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Q: grandparent helping raise baby
asked by: LJB419 on February 26th, 2008
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Hi Everyone,

My 19 yo son and his 18 yo girlfriend are expecting a little girl tomorrow!!!
The 27th is her due date. I'm so excited I feel like my heart is going to explore. I'm a little concerned about something. They are living with us, which I love but how do I learn to not take charge once the baby come? It's going to be very hard for me. I want to be a very big part of raising the baby but I don't want the kids getting upset with me.

Any advice?

Thank you and love to all,
Lori
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mominashoe
replied on February 26th, 2008
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Just let them know that you are there for them and that if they need anything at all, they should ask. Just be as open as possible with them. At the same time, do make sure mom gets rest and isn't doing too much...offer to help when you see the opportunity, just don't do things without asking and you'll be fine.
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benc152
replied on February 27th, 2008
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my situtation was a little different but hopefully this may help you?
when i was 14 my girlfriend had my son and my mother adopted him and raises him as though he's my brother.
it hurts a lot to have someone raise your child BUT no way could i have done it on my own, and at times when my mum and step dad have gone on holiday and i've babysat my boy its been horribley hard and i've just counted down the days when they'll be back so i can rest, or have a bit of fun.

So the moral of that i think is that they'll probably be a bit annoyed with you helping out too much, but at the same time they'll be dying for a babysitter and someone to help! young babies don't really sleep enough and they'll love it when grandma cleans the baby and plays with it so they can have a nap
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LJB419
replied on February 27th, 2008
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Thank you both for the great advice.
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