Melanie T

I was one of the first of my “village” to have a baby and I wish someone told me (which I’ve now told the rest of my friends) to remember to ask for what you need. Many of my friends and family offered to help but didn’t know how. This led to me making a “visitation” schedule rather than tell a friend who reached out something like “it would help me a ton if you walked my dog for 20 min before coming for newborn cuddles after.” My takeaway was it takes a village a village but remember to use your village.