Make an effort when visiting a friend who just had a baby. Their lifestyle is different now as they are constantly taking care of a new infant. When visiting offer to bring food instead of waiting for her to dish out food while you visit. Lighten the mood with jokes , ask about how she is doing and offer to help out with some house chores.
Key Takeaways:
- I admit that during my 20s (which lasted into my early 30s), I handled friends having babies less than perfectly.
- I remember one particular time when I visited a former co-worker, ostensibly to meet her 3-week-old daughter.
- I put the Boppy Pillow on backward and held the baby awkwardly for maybe two minutes before returning her to her mom’s arms.
“”Fast-forward five years to my own firstborn, and I realized just how gauche many of my baby-meeting moments had been.””
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