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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 630917" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I answered "yes and what a bother" - but the answer really was different for each of my kids. With my first baby (Oldest), my mom came for a week and was a huge help -- I was clueless and had no idea what I was doing, and was glad to have someone there, especially when my husband was at work. With my second (Youngest) - my mother was pretty worthless as far as helping. I found out later she'd relapsed for the umpteenth time (alcoholic). It was a pretty bad time for me for many reasons so that's etched in my memory - therefore I picked that answer. </p><p></p><p>However -- my mother was also older and retired, and had plenty of free time to come stay and help. I think that it's probably more common with grandparents in that category -- but for those of us who are grandmas and still working full time, nowhere near retirement, it's not that simple. With my grandkids -- I seem to recall taking off 2-3 days to help, but that was it. Youngest was living with me when the first was born though, and at least local with the second.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 630917, member: 1157"] I answered "yes and what a bother" - but the answer really was different for each of my kids. With my first baby (Oldest), my mom came for a week and was a huge help -- I was clueless and had no idea what I was doing, and was glad to have someone there, especially when my husband was at work. With my second (Youngest) - my mother was pretty worthless as far as helping. I found out later she'd relapsed for the umpteenth time (alcoholic). It was a pretty bad time for me for many reasons so that's etched in my memory - therefore I picked that answer. However -- my mother was also older and retired, and had plenty of free time to come stay and help. I think that it's probably more common with grandparents in that category -- but for those of us who are grandmas and still working full time, nowhere near retirement, it's not that simple. With my grandkids -- I seem to recall taking off 2-3 days to help, but that was it. Youngest was living with me when the first was born though, and at least local with the second. [/QUOTE]
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