Chelsey Cox, a new mom, shares insights on how visitors can best support new mothers. Through an Instagram video, she emphasizes that instead of offering to take the baby, friends and family should assist with household chores or provide food. Cox explains that many new mothers feel protective and anxious about their babies, preferring to be with them instead of letting someone else take over. Her clarion call resonates with other moms, who echo her sentiments about the challenges of handling unsolicited offers to babysit.
"By offering to take my child, you're putting me in 'fight or flight' mode," Chelsey Cox, a mom in South Carolina, tells TODAY.com.
"Nine times out of ten, I want to be with my baby - I don't want you to take the baby, OK?" Cox continued.
"You can wash these dishes, you can bring me something to eat ... No, don't offer to watch the baby."
"Don't offer to take this baby, because she is probably not going to let you do that until he is 19. And even then."
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