Here are 6 tips for planning the postpartum party that every new parent desperately needs.
1. Invite Guests
Like any good party, you need guests—friends and family who want to shower you in love and HELP. Send out invitations explaining that the postpartum party is six weeks long and will be a fun-filled celebration in which they’ll get to participate in fun games like doing the dishes, folding the laundry, walking the dog, changing diapers, and ALL the household things (more on that later).
Again, it’s not traditional, and some may even find it silly to invite people over to your house just to clean it. But here’s the thing: after you give birth, people WANT to help. And even more than that, they WANT to see and hold your baby. Lure them in with the kid, and LET them serve you well. If they didn’t want to clean, they wouldn’t show up to your house.