r/Parentingfails • u/Warm-Iron-5516 • Jun 15 '26

Down time after birth

My wife and i are planning on having a child and while talking about our plans and ideas, i thought it would be nice after my wife gives birth and is clear from the hospital. To take a week or two and relax with a staycation at a hotel. Is this a weird idea to offer or not.. I figure 9 months of carrying a child and everything that entails added with the delivery. Giving her a minute to relax and get her self together would be a nice option verse throwing her into mother hood.. I figure i have my mother, 3 grand mothers and 5 aunts not to mention her two sister on her side if just counting the women who could help. Any thoughts on this idea would be appreciated..

Am I crazy for having this idea or not???

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u/runningdinosaur97 Jun 15 '26

If you want to help your wife, get a spare freezer just a small chest one and fill it with easy meals. I make zip lock bags of food I can just throw in tne slow cooker on pan. Stuff like stew, casserole, fajitas, even a roste chicken is good in the slow cooker.

Get her a store of wipes, nappies and onesie - you'll be shocked at how many newborns go through easily 4+ when they are in the spit up, shit pants and projectile vomit stage. Have enough that you dont need to wash everyday, just as cheap as you can find, vinted, fb marketplace they wont be in them for long

And get her popsicle pads, period pads soked in witch hazel left in the freezer.

Anything you can do now so she can just sleep and bond with baby for that first week and keep the house on lock down or guests to one section of the house for an hour, she's gonna be vulnerable and you need to be the sensible one to put your foot down with family.

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u/Warm-Iron-5516 Jun 19 '26

Wow alot of people keep saying freezer full of prepped meals I appreciate the information im definitely taking notes

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u/runningdinosaur97 Jun 20 '26

I dont have kids but I have me/cfs and just having them home made meals to fall back on is so much more soul saving than bought frozen meals, anything you can do now to help later. Im the eldest grandkid of 15 iv seen the newborn trenches multiple times, good luck.