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Parenting after 35
going to be joining you in approx 8 weeks...
Hi ladies! Any tips for a first time mom/parents? My DH will be 37 in February, as will I next August. We are very excited about the arrival of our daughter...just a little nervous about our lives going from doing whatever we want, when we want, to being all about caring for a tiny human! It is all very exciting and a tiny bit overwhelming. And I think I am still in a little bit of disbelief at how drastically life will change, forever! I'm already not a great sleeper, so that part (being up at all hours) doesn't freak me out very much. We've been focused on getting our house and finances in order. New furnace and AC, life insurance, wills, etc etc. It's been a little daunting and made me feel like I am officially a grown-up! Anyway, hello, and I will be lurking until I can officially be a Parent 35+!
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Re: going to be joining you in approx 8 weeks...
Welcome and congrats!
Tip (one I'm sure you've heard over and over again): enjoy and savor every moment because it goes by in a FLASH!
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Welcome and congratulations! Here's another one you probably will hear a lot, but it is true: take help anytime you can! Let Grandma hold the baby while you take a nap or a shower, let someone else do the dishes or bring you dinner...or ask them to do those things. And try not to get caught in thinking you have to entertain your guests or visitors; everyone understands that you have a newborn, so if you were planning to grab a nap or you just need to sit and relax for a while, do it, regardless of who is there.
Also, remember that with a baby EVERYTHING is a phase. If you have a rough night or baby is fussy one day, just keep reminding yourself it will pass, because it will. That is the one thing that is certain, that babies change up on you constantly. That includes the good things too, by the way; so if your baby is really sweet and sleeping all night for a while, manage your expectations because chances are good that will also pass at some point!
And try to have fun and enjoy your baby as much as you can, because as superaunt said, it will all go by too quickly.
Thanks!
Apparently I was quite a handful as an infant, colicky and inconsolable for the first 3 months of my life, so I am mentally preparing for that to be the case with my own LO. I think what I am most excited for is to see what she is going to look like...since we already know the gender and have our name picked out, this is the one remaining surprise, and I am just dying to see her!! One of my best friends had her first child in July, and it has been a treat to see her grow and change (so quickly!) so I definitely plan on savoring every day, even the tough ones.
Hi and welcome!
I get what you're saying about it all making you feel like you will finally be a grown-up, but I've found that it didn't end up making feel very grown up after all
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Have faith in yourself and your SO. You both sound like you are as ready as you can be for your little one. I found it hard at first to surrender to the fact that it didn't matter if I felt like doing something, like taking a shower, for instance, if the baby needed me that was always the priority. But once you surrender to it, it's actually fine. I love being a Mom, even though it was a rough transition at times.
Welcome and congratulations.
Welcome, enjoy the ride.
There is no such thing as too many pictures, but back up your hard drive regularly. We lost our HD and had to pay over 800 to get our pics back. Don't count on family/friends being able to send you waht they have. Pretty much we all lost our HD/computers at the same time.
Hi, and welcome! Good luck with your labor!
I have nothing to add, only that it will probably be both better and worse than you imagine. Also, we're here for you, especially for those first few insane months.
Ditto what everyone's said about taking pictures, surrendering your showers and clean house, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! I will say that when Ellie was around 6 weeks, the concepts in Happiest Baby on the Block were invaluable to us - maybe borrow the book or dvd from the library.
Congrats and welcome!!! GL
Congrats!
The best advice I can give is that when you feel at your worst, look at your darling child and smile (force it, if you have to). It will make it all better and you will find yourself even more in love with her than ever!