To ask if this would be OK to offer

[Meikyo]

A friend through work is on mat leave. Friend has been in a couple of times to work with new baby but i was on leave both times. I was in today when friend popped in with baby so met baby for first time. Baby was a few weeks prem and friend and her family have been kept v busy with all the work involved with newborn! Friend also has an older DC with mild SEN.

Friend's DH's job takes him away sometimes and she mentioned today that her DH would be away (out of the country) with work all weekend - first time since birth. She said she was feeling tired (wakeful baby) and would be glad when her DH got back.
My DP is away this weekend and my DC will be with ex H and I have no plans as such. I was thinking about texting friend to offer to go to see her over weekend to let her have a sleep/shower/whatever or I could do some chores while she rests. Baby is 10 weeks.
I have never been to her home but we have socialised a couple of times with our DCs outside of work. She has other/closer friends obviously but as I am free I though of offering. i don't want to intrude/seem pushy though.

I think that's a lovely thought. Suggest you make the offer and leave it to her. I'd have bitten your arm off when ds was 10 weeks.

I think that's a really kind offer and I'm the sort of person who is really keen to avoid being helped and am v sensitive about boundaries. If you'd offered to help me with a 10 wk old in her situation, I would have cried with gratitude. Do it! But don't think it's necessarily anything to do with you if she politely declines. Some of us have a v hard time accepting help.

Why wouldn't it?

That would be a really kind thing, my husband was away a lot when my daughter was a baby, my parents were 200 miles away and she was a very restless baby. A friend offered to look after her for an hour or so , just si that I could have some time. It was the best baby present I had!

Please do offer.