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It's been a bit quiet in here recently and I saw this on another forum and thought it would be good here.
2nd, 3rd and more time Mums share your wisdom with the 1st time Mums.
Buy the best quality mattress you can afford - a comfortable baby is a sleeping baby!
Mrs B xxx
2nd, 3rd and more time Mums share your wisdom with the 1st time Mums.
Buy the best quality mattress you can afford - a comfortable baby is a sleeping baby!
Mrs B xxx
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also dont do the staying in the house thing that i always read about....get out asap......look around some shops......go for a drive....i was out shopping the next day with my ds would have gone mad if i stayed in for a week or two
Do what's best for you and your baby - especially when it comes to Breast-feeding - or not breastfeeding. Try to remember that everyone is different and you need to do what's right for you both, otherwise you can end up putting yourself through upset if you pressure yourself into trying to do things in a certain way.
Then ask them if they would mind doing the dishes, hoovering, cooking dinner, whatever. Do not give them the baby to cuddle while you do it - you're the one who is sleep deprived!
Reward them with a cuddle when they've done it.
To sleep!!!! xx
SB x
Mrs B xxx
Muslin cloths are a godsend especially if you have a sicky baby like mine was - they work as bib, cloth, clothes prtector and great general sick catchers.
Don't listen to people when they say their children were sleeping through from 4 weeks - everyones idea of sleeping through is very different, to some it means they had a 4 hour stretch without being woken up to others it's a nice 8 hour sleep and it will only make you feel under pressure. Every baby is different and has different sleeping patterns you just need to get used to yours.
I found topping and tailing the baby for the first few weeks then moving on to using the bath with a small amount of water in it far easier to clean my baby than filling and lifting a baby bath. I also love infacare as a baby bath product when the time comes to start using one.
Grab yourself a drink and if needed a snack before you start feeding baby (bottle or breast) once you start you can't really take a break and sometimes it can take ages to feed and wind a baby.
Try not to be too quiet when baby goes to sleep that way they get used to sleeping through a little noise and you don't have to whisper the whole time.
Hide the scales and don't get on them for at least 6 weeks - even if you are good you hold a lot of water weight for a few weeks and it's just upsetting to stand on the scales and feel like a fatty.
The weeks after giving birth you will sweat and wee like there is no tomorrow - apparently it's your body getting rid of the excess water.
I'll add more as i think of them.
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Next time we are going to make the announcement once we have caught up on some well earned rest.
2. Don't be afraid to make lots of noise. babies are used to it. The hoover / hairdryer are great for calming little ones. Addison would often fall asleep when i started hoovering. the white noise mimics the sounds from the womb so babies are comforted by it.
3. SLEEP as much as you can in those first few weeks and let someone else do the cleaning and cooking.
4. Enjoy going for walks and showing off your little one - it's a magical time
5. take LOTS and LOTS of photos as baby changes so quickly
6. Stock up on heaps of huggies nappies. Huggies newborn are the best. i found pampers leaked. Pampers are great when the baby is much older. I still can't get over how much a newborn poos in those early days. we went through SO many nappies!
7. expect the first 6 weeks to be hard but try not to be too hard on yourself. but it does get easier. I remember feeling like a hamster in a wheel doing the same thing over and over again. it's feeding, winding, sleeping over and over again and it's very hard to get anything done, think straight or go anywhere on time.
8. Enjoy every single second and have lots and lots of newborn cuddles x
if you have stitches after labour, salt in the bath really helps it heal quicker!
If breastfeeding, always keep a 2l bottle of water by your side and try to get through at least 1 a day. When breastfeeding, sometimes I would suddenly feel so thirsty that I had to have a drink instantly!!
Have plenty of muslins, so handy and practical.
The bath chair (looks like a small bouncer chair) was brilliant as it leaves both your hands free, I wouldn't even bother with a baby bath.
Don't feel pressured by anyone making you think you should be doing things differently, you're the mother and you know what's best for you and your child, 1st time or not!
I know they all say this but try to sleep when baby does. I would also say try not to sit there holding baby when he/she is awake, admiring him/her, but I'm a hypacrite cos I never learn and I know I'm gonna do this! It just makes it harder for them to self settle later on and therefore more difficult for yourself.
If I think of anything else I'll add later. Good luck xxx
Something I was never told while pregnant but after having my baby girl and breastfeeding I noticed some blood in her nappy. Midwife told me it was hormones from me during the pregnancy coming out of her in a period like way, only tiny amount though but still scary when you dont expect it!
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