Best advice for a new mom

[Deleted]

Make muffins ahead of time.

[MixedBerryJam]

God makes babies cute so we don't throw them out the window when we're driving down the highway; He makes teenagers big so we can't.

If you want something serious, I'd say something about it being okay when you're on your last nerve to leave a crying baby in her crib while you compose yourself and breathe.

Also, echoing what a pp said, people ask if they can help because they want to help. Let them.

[thebreakfastclub]

Going out with the baby will get easier. Don't got to Target three times a week like I did.

[penelope]

I love that a quiet toddler always means trouble. That is so true.

You can't do it all. Don't try. Those moms that look like they've got it all figured out? They don't. No one does.

[cville]

Children are emotional terrorists.

No one cares if your bed is made.

[demofea01]

For me it was that just because my H does it differently, it doesn't mean that it's wrong. We struggled for a while because I couldn't just sit back and let him do it his own way. Things got so much better when I stopped examining everything he did with our son under a microscope.

[Chuppathingy]

"Invest heavily in large quantities of wine." It works for funny and serious.

Sent from my SM-N910T using proboards

[Deleted]

Shit happens. Literally and figuratively. So always have an extra <insert here>

Your clothes
Baby clothes
Diapers
Blanket
Bottles
Pacifier

[Birdie]

Real housewives is not a good show to watch when you're trying to get the baby to sleep. Too much shouting.

[Birdie]

Oh and don't worry about how you look, take as many pics as you can with you freshly baked baby in the hospital.

For almost a year I thought I didn't get a single pic of ds with me because "I looked like crap" until I found one on our camera. I almost cried. I wish I had more. I have a bunch without my face, but only that one of him on the day (night) of his birth and my face in the shot.

[dellabear]

Keep trying different things. Just because the baby doesn't like something (eg: a swaddle, swing, food, toy, etc) today doesn't mean he won't like it tomorrow, next week or next month.

[sofamonkey]

1. Always pee before you get the baby. (This goes for moms and dads)

2. Don't lick that off your hand, it just isn't mustard. Ever.

[lissaholly]

I need to to tell myself this alllll the time!

[sewf]

Pee BEFORE you sit down to feed them or get them to nap, even if you don't think you have to. They will fall asleep on you and then you don't want to disturb the sleeping baby.

Along the same lines, have a basket with everything you might need (medications, drink, snacks, remote, chargers, etc) that moves with you. You don't want to get set up on the couch with the baby, watch a tv show, and then see the remote across the room right after the kid falls asleep.

[lostlenore]

I had to do something similar at a shower once. My advice was to only buy white socks for the baby, b/c one always gets lost with those cute pairs of socks. Lame, but something I seriously changed between baby #1 and baby #2.

[cville]

Don't waste your money on cheap diaper cream.

Sandwiches are easy to eat one handed.

Use a travel mug at home to keep your coffee warm and unspilled.

[ska]

The first three months are about survival. Anything goes.

[gizmo]

Take care of yourself. You are priority #1.

It's ok to put them in their crib and walk away for a moment to compose yourself.

Do what works for your family and your baby. That may change every 5 minutes and that's ok.

You may not like your partner/SO for a while and that's ok. You'll get through this too.

[stephm0188]

Never ever read a mommy blog.

[Deleted]

Take your postpartum stool softeners!

It doesn't count as drinking alone of the baby/ dog/ cat are with you!

postpartum depression is real and there is no shame in getting help for it!

[terpsfan]

Feb 19, 2016 20:19:01 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Feb 19, 2016 20:14:53 GMT -5 dellabear said:

Keep trying different things. Just because the baby doesn't like something (eg: a swaddle, swing, food, toy, etc) today doesn't mean he won't like it tomorrow, next week or next month.

And for God's sake, if something IS working, don't try something different just because you think you are supposed to.

So this. I duct taped my baby inside a Miracle Blanket. She's now 8 and G/T.

[terpsfan]

Aquaphor for everything. Buy the gigantic tubs, they'll last you forever.

[jek]

Feb 19, 2016 22:57:12 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Take your postpartum stool softeners!

It doesn't count as drinking alone of the baby/ dog/ cat are with you!

postpartum depression is real and there is no shame in getting help for it!

Lol! I was in the hospital three days before I realized why they kept feeding me bran flakes every morning!

[raangoli]

Feb 19, 2016 23:21:03 GMT -5 jek said:

Feb 19, 2016 22:57:12 GMT -5 @idaholakelady said:

Take your postpartum stool softeners!

It doesn't count as drinking alone of the baby/ dog/ cat are with you!

postpartum depression is real and there is no shame in getting help for it!

Lol! I was in the hospital three days before I realized why they kept feeding me bran flakes every morning!

I was legit excited to eat a bran muffin for the first (and last) time in my life. It didn't work

[Deleted]

You might have a difficult time getting used to the new stranger in your house - and it's easy to get "mad" at some.creature who screams in your face.

Not everyone falls instantly in love with their baby. I would have been cool with my mom taking him.home.for a few weeks. He was "nice and all."

Put all your bills on auto pay so you.don't forget payments during sleep deprivation.

[strawberryduck]

If advice is given, even if you didn't ask, just remember it, kids are unpredictable and that unwanted advice may just come in handy one day (as long as the advice didn't come with a side of assholeness, then you need to practice your resting batch face)

[spellingbea]

Forgive yourself in advance for the night when you're pacing the floor holding your infant who will not sleep or stop screaming. Because you might look at that baby and think that you should have just gotten a cat instead. You might not even like that kid right then. That's okay.

Keep cookie dough in the freezer. That's sound advice for anyone.