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5 Ways Grandmothers Can Help With the New Grandbaby

Most moms love having help when they bring home a new baby, but they don’t want someone coming in and taking over. Here are 5 Ways Grandmothers can help with the new baby without being pushy or overstepping their boundaries.

Grandbaby On They Way

My daughter, Rachel, and her husband are expecting a baby boy very soon. They already have a 2 year old daughter so Rachel is an experienced mother (and a very good one). But when you add a new baby to the mix, life becomes more complicated. I’ve been thinking about ways I can help them with the transition from being a family of 3 to a family of 4, and here are some things I plan on doing.

Food is Always Welcome

1. Cooking some food to take over. I know how tired I felt after each of my children were born. Taking a couple of meals over will free them up to concentrate on the new baby and their 2 year old.

2. Laundry. It always amazed me that a new baby could create so much dirty laundry! The larger your family, the more dirty clothes to wash. If they need me to help with laundry for a few days I have many years of experience as a Laundry Technician.

3. Entertain the 2 year old. I have already volunteered to stay with her while mom is in the hospital so dad can stay with mother and baby. Hey, it’s a tough job but somebody has to do it…might as well be nana!

4. Help with the pets. Someone has to feed, water and walk the dogs. They aren’t hard to handle and I love dogs so I don’t mind.

5. Rock the new baby! Nana needs some snuggle time with the new baby and the new mother will need to sleep so that when nana goes home she feels rested.

Of course before I do any of the above I will ask if it’s okay. If there is one thing I never want to be, it’s an interfering nana! How about you?

What did you do to help when your grandchildren were born?

new baby boy

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7 Comments

  1. I so agree! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it!

  2. I love your perspective! Its completely understandable that we often prefer to be at the center of what’s happening (for instance, right there by the bedside while our grandchild is born). But often we can help out in very concrete ways if we’re willing to help out elsewhere. The love that comes back to us when we do that is priceless!

  4. I totally agree with all your suggestions. I’m a Nana (just recently 5.13 – boy also) 10 times. I even have a great grand-child coming this October & yes that is me in the picture & not that long ago. The little lady is my mom. She only passed away a few years ago & she would have been a great great grandmother. Whew! These children have children much too early! Congrats to you new one and have a great weekend.

  5. Great ideas, especially the taking the two year old. I have three children and the most helpful people are the ones who come and take the other children for a few hours to do something fun. Then I don’t feel so guilty about neglecting them and I can actually SLEEP!

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