Just wondering if it’s just my parents?

I depend on my partner 🙃 I saw a meme that was jokingly saying this new generation of grandparents are like “no I have my own life to live” 😂😂😂 though it was saying it in humor I feel like it’s sooo accurate compared to previous generations

My mom was our right arm but unfortunately she lives in another country. My Mother in Law is nothing more than a babysitter 😒

I think it just depends on the parent themselves! Do your parents know you want help have you spoke to them? I’m lucky, my mum does help out one/two times a week when she’s free & my dad will do little things like run the shop for me before visiting, it all helps! My partners parents are the opposite though, we don’t see or hear from them they definitely live there own lives, I use to try to build a relationship with them and my little one but there just not that way, not very maternal, think they’ll be more interested when he’s older kinda thing Hope you’re ok though! It’s nice to feel supported as they say it takes a village to raise a little one x

My partner and I do about equal work with caring for our almost one year old. We live with my parents and they help when they can but they're both work from home at least part time so they're not always available. They often take him 1-2 sessions a week, 2-3 hours. Sometimes if they're free and we're very overwhelmed they'll help put him to bed or the like. My spouse's parents are very helpful but we don't get to see them often as they live in the states. But when he was newborn they were a godsend in letting us sleep from week 2-4 pp while they were visiting, they did the night shift each night so we'd survive it!

Honestly I’d be in the gutter without my mom. She helps me every day no questions asked. My daughter is 16 months and she still comes and does the dishes, cooks dinner, cleans the toys, will change my daughter, play, go shopping for us, drive us places, etc. She is an amazing person. The in laws live 3hrs away so they can’t help as much but when they come, they only play or watch her and will bring dinners to eat. My husband takes over as soon as he gets home too with whatever needs done. I’m incredibly lucky in so many ways

My mom helps sooo much and my in laws help a bit too. Unfortunately my partner barely helps 😕

I didn’t have a great childhood so I have never left bub with my parents, I’m always there. My daughter has never met her dad, he’s a dirtbag. It’s just been me every day, i absolutely love it, sometimes I feel like it’s easier this way- I watch my mates with partners struggle- sometimes I think it’s easier for me because I’m not expecting help and I’m used to it.. I think it would be so much harder with a partner personally - trying to juggle a man’s ego with a baby sounds rlly hard x

@Alyssa I need that meme because it’s so true 😂😂

@Rachel I’ve spoken to my mum numerous times about helping me with my little one but I have a 12 year old sister that clings to my mums hip and basically controls my mum, she has to do her hobby at least 3 times a week otherwise she makes my parents life hell but no one can say anything to my sister because my mum just wants a peaceful life so goes along with it. My mother in law and father in law come down at least 1 a week but I can’t give the baby to them to mind because of there health conditions, I wouldn’t want to put that stress on them to help me out x