{"id":10327,"date":"2021-02-05T10:54:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T15:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.oviahealth.com\/guide\/10327\/preparing-friends-and-family-for-baby\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T14:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:04:34","slug":"preparing-friends-and-family-for-baby","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/guide\/10327\/preparing-friends-and-family-for-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing friends and family for Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\nHaving Baby<\/span> around brings some fun new changes to life, and not just for you and your partner – your friends and family are going to be super excited too, especially if this is your first baby, so it\u2019s nice to let them know what to expect once they is<\/span> born.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“Sorry friends, but I\u2019ve got a baby now”<\/strong><\/h4>\nAs highlighted on \u201cHow I Met Your Mother\u201d, it can be tough for friends to get used to seeing less of you, but you need to explain to them that you have greater priorities now than having fun with your pals. Your baby-less friends can still play a huge role in yours and Baby<\/span>\u2019s life, you just have to let them know that Baby<\/span> is time-consuming and comes first, every time.\n

“Watch the tongue!”<\/strong><\/h4>\nParticularly if this is your, and your friend group\u2019s first child, some people may not know how to handle themselves in front of Baby<\/span>. Although having a vodka-chugging and Fight Club night may have been fun in college, you need to let your friends know that times have changed, and they have to behave differently around them<\/span>.\n

Holding Baby<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\nA newborn\u2019s neck is not strong enough to support their<\/span> head, so it\u2019s vital that the baby-holder support their<\/span> head with a hand – make sure that your friends and family know how to hold them<\/span> before you make the hand-off.\n

The bottom line<\/strong><\/h4>\nHaving a baby changes everything, and you\u2019re simply not going to be able to see your friends as much as you once did. However, those close to you can still play an active role in your and Baby<\/span>\u2019s lives – just make sure they know how to act around your perfect bundle of baby!\n\nReviewed by the Ovia Health Clinical Team<\/em>\n\n
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