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My wife and I had our first child at the end of April, and the first few weeks of her life we had absolutely 0 time outside of caring for her and basic care/hyg
by flyosity 14y ago
My wife and I had our first child at the end of April, and the first few weeks of her life we had absolutely 0 time outside of caring for her and basic care/hygiene for ourselves. Absolutely nothing can prepare you for taking care of a newborn. It's not like taking care of a puppy, it's a 100% 24/7 job where almost every waking moment is dedicated to making sure the baby is comforted, well-fed, well-slept, clean and cared for. I honestly have no idea how Marissa Mayer expects to do any work during her short maternity leave, that is unless 1) her husband takes care of the baby 99% of the time, 2) they have a live-in nanny to actually take care of the baby, 3) she elects not to breast feed (which you do every 2-3 hours for a newborn) and bottle feeds instead, or 4) she will open her laptop when the baby is sleeping, which is a bad idea because you're supposed to sleep when the baby sleeps or else you become sleep deprived extremely quickly.
- jack-r-abbit 14y agoAnd so what if it was all of those first three? Though it is still a huge stigma, many fathers take on primary care of their children. Many people who can afford to, hire someone to help care for their children... most two income families at least use daycare. And many women do not breast feed for any number of reasons. But being in the news for being picked to turn Yahoo around makes her wrong for possibly doing what many, many families have been doing for years?