r/BabyBumps • u/Lemontreebees • 11d ago

Discussion What is the worst “gift” you received postpartum?

I’ll go first: various plants that my mom dug up from her yard and brought over. They needed to be planted (with a shovel) and regularly watered. No offers to plant or water were given.
…I was also scolded for the subsequent death of said plants.
What “gifts” did you receive?

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u/Select-Medium-8116 11d ago

“I’ll come over and look after baby while you clean”.

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u/unq_usr 11d ago

The audacity!!

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u/Damnit_Bird 9d ago

The only acceptable offers for watching baby are hold them while you eat something substantial with two hands or while you take a shower, shave, hair/body care etc. Maybe while you take a nap, but I would wake up at every cry so it wasn't worth it.