coworker is pregnant and other coworker is gather advice for in a book let. I don't know the momma to be well, but i also don't want to say anything cheesey like sleep now because it will be 18 yrs before you get a whole night to yourself. guess i'm haveing a mental block--probably lack of sleep.
anybody have any good quotes or fun advice ????
thanks
Why not? That's the best advice I never got! Also one im still kicking myself for is put the baby in the crib and leave! Its ok to just let them sleep and not hover! My daughter is 4.5 and still sleeps in the middle of us :(
Use cheap diapers, they work great. Give them lots of baths to avoid diaper rash. Change them a lot, day and night. A little extra on diapers is still a lot cheaper than starting a diaper rash that lands the baby at the doctors. Use soap sparingly to keep their skin healthy.
Start feeding them vegetables long before giving them fruit, give them a large variety of foods and don't make food a struggle. NEVER, EVER, lie to them.
The best advice I got when I was pregnant with my first was "Toddlers are just like puppies, they needs LOTS of exercise, food and sleep to be happy". I base my days around that and can honestly say my kids are incredibly well behaved and happy. Also, give her the mamapedia website link so she can join our ranks! lol
The one no one told me that would have been helpful was take the socks OFF before changing a poopy diaper! ;)
I don't know, those things are inherently cheesy, so I'm sure if you said something silly it would just be part of the context!
I guess the only other thing that I would include would be do what works for you and try not to let other people make you feel bad about it.
You are the mother. You know your child better than anyone else. Trust your instincts.
"If you don't know whether to laugh or cry, Laugh"
Always have a Plan B.
Every mother, at some point in time, feels like she wants to throw her baby out the window. Don't do it.
Don't sweat the small stuff and it's all small stuff.
Always trust your mommy gut.
The Maternal Wisdom of the ages is not automatically transferred to a new mother upon completion of the birth process. Mothers become mothers over time, as they learn from their babies!
You can never hug, cuddle, kiss, love your baby too much.
Be consistent with discipline.
Say what you mean, mean what you say.
Read to them from the Bible everyday.
Tell them their family history often.
Don't get too worked up over the little things.
There is no such thing as spoiling a baby.
Delight in the baby everyday, even when it seems really hard.
Research vaccines before just giving them.
Go to this website before you go to the hospital to give birth:
http://iansvoice.org/default.aspx
ETA: Someone said that there were no perfect parents. I like to say that there was a perfect Parent (God, to Adam and Eve). But even with the perfect Parent, they still didn't turn out perfect. They still sinned. So, don't be too h*** o* yourself! :)
Don't overbuy on all the baby stuff. You will never use half of it!
The tantrums never end...they just change with age. LOL
There are no perfect parents, and no perfect parenting guides. :-)
Every child is different; that means every child is special...even yours.
Just a few to get you thinkin'. :-) Hope this helps.
something about how the time flies... my oldest is going to be 16, i swear she was swaddled in her winnie the pooh blanket yesterday :(
the smallest things make a child happy.... taking the time to color, dancing in the living room, ice cream sundaes at home. these are the memories that will last forever.
One of my best friends told me in my third trimester, during a freakout about whether I would be a good enough, loving enough mom, that I would love my son so much that I would grow a second heart just to be able to have all the love that I felt. What a perfect, beautiful and true description!
The funniest piece of advice I got was "Powder the butt, not the head" and the best piece of advice I ever got was "Just because it is hard doesn't mean it is not the right thing to do." I have thought about that many times with my children. Anytime from letting them cry or throw a fit until they calm down to trying to figure out what is best for me personally.
YOU are the mom. Trust your instincts and hold that tiny baby as often as you want. They are only tiny for such a little tiny bit of time.
Take care of YOURSELF! Schedule in little one or two hour outings once a week to go have a coffee or whatever you like, just to get a little "mommy/adult" time. You take better care of your baby when you are taken care of :)
Breathe.
Sleep whenever you can.
Ask for help when you need it. Everyone needs it :)
A few little nuggets I would pass along are:
Be good to yourself, you don't become the perfect parent in a day
They don't come with manuals, it's on the job training
Kisses have actually healing properties
No matter how tired you are, the love you feel for your child is like nothing else!!
That's all I can think of right now, hope they help :D
I heard at my MOPS meeting Tuesday:
If something your kid (or you) does something disastrous and you think you'll laugh when you tell the story later...laugh about it now (when it's happening) instead of freaking out.
Also, always carry wipes. They are multipurpose.
if its a boy, point his we-we down before closing up the diaper - took us 3 weeks to figure this out with my 1st son, after he kept peeing out the top of the diaper, and we went through about 5 onsies a day ...
also, take time to enjoy the baby snuggles - before you know it, the last thing he or she will want to do is sit and do anything!
A coworker of mine told me when I was pregnant with my first was to hold the baby all you want the first 2 weeks and then put the baby down. I thought that was great advice. I took it as for naps put baby down and let them fall asleep on there own. I would be in heaven sitting with a sleeping baby on me all day but in the long run it wouldnt be good for anyone!
