New Mother but No Nature or Nurture
Afternoon Everyone ,
I have a situation we are helping a family friend get on her feet while just having a premature baby at 7 months , no where to live no guidance. We have been trying to accommodate her by giving her a space to live rent free , we just asked that she get her self together so that she can help provide for her child. Since the child has been out of the hospital she has been following around a boyfriend (not the child father) getting drunk and carrying on, she hasn’t been motivated or interested in getting things for her child , my girlfriend and I recovered a car seat we brought bottles pampers a bed , the essentials for the baby to come home, she keeps missing WIC appointments , I had to set up those appointments I set up the babies doctors appointment she isn’t taking the first steps to so what she needs in my eyes.Fast Forward to last week her boyfriend has left her she has been able to get 2 jobs finally , we told her we can watch the baby at night and you stay with him during the day, she then decided to get a day shift job , procrastinating on another wic appointment, thus far she has only brought 1 thing for the child and that was a can of milk. She has called around for everyone else to do for her. In my mind I don’t know what else I can tell her to do to focus on getting what she needs for her baby , if we continue to do it she will never learn. Any advice ? Do you all think it’s Postpartum Depression , she only wants to post the baby on Facebook but no real interaction with him. She continues to live her life as nothing has changed and the baby is an accessory to her everyday. Please help , as what we could do for her. Thanks.
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