“When you pack snacks for your baby, pack some for yourself.
Everyone’s story is different.
“Stick to a routine, not a strict schedule.
When my daughter was about four months old she stopped taking hours-long naps and started sleeping in 30-minute increments.
I followed this advice, and my daughter went from an amazing sleeper to having increased night wakings.
I felt exhausted because she didn’t want to follow MY sleep schedule.”
“When your child is that little, all they need is sleep, love, and food.
They know when they’re hungry, and they’ll tell you.
They know when they’re sleepy because they’ll end up falling asleep.
Go with the flow and don’t take every piece of advice you see online.”
Anonymous
2.
“Stop sweating milestones.
Just because your baby didn’t start walking at one or talking at 14 months old, so what?
No, they didn’t.
Many parents will fudge the ages to make their kids seem like geniuses.
Just let your baby grow, develop, and do things in their own time.
It will happen when it happens just be patient andtherewhen it does.”
3.“IT.
Nothing will keep a baby crying longer than a stressed-out mother.”
With our first, our beloved, gentle pet would never think of hurting him.
But, just like us, he would recharge and return to playing and cuddling our kiddos.
Your fur babies will do better with the transition if they feel safe and secure.”
So many things feel overwhelming, problems that you’re free to simply not find a solution for.
So try not to beat yourself up they grow out of everything eventually!"
“Everything you do will be wrong to someone and completely right to another.
The temperature was only in the sixties.
I picked him up to cuddle him while he cried.”
“Someone can find something wrong with EVERY parenting decision you make.
Love your children, and do the best you could.”
I used to spend hours agonizing over whether I was playing with my son enough.
Looking back, he was happy being with me and sharing whatever we were doing.
You’re doing great, and you’re doing it together.
That is so precious."
However, babies quickly sit up and will soon stand up and grab at EVERYTHING.
In a perfect world, they will never do that on the changing table.
Those little stinkers are FAST!"
“When you pack snacks for your baby, pack some for yourself.
excellenceinmediocrity
10.
“Find other moms who are in the same phase as you.
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11.
“If using formula, batch make the day’s formula using a pitcher.
Use the individual-sized premade formula if the budget allows to make middle-of-the-night feedings easier during newborn days.”
rachelarmitage2
13.
Trust your intuition and get to know your babies.
Every single one is different.
You’ll worry either way, so do it your way.”
“I cannot emphasize this enough: GET A WATERPROOF LINER FOR THE CAR SEAT!
They sell ones that fit into the bottom of the seat and they are a LIFESAVER.
I had to redo the entire hour-long shopping trip for two and a half hours.”
“Fast forward to my second kid.
The same thing happened, except I had that liner.
It was a 10-minute cleanup, the cart was still there, and off to the register.
Now, I buy one for every baby shower I attend.
New moms never register for them because they don’t know, but now they do.
You’re welcome.”
“Don’t hover over your kids let them try new things independently (within reason).
tammylovatob
16.
“Don’t buy them expensive name-brand clothes.
Babies are messy, and they outgrow clothes so fast.
keep your money and get something you need.”
jegiseda88
17.
Everyone wants to break the cycle of toxicity, but it isn’t as easy as it seems.
problematik
18.
“LET THEM WATCH TV.
It does not make you ‘the devil’ and it does not make you a ‘bad mother.'”
darthjarjar
19.
“Your baby will get an awful raw rash at some point.
Even something as gentle as baby wipes will be painful when that happens.
That is where water wipes come in.
“It’s okay if the nursery isn’t done before they’re born they don’t care.
Nurseries aren’t always necessary, especially if you’re able to’t afford one.”
21.And finally, “Accept the help.
But accept the help it’s important to take care of you, too.”
rachelgalvin
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