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Babysitter
- The interviewee is 22 years old and takes care of a 6 month-old baby often for limited periods of time. The interviewee is not new to the role and responsibilities of babysitter. She performs the basic necessary functions, such as feeding, burping, and changing, but not all, e.g. bathing. As the aunt of the baby, she was alongside the mom through the course of pregnancy and noted that the only preparing the mom-to-be did was watching videos and researching the actual process of the birth. After the birth however, the mom actively takes note of small peculiar details. The interviewee notes "I have to give a full status report on poop," due to the new-mom's concern over the child's bowel movements which she reports to the doctor. Aside from the pediatrician, the main avenue for information on babies comes from the child's grandmother and aunt (interviewee's mother). In terms of management, the baby's mother finds it suffice to take a screenshot of her phone as a quick easy method of recording feeding, changing, or other relevant times.
User Classes
The spectrum of baby caretakers:
First-time parents
- new to the role of parenting
- perform all the responsibilities of baby care-taking
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