I had enough money for this, and we had a wet nurse for a couple weeks for our 2nd kid. It’s tough to explain why it didn’t work well. It was upsetting for my wife, and even me a little. It just didn’t feel right. Not looking after your baby can feel worse than the lack of sleep. Plus as others have pointed out, it doesn’t work out as sm…
I had enough money for this, and we had a wet nurse for a couple weeks for our 2nd kid. It’s tough to explain why it didn’t work well. It was upsetting for my wife, and even me a little. It just didn’t feel right. Not looking after your baby can feel worse than the lack of sleep. Plus as others have pointed out, it doesn’t work out as smoothly as you’d imagine.
Really the best thing is to have parents and friends near by to help out and give you a break every once and a while.
Having someone who can come over and wash the dishes, do your laundry or just hold the baby for 2-3 hours while you get uninterrupted sleep is a life saver. Those first 6-10 weeks can be very difficult, especially with the first child.
I had enough money for this, and we had a wet nurse for a couple weeks for our 2nd kid. It’s tough to explain why it didn’t work well. It was upsetting for my wife, and even me a little. It just didn’t feel right. Not looking after your baby can feel worse than the lack of sleep. Plus as others have pointed out, it doesn’t work out as smoothly as you’d imagine.
Really the best thing is to have parents and friends near by to help out and give you a break every once and a while.
Having someone who can come over and wash the dishes, do your laundry or just hold the baby for 2-3 hours while you get uninterrupted sleep is a life saver. Those first 6-10 weeks can be very difficult, especially with the first child.