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Advice For A New Mom. And its OK to just feel it so it can pass. There will be moments when you feel disconnected and misunderstood. Parenting is the most fulfilling and wondrous thing you will ever experience but it is hard. Childbirth is the most painful life-altering event most women will ever experience.
It is our unspoken bond and it makes us all think that a we are experts on children and b we are now licensed. Find a mom and baby group friends with babies or an online group where you can share your experiences. Have easy to eat snacks available for when youre hungry but have to feed nurse your baby. They will stop waking up three times a. You have just stepped into a completely new role and its okay to be scared and feel inadequate. There will be moments when you feel disconnected and misunderstood.
Almost everyone has personal experience as a parent aunt uncle or sibling and everyone has been a baby.
You have just stepped into a completely new role and its okay to be scared and feel inadequate. I was going to say sleep when baby sleeps but I think sleeping when you can sounds better. The better you get at turning down requests that arent in your childs best interest the fewer times youll need to do so. Can I really do this without having a total Mummy meltdown or messing up my child for life. For each person these experiences run deep and it can be hard to untangle all the advice. Stay tuned This is Part 2.