Most parents remember the moment their child enters the world. It is a time of joy mixed with anxiety and exhaustion as they deal with the new addition to the family.
Typically, mother and child would remain in the hospital for at least two days after childbirth. A grandparent or a confinement nanny might be enlisted in the first month or so but mums typically take on the heavy lifting thereafter.
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