends in the area I would have hired a postpartum doula.  I suffered from pretty severe baby blues and had a hard time coping the first few weeks even though I'm an postpartum nurse and have lots experience and education.  Looking back I should have asked for MORE help (or hired if I had to) so I could have kicked the baby blues sooner and enjoyed those first precious weeks with my son instead of being an emotional wreck and zombie. I knew it wasn't going to be easy but I wasn't expecting the crazy emotions.  If someone needs help, I don't think others have the right to judge.  It doesn't make them any less of a mother.  I think it would be different if you had hired help 24/7 for weeks and weeks on end.  But a little help every now and then doesn't make you a bad mom.

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No anon. I take care of my own child:

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No help here, wasn't really needed. My husband and I really managed to balance it all really well. Plus, do you know when your baby 1st smiles and giggles usually happens at that 3am feeding :) I'm not letting someone else get that experience

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Maybe I would consider it if I had triplets or something haha but otherwise it should be mine and my partner's responsibility

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I have a post partum doula coming to help me. She will do anything I need, if that's help with the baby or help with me. 
I had an emergency csection with my first baby and I was not prepared for healing and being a FTM. I'm not making that mistake again, especially being a full time mom with a two year old and my husband working long hours.

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No my baby is my responsibility I'm not going to pay someone to do the job I want to and chose to do

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I've only heard of very wealthy people with multiple small children employing professional help during that stretch of time. Otherwise it's unheard of.

Did you have professional help with baby?

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